Elinor Mills / CNET News.com:
Yahoo targets women with new ‘Shine’ site  —  Yahoo on Monday will launch a new Web site aimed at women.  The site, called “Shine,” will feature original blogs and content from major publishing partners including Conde Nast, Hearst, and Time.  —  The site is Yahoo’s latest foray into vertical sites […]

Paul Buchheit:
Ideas vs Judgment and Execution: Climbing the Mountain  —  How much is an idea worth?  Many normal people assume that ideas are valuable, and that if only they could think of one, they might be able to sell it for millions of dollars, like the Pet Rock.  On the other hand, many engineers […]

Brad Stone / New York Times:
Online Chat, as Inspired by Real Chat  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Compared with other forms of human interaction, online social networking is really not all that social.  —  People visit each other’s MySpace pages and Facebook profiles at various hours of the day, posting messages and sending e-mail back […]

Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Stats Junkies Get Another Fix: Woopra  —  Want to talk to the people visiting your blog in real time via a chat request?  That’s just one of the features of new stats/analytics startup Woopra.  Think Google Analytics or Nuconomy, but in real time.  —  The product includes real time statistics … […]