Again, nothing fancy, but on the "wamu sucks" front, my puny lil' blog is moving up Google's charts. As of tonight, it finds itself in position #1 of page 3 ...

And just think, I've done nothing to actually publicize my angst just yet...

Sam Zell - the new owner of the the Tribune Co. - wants to put an end to Google's indexing of the Tribune papers.

Guess he's under the impression that people will search and seek the Tribune's version of the news otherwise?

More on the matter: here, here, here and here.

Google Operating System, Linki Go Wiki
Google Operating System, Google Txt
Tech Crunch, Cranky
Recovering Journalist, Irrational Exurberance
Scobleizer, Microsoft is Suck-e

Strumpette, A PR Party Pooper
Lifehacker, Awakening Your Inner TreeHugger
Copyblogger, Gramatically Stupid
Blog Maverick, GooTube Sans Viacom
The Long Tail, C-I-Doh!

Healthline, On Diagnosing Thyself

Beet Tv, Podcast Consumption Up 10%

Gawker, Erectile Dysfunction

Gothamist, NYC's Condom-Nation 26 Million Strong

Since I long ago dropped the entirety of Microsoft Office - and made my way over to Google Docs & Spreadsheets - I was psyched to come across this lil' tidbit from Read/Write Web:

"Whenever those of you who use Gmail receive a spreadsheet or a document in an email, you will see a new link next to the "Download" link that says "Open as a Google document." Click on that and the attachment will automatically be imported into Docs & Spreadsheets and added to your personal document list where you can make changes, invite collaborators and search for it later."

Got one word for you: BINGO!

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Do something!

Clive Thompson over at Wired Magazine has taken to writing in a radically transparent manner on ... well ... the topic of radical transparency (which, I love). Check it out, offer him your words of wisdom, and who knows - you might make it into his final piece.

That said, one of his three thesis points is that reputation is everything; and here's why he says you're better off jumping in and joining the conversation than not:

"...it's better to be an active participant in the ongoing conversation than to stand off and refuse to participate. Because, okay, let's say you don't want to blog, or to Flickr, or to participate in online discussion threads. That means the next time someone Googles you they'll find ... everything that everyone else has said about you, rather than the stuff you've said yourself. (Again -- just ask Sony about this one.) The only way to improve and buff your reputation is to dive in and participate. Be open. Be generous. Throw stuff out there -- your thoughts, your ideas, your personality. Trust comes from transparency."

I couldn't agree more!