links for 2006-07-21

“…for a significant part of today, Flickr was down, and they handled this downtime with the panache they always do…”

“64% of bloggers say a reason they blog is to share practical knowledge or skills with others” and several other observations from Pew about bloggers. One word summary? Duh.

Kevin Tofel “I wouldn’t trade [the Motion Lingo Adeo] for 3 Nike + iPod Sport Kits!” GPS logger + headphone passthrough for workout instructions, $149. Integrates with Google Maps to show you where you’ve been.

“We just stopped by to do some touring, but as we entered the building, a frantic Intel employee rushed up to us and begged us to help him. Turns out they were short on techs, and they needed us to help.”

“I’ve heard myself say that things can be both usable AND fun, but what if things might be more usable because they’re fun?” — As always, a must-read post from Kathy.

“These are interesting times, in the Chinese curse sort of way, if you happen to work for Intel.”

This closely describes a lot of what I’m doing inside of Intel – I’ve got what I feel like are “startups” around wikis, podcasting, etc. It’s exciting and rewarding to see them grow!