links for 2005-11-02

• AdJab: Book Review - Joe Jaffe's "Life After the 30-Second Spot"
  "keeping an eye on what Jaffe has to say (or listen to his podcast, even if just for the accent, to steal a joke) is probably in your best interests if you want to be on the cusp of what's happening"
  (tags: marketing advertising friends josephjaffe)
• Download Squad: Microsoft goes "Live" with web-based tools
  "While Microsoft's moves may not amount to a huge surprise to anyone who has been watching the company over the past few months, they highlight how seriously the company takes the competition from Google and other companies providing ad-supported, web-bas
• Lee’s new Better Communication Results blog: Rubel’s Secret Blogging Sauce - at a store near you
  Lee gets hold of one of my baby pictures.
  (tags: Blogs fun)
• Media Orchard, by the Idea Grove: Micro Persuasion Trounces PR Week
  He makes some good points about the problems with trusting Alexa.
  (tags: Blego PR Media Blogs Alexa)
• TechCrunch » Windows Live - More than an AJAX Desktop
  "After what I saw today, I despair for many a silicon valley startup. Seriously."
  (tags: Web2.0 Microsoft)
• Jason Clarke » Please, get well
  Jason, I will I promise.
  (tags: Blogs ThankYou)