Derek Scruggs

A few weeks ago I bit on a free subscription to a new magazine called Website Services and received the first issue a few days ago.
One useful article was the Top 50 Site Development Resources. They didn’t review the sites, just ranked them by Alexa ranking. I recognized some of them, but a lot of them […]

Brad Feld (actually, his uncle Charlie) says “we need another Sputnik” to spur the next great wave of innovation, which in turn will keep us competitive with China and India.
I predict it will be something around alternative energy. There is absolutely no way China, which wants all the trappings of the good life in the […]

It looks like MySpace has declared war on YouTube. For some reason, they don’t want MySpace users to reference YouTube in any way, shape or form. They’re so absolutist about it that they even forbid the word “YouTube” - it automatically gets filtered out.
Of course, smart MySpace users quickly figured this out and are routing […]

Performancing for Firefox is pretty slick. It’s so cool I’m using it to write this post.
Performancing for Firefox is a full featured blog editor that sits right within Firefox. Just hit F8 or click the little pencil icon at the bottom right to […]

Looking for a cheeky image to put in your blog post? Check out this nifty tool that allows you to search for relevant pictures on Flickr.
It takes a given keyword (needs to be a single word in the prototype) and gets you 25 “interesting” photos from Flickr, based on that tag and licensed according […]

Paul Kedrosky thinks structured blogging will flop.
Having played around with the alpha version several months ago, I have to say I disagree with Paul and I agree with the comments of Tony and Pete.
At least two things point to success:

Ajax-ifying the form means it can be just one form with radio buttons […]

Dave Taylor as an excellent interview with the Donna Tocci, the PR manager from Kryptonite, about the infamous Bic pen vulnerability and the role of blogs in spreading the bad news.
Perhaps the best part about it is the fact that the first comment challenged one aspect of the story and Donna jumped in to refute […]

I just received the email below from my friend Nicole (who also happens to be a client). I hope you’ll help us reach the goal of 10,000 visitors to their site in the next three weeks.

Hi friends,
After years in hiding, I’m back in action and wanted to let you know what I’ve been up […]

Last week someone named Anson Rohr wrote a letter to the Denver Post trying to justify torture (search for “Anson Rohr” to find it). I thought it was shortsighted and immediately dashed off a response. Imagine my surprise when they called me to say they were running it. My letter was published on Sunday, December 4. […]

These are pretty funny. My personal favorite is Mood Swing:
I can’t tell you if you still like me. I know you’re busy, so don’t be mad at me for asking, but do you HATE ME or what? I’m sorry. It’s my fault. I’m such a loser. What is your problem? Why are you such a […]