Introducing the Hula Project. Nat Friedman and Novell innovate in the calendaring space. Maybe in 2006, group calendars and web-based email will suck a lot less than they do now. The project site is here.

Baby name wizard. No, we’re not expecting. This is just a freakin’ amazing way to explore data. Edward Tufte would be proud. (via Nat)

Google does maps. I’ve officially stopped using MapQuest–I can find what I’m looking for in seconds on Google in what would normally take minutes on MapQuest.

New York’s Finest Philistines. Sarah and I haven’t yet seen the Gates in Central Park, though this quote captures what we’ve heard so far.

Rands: Nuke and Pave. I AM NOT SAYING THAT MIGRATION IS NOT IMPORTANT. I AM NOT SAYING THAT. PLEASE TO WHOEVER IS GOING TO WRITE SAYING I DON’T CARE ABOUT END USERS PLEASE REMEMBER I AM SAYING I CARE ABOUT MIGRATION IN ALL CAPS.

The Age of Information Architecture. In the beginning, there was the webmaster…

Russell on landing at Yahoo!. New jobs are all about networking.

Blogs as Professional Lubricant. I’ve talked to a few other folks that have experienced this too. Blogs significantly reduce the friction involved in establishing professional connections.

Superbowl Ads. Relive the marketing

No, really, do the math. What Napster doesn’t tell you in their Superbowl ads: It is necessary to maintain a Napster subscription in order to continue access to songs downloaded through the Napster service. The moment you download a song from the iTMS, it’s yours–do whatever you want with it. The moment you download a song from Napster To Go, well, it’s yours so long as you’re willing to continue to spend $15/mo. to keep playing it. So, if you bought ten songs from iTunes over the course of one year, the total price is $10. The total price from Napster to download and play the same songs over the course of one year is $180. So, go on, do the math.