Bill Watt’s Blog

I know I don’t cover work often in this blog and that’s by design but here is a quick recap of a few currently live projects I worked on recently:

• Map It - a new test site that calls out a search feature that has been on the site forever but adds in the visual aspect of a map.
• Deal Finder - an intersting finding interface that tries to call out items about to close and with a bunch of filters you’ll have to try.
• eBay Holiday Dreams - this promotion features a variety of Disney prizes. It began at 12:00:01 am Pacific Time (PT) on November 24, 2006 and will end 11:59:59 pm PT on December 3, 2006.

Check them out and let me know what you think.

With the new iPod and the newest iTunes I’ve been discovering podcasts have come a long way. I’m not so interested in mom and pop broadcasts but when I found the Business Week cover story podcast it all became clear. I’ve been reading Business Week more frequently and the podcast is a great companion. In this one specifically the authors and editors discuss the articles ineach week’s magazine. I’ve found these to be awesome and give a great deal of background that couldn’t be fit into the written article. Thinking about it from the business side, it actually gets me to buy the magazine every week so I can be clued in when I listen.

So, each day I listen to music when I’m getting ready but on my way to and from work I now listen to podcasts from Business Week, NPR, This Week in Tech, and so on. I’m still not watching news and only read the business and A&E sections of the weekend paper so this is at least getting me closer to knowing what is going on in the world a little closer to real-time.