Sample the Web

I’m no longer actively working on running the day to day on Netscape. Do not email me asking for me to look into why you were banned from the site. You know damn well why you were banned. Go find some other part of the internet to plague with your crappy ad-laden blogspot sites filled [...]

*sigh* There is no longer a lead anchor badge on my Netscape member page.
I passed the test. I will diminish, and go into the West and remain C.K.*
*Note: extra special brownie points to whoever gets this reference.

…as my gift to you, oh Internets, I’ve been spending much of today banning sock puppet members who would abuse the system, spammers, and spam sites.
Note: I will still be consulting with AOL / Netscape through March.

Awesome: A Mac Moment With… Leo Laporte - Part 1 » Netscape.com:

I put together a little birthday podcast of me rambling a bit about my pets, life, and Netscape. Be forewarned. I drop a few expletives in the mix.
Sample the Web Podcast 01-11-2007
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More cool TUAW & Netscape video from Macworld: TUAW Interview With iLounge.com’s Jeremy Horwitz » Netscape.com:

The first bits of video are rolling in from the TUAW team and Netscape Anchor Ryan Budke on the scene at MacWorld. Check it out: TUAW’s Demonstration With Apple TV » Netscape.com:

I just wrote this in response to one of several nasty messages I’ve received on Netscape about our decision to ban a member who was violating our Terms of Use and whose friends used the site against itself, posting a petition to bring her back that was bathed in unwarranted accusations that bordered on libelous [...]

…and Netscape, while being democratic in that it is a social news site, is a web site. It’s not a form of government, so I don’t think it qualifies as a democracy. Certain members on the site have been openly cantankerous and abusive and have ignored our requests to follow the proper methods of lodging [...]

I received an iTalk for my iPod from Maggie for Christmas (thanks, Mags!), so recording audio just became a lot more convenient. As that’s the case, and as I’ve found myself recently with more to say than I used to have to say, I’ve decided to resurrect the Sample The Web podcast. I just recorded [...]

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Category: Peer Production News
Best Offering: Netscape.com
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Description: In a decision that likely won’t be agreed with by the users of last year’s winner in this category, Netscape has been selected as the best all around peer production news site. Though Digg is more popular in terms of traffic than the next three most [...]

Last night, one of our members uploaded footage of Saddam Hussein’s execution. The story was reported by another member as needing a warning attached to it. I then had to decide whether to censor the video or let it run. Here’s my decision: WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Saddam Execution Video ..full including the drop » Netscape.com
So [...]

So, the Navigators on Netscape brought this to my attention today and this could be entirely coincidental, and most likely is, but considering how many times since our launch we’ve been accused of copying Digg, it is pretty amusing.
Check it out. Here’s My Member Profile Page on Netscape that we launched a redesign of on [...]

You’ve clearly made a mistake in your recent decision to promote Nathan Schorr to be your Business Development Manager. He would appear to be proposing unethical practices to promote your company. This is already turning into bad buzz for you, as my friend and former co-worker, Jason Calacanis, has already launched a bit of an [...]

Via Congratulations to the RIAA legal team » Netscape.com:

Charlie Brown Christmas performed by the cast of Scrubs » Netscape.com
Nice find by TV Squad:

This is one of my favorite types of Anchor Commentary: Silly String Has Serious Use in Iraq » Netscape.com. For some reason, both big media and blogs like to recycle stories, but often without tracing where the story has occurred before. We’re going to start tracking this sort of re-emergence of a story more often [...]

Say that three times fast: Netscape Firefox Extensions! Netscape Firefox Extensions! Netscape Firefox Extensions!
Today we released two Firefox extensions that hook into Netscape.com: the Sitemail Notifier extension and the Friends’ Activity Sidebar. We hope that these extensions will allow you to get even more value out of Netscape. Both extensions are compatible with Firefox 1.5 [...]

Netscape On The Set Of… Studio 60… with Trombone Shorty » Netscape.com
Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews is a jazz musician that embodies his hometown of New Orleans, and he shares his thoughts, reactions and overall feelings on what has happened in New Orleans, and what has yet to be done.

Cool hybrid podcast / video. Make sure [...]

So, nearly daily, we have people who cross the line on Netscape, posting hateful comments that are totally over the line. Normally, I send them a friendly note asking them to take it easy and they calm down. Every so often, however, I send them a friendly note and they flip out. This guy, for [...]