Archive for March, 2008


Why aren’t podcasts more popular?

Comments Off// Posted in Journalism Industry by on 03.31.08.

Over the last few months I’ve been listening to podcasts during my morning and evening commutes. I’ve never been much of a podcast listener, but now that I have a 45 minute commute via BART train, I’ve turned into an avid listener, even an obsessed fan. I can’t leave home without my earphones, and if [...]


Diet.com brings calorie info to your mobile phone

Comments Off// Posted in mobile, Web services by on 03.01.08.

Apparently a new feature from diet.com is making the rounds and becoming quite popular. The latest is that you can text message the name of a popular restaurant followed by a menu item to “D-I-E-T-1″ or 34381, and it will return all of the nutritional facts of that item. News of this feature has gone [...]