Links fo the day
Woolworths rejects takeover offer from Iceland founder – North Wales boy made good Mal Walker on the prowl. I wonder if he still drives is V12 S-Class coupe?
Why Vista is ‘Universally Hated’ and Other Training Truths – interesting perspective on SaaS and the longevity of MS Office
State of Chinese Podosphere (May 2006) : China Web2.0 Review – 33,000 out of a nation of 1.3 billion or so
Yahoo’s Fire Eagle Location-Data Platform Has Landed — Yahoo Search — InformationWeek
Are Macs More Expensive? Let’s Do the Math Once and For All
iPhone is big in Japan, reflects local failure to innovate
How should I approach a VC I don’t know? (Tech Confidential – VC Ratings)
Toyko hones its vintage clothing market – International Herald Tribune
Web Censorship Is So Bad in Turkey That Blogs Are Shutting Themselves Down In Protest
Sharemo: How Japanese people share used stuff using their cell phones
Following 4G: The State of LTE – GigaOM
Can Optic Cables Predict Economic Shifts? – GigaOM
ErrorKey – Search engine for Error codes and messages
50 Amazing and Essential Novels to Enrich Your Library | Zen Habits
Liverpudlian scalpers, scam Web sites, and other highlights of an Olympic-sized ticketing fiasco. – By Jacob Leibenluft, Tom Scocca, June Shih, and Tim Wu – Slate Magazine – makes me proud, crafty Scouse ticket touts go to Beijing to sell tickets despite the challenges of working in a tight security environment
MEDIAdeluge – my old colleague Christian Anderson’s blog
Microsoft Silverlight: 10 reasons to love it, 10 reasons to hate it | The Register