Bizzy’s AM Coffee Biz-Econ-Life Links (042106)
Free Links:
- Michael Hiltzik is soooo busted - The LA Times columnist and blogger was caught dead to rights, and finally “admitted Thursday that he posted items on the paper’s website, and on other websites, under names other than his own.” Patterico found it, and both he and Hugh Hewitt (at this link and many more) have been all over The Times’ weak, slow, and mixed response.
- Steve Jobs Rules — Two years ago, record labels started making noises about variable pricing for music downloads and moving away from the 99-cent individual song price. They’ve gotten nowhere. I figure that if Wendy’s can still have a 99-cent menu after about 15 years, Apple can stick to 99-cent songs for quite a while.
- Quick Chinese Censorship Follow-up — The e-mail used as the basis for the 2003 arrest and jailing of Jiang Lijun in China (blogged yesterday), in which BizzyBlog Internet Wall of Shame member Yahoo! cooperated, was a draft.
- Speaking of Chinese Censorship — Internet-based phone company Skype is having trouble staying on the good side of the Chinese government and the government-run telcos.
- Megabus.com, the Internet-based bus company that made a splash when it introduced fares as low as $1 from Chicago to Detroit, has expanded into other cities.
- I thought the air seemed less polluted last night, and now I know why — Sure enough, The New York Times’ web site was down for about four hours.
