Archive for April 14th, 2008

links for 2008-04-14 »

By William M. Hartnett on Apr 14, 2008 in daily links | 0 Comments

It Takes a Cyber Village to Catch an Auto Thief - New York Times
“A posse of posters from a Canadian Web forum collaborated to track down a stolen Nissan GT-R.” Interesting story about the power of online communities.
(tags: auto nyt nissan gt-r community)

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Paper View Monday: The Miami Herald »

By William M. Hartnett on Apr 14, 2008 in newspaper buildings | 2 Comments

Just look at that valuable waterfront property. Every time I see it I think: condos. Eh, I’m probably the only one. The Miami Herald, Virtual Earth/Live Maps, etc. The picture below is best mashed emphatically in order to facilitate the closer inspection of the original map at a speed more to your liking.

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March 2008 stats report »

By William M. Hartnett on Apr 14, 2008 in meta, site stats | 0 Comments

Noticeable traffic bumps at the beginning and end of the month, and March 2008 page views were up 166 percent from the year before. Here are the stats, from Google Analytics and Feedburner. Lifetime stats start Feb. 13, 2007.

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