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April 2001 Archives

Netscape broke my news feeds!
Netscape has broken my News pages (no longer online). Read on for a simplified explanation...
April 28, 2001 - 108 words

Repossesed
iMotors has shut down operations. They are running out of cash. They will still honor...
April 26, 2001 - 100 words

Let's get nostalgic
Some people have too much time on their hands. See what I mean....
April 25, 2001 - 14 words

WebVan Problems
WebVan is closing yet another market—the one where I live. Here’s the email...
April 24, 2001 - 178 words

King's Basketball
Christina and I went to the first Kings playoff game today. They lost by 3,...
April 22, 2001 - 21 words

61*
Wired has a story on Billy Crystal’s HBO film 61*. The story talks about the...
April 20, 2001 - 39 words

webHancer Update
A few readers have let me know that webHancer is now being installed with AudioGalaxy,...
April 17, 2001 - 43 words, 4 comments

It hurts
Several people have asked how it feels to have ecommerce knowledge coming out the wazoo....
April 17, 2001 - 38 words

Laid Off
I’ve become a victim of the Internet economy downturn. I was working for Rare Medium’s...
April 16, 2001 - 60 words

Scient joins the pack
Scient plans to lay off a whopping 64% of their employees. The CFO resigned. 175...
April 13, 2001 - 27 words

WebVan weirdness
George Sheehan left the top post at Anderson Consulting to head up WebVan. Now he’s...
April 13, 2001 - 56 words

More good news for internet consultants.
MarchFirst is in chapter 11. They’re selling all sorts of assets, including spinning some of...
April 13, 2001 - 21 words

Drinks on me
I was looking for some cheesy 80s drink recipies. I got a few at WebTender....
April 12, 2001 - 31 words

Customize your machine
Iconfactory (which is run by a friend of a friend) creates ultracool icons for Macs...
April 12, 2001 - 41 words

Internet Explorer 6 Beta Released
Internet Explorer 6 Beta Released Microsoft has released a beta version of their latest browser....
April 5, 2001 - 83 words

MarchFirst slashing 1,700 jobs Internet
MarchFirst slashing 1,700 jobs Internet consulting shop MarchFirst is in a freefall. At last check...
April 2, 2001 - 53 words