News: Nuovo blog

Ciao, questo č il mio nuovo blog. Si parlerā di attualitā di pensieri sciolti, di idee che mi gireranno in testa e fondamentalmente di cazzate. Preparatevi! ...

Internet: Just How Big IS the Search Market? Ask Barry

Following an uncharacteristic period of quiet calm, Barry Diller's InterActiveCorp. (IAC) has announced plans to acquire Ask Jeeves, the "fifth place" holdover from the dot-com boom that refuses to die. Ask Jeeves has always tried to differentiate itself from the search giants with a user-friendly Q&A approach -- something that never really materialized into a large enough user base. But Ask Jeeves is without question a recognizable brand, and one that can probably generate a few advertising dollars for IAC, even though it will have to line up behind the big boys of search. ...

News: U.S. troop levels likely to remain steady in Afghanistan until early next year

U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan are likely to remain steady, at about 21,000, at least until next February, the top U.S. general ... ...

Culture: schlechte erziehung pedro almodovar

schlechte erziehung [pedro almodovar; 2004]Der mit dem Oscar fuer den besten nicht englischsprachigen Film ausgezeichnete "Alles ueber meine Mutter" (1999) und der mit dem Oscar fuer das beste Drehbuch ausgezeichnete "Sprich mit ihr" (2002) gefielen mir nicht mehr. Mit "Frauen am Rand eines Nervenzusammenbruchs" hatte ich mich zumindest noch sehr amuesiert. Danach, so fand ich, litten die Filme des ehemaligen Enfant Terrible des spanischen Films am internationalen Erfolg, den er durch "Frauen am Rand" schliesslich erlangt hatte. Und grad das Drehbuch von "Sprich mit ihr" war fuer mich einfach schlecht, alleine schon wegen der ueberfluessigen Rolle der von Rosario Flores maessig verkoerperten Stierkaempferin. Aber das ist eine andere Geschichte.Die Kritik in Spanien behandelte den Fil...

Internet: Just How Big IS the Search Market? Ask Barry

Following an uncharacteristic period of quiet calm, Barry Diller's InterActiveCorp. (IAC) has announced plans to acquire Ask Jeeves, the "fifth place" holdover from the dot-com boom that refuses to die. Ask Jeeves has always tried to differentiate itself from the search giants with a user-friendly Q&A approach -- something that never really materialized into a large enough user base. But Ask Jeeves is without question a recognizable brand, and one that can probably generate a few advertising dollars for IAC, even though it will have to line up behind the big boys of search. ...