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Entries from February 2006

Click To Call

February 27th, 2006 ·

Today’s NYT (subscription required) had a good article on pay-per-call marketing. Both Google and Yahoo are working on their own versions of this technology, although no concrete announcements have been made by either company as to when it will become widely available.
Click to call advertising has tremendous potential for business owners, particularly those who lack […]

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Eventful

February 24th, 2006 ·

Via TechCrunch (my favorite trend spotting site), I spent the afternoon playing with Eventful and Upcoming. They are event sites, featuring RSS and iCal feeds, groups and tagging. They work well in combination, with Eventful offering integration into Upcoming plus ping services for del.icio.us and technorati.
Both sites let you add venues, specify event type and […]

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Signs of Spring

February 24th, 2006 ·

Crocus

Originally uploaded by AuthenticEccentric.

Yes, I’m back, and just to commemorate the event, I’m sharing a photo of the first flower to grace my garden this year.
More substantive posts to follow, I just thought this was a good icebreaker and it gave me the perfect excuse to test out the Flickr blog API.
Happy Mardi Gras!
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