links for 2006-12-09

• yourminis public pages
  Directory of shared Yourminis personalized start pages.
  (tags: yourminis Widgets startpages)
• Jon Udell: A conversation with Jon Udell about his new job with Microsoft
  Congratulations to Jon Udell, one of the visionaries of our time.
  (tags: Microsoft blogs)
• WeatherBug Leopard
  "Leopard allows you to create your own weather application using WeatherBug weather data. Even if you've never created a software application in your life, Leopard will help you learn the basics. "
  (tags: Leopard programming WeatherBug API weather)
• Advertising Age - Digital - Google Audio Finally a Reality
  "Web Giant Beta Testing Ad Platform Based on DMarc"
  (tags: Google Radio Advertising)
• Wired Test 2006: 300+ Products Tested and Rated
  (tags: Gadgets gifts shopping wired reviews)
• BlackBerry Orphans - WSJ.com
  "The growing use of email gadgets is spawning a generation of resentful children. A look at furtive thumb-typers, the signs of compulsive use and how kids are fighting back."
  (tags: Email culture workplace)
• MediaPost Publications - Study: Niche Sites' Ads More Engaging - 12/07/2006
  "Broadband uses are slightly more likely to pay attention to ads from brand marketers when those ads appear on smaller, niche Web sites than on sites with more than one million unique visitors a month"
  (tags: Advertising)