cybersquatters are now using a technique called domain tasting, where they register domains with typos or close spellings of known trademarks, and depending on what kind of traffic they receive, decide to keep or return the url (for a full refund, within 5 days). companies such as microsoft and neimman marcus have recently filed lawsuits against companies using these practices.
nytimes.com: what’s online, by dan mitchell (login required)
article about la times employee trying to quit. i am guessing that the original article had more intrigue, sex and espionage in it, but i don’t think that part made it past the legal department. who knows, i just draw the pictures.
slate: no exit, by richard cohen
okay. i am a nerd. a big nerd and i greatly enjoy battlestar gallactica. in honor of the season finale…
note: quickcomic got some new design, some new ui, new characters. go make yourself a comic…now it’s even bloggable!
short cuts: too busy to notice you’re too busy
article about people being too busy, either with their phones ringing all the time, an inability to relax and not work, or just dealing with an abundance of email, and all the while not even realizing it.
nytimes.com: shortcuts, by alina tugend (login required)