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first thoughts on Hailstorm

Craig Burton gives his first thoughts on Hailstorm, which are some of the most important words to date. Although Microsoft may have its proprietary spin on this, their move has proven that the Internet Services Model is here to stay. Recent collapses of various ASPs are more a symptom of bad investments and the financial markets than of the basic trend toward network computing. Posted: 3/23/01; 9:00:00 AM #

Scary Geeks Bearing Gifts
	I'm still recovering from reading this one. Deborah Branscum is a contributing editor to Newsweek and a new contributor to Fortune.com's Valley Talk column. She has reported or edited for InfoWorld, Macworld, The New York Times, Fortune Small Business, Wired, and PC World. In Scary Geeks Bearing Gifts, she rips into Microsoft's Hailstorm. Posted: 3/23/01; 9:00:00 AM #

When Linking Isn't Better Business
	In When Linking Isn't Better Business, Carl S. Kaplan explores the Better Business Bureau anti-linking effort. Personally, I have a concern with framing other people's content. I think there are very few ways to do it respectfully. But links are just addresses and they are the essence of the web. Posted: 3/23/01; 9:00:00 AM #

Charitableway’s Demise Means Trouble for Online Giving
	I point people to the Industry Standard a lot, but this time they just don't get it. In Charitableway’s Demise Means Trouble for Online Giving, they confuse the entire field of online giving with the demise of a few dotcoms with bad business models, shaky financing, and a weak relationship to their market. Posted: 3/23/01; 9:00:00 AM #