Author name: S Anand

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

Now you can talk to websites like TellMe or BeVocal.

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.

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

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.

Tools for testing web sites.

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

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 !

Excerpts from Nathuram Godse’s statement.