Canadian bookseller Chapters/Indigo has launched a new community site  a hybrid of Facebook, Bookcrossing, and a bit of a blog according to OneDegree. Reminds me more of Shelfari or that app in Facebook that everyone uses (forget the name as I removed it). More details over at OneDegree.
MailChimp’s live chat with a king (hilarious)
There’s a cross-site scripting bug in Google’s Urchin Analytics service that can be exploited to steal user credentials. An explanation of this vulnerability has been published by Adrian Pastor (hat-tip: ZDNet). UPDATE: Google’s removed the page from cache and the site doesn’t seem to connect.
Avinash in the Globe and Mail – Data give mines the shaft
The management philosophy of Jim Buckmaster – love the first three: 1) Listen to what users want. Try to make the site faster and better. 2) Hire good people. “We work hard trying to get the right kind of folks.” It pays off: they hardly ever leave. 3) No meetings, ever. “I find them stupefying and useless.”
Jesse Gross from Semphonic has a new blog called Web Analytics Tool Time. He has a nice new post on the art of web analytics reporting.
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I take exception to that comment from Buckmaster.
Craigslist is a multi-billion dollar company that’s not nearly living up to their potential as a business, and that’s just how Craig Newmark, the founder, likes it.
For that reason alone this interview with the CEO of Craigslist should come with a disclaimer. I did him a favor by writing one :
When reading this interview please keep in mind that Craig Newmark basically hired this fella to help him retain an idealistic business model, not to grow an organization, work towards a liquidity event, or build a business.
I am not debating that he’s doing a good job maintaining the founder’s vision. What bugs me about this interview is that it seems framed as â€learn how you can build a business like craigslist by listening to this awesome CEOâ€.
Thanks for the kind words.