2001

A sneak preview of MS IE6. What is worrying is that Microsoft may not release IE6 as a standalone application. They’re planning to bundle it with their next OS: Whister.

Forbes: Best of the Web

Now you can talk to websites like TellMe or BeVocal.

A new look for News.com. It’s supposed to make ads more clickable. Personally, I don’t think so.

BountyQuest is a place where companies post rewards for documents – and anyone who comes up with such documents gets a prize. Many requests are for patent debunks.

I’m using Analog for analysing the IIMB webserver stats. Anyone with enthu, find a better log analyzer and mail me its name.

Tools for testing web sites.

Domain names seca-iimb.com, seca-iimb.net and seca-iimb.org are not taken. Likewise for secb and secc. Free purchases are possible at NameZero and NameDemo.

I did some quick layoff calculations. It appears that Layoffs have been increasing over time The dominant reason for layoffs is cost-cutting E-Commerce companies have laid off the most If the NASDAQ or S&P 500 fall, layoffs increase If the Dow Jones falls, layoffs fall !

With all these people getting fired, TheStandard has come out with an ex-Exec tracker. Brilliant!

Dot-coms go bust, but e-commerce initiatives in companies still thrive.

Excerpts from Nathuram Godse’s statement.

More layoffs: AT&T, News Corp, Gateway and Motorola. But the find of the day is TheStandard’s layoff tracker.

“Studies have shown that…” idiosyncratic risk in stocks is higher. So, have 30 stocks in your portfolio.

Good: CRISIL | HDFC | ICRA | IDBI | RBI | SEBI | SHCIL | SICOM | UTI Bad: CARE | ECGC | HUDCO | IFCI | SIDBI

Amazon is handing out stock options to laid off employees. That’s a good one!

Self-organising websites. If I had the time, I’d make mine one, like Slashdot or Plastic. Any takers at IIM-B?

Recession. Daimler Chrysler slashes 26,000 jobs. Disney cuts 400. Amazon may have cut 20%. It isn’t nice (1 2). But dot-coms might still do well, since software, labour and real-estate costs will start falling?

The MouseDriver Insider: life at a startup.

Wouldn’t mind investing in Israeli tech stocks. But we’ll have to wait for FEMA to replace FERA.