Running With Foxes

Once again my Webmail account gets some downtime. I’m apparently part of the elite 1% of email users who’s accounts suck:

The problem was resolved shortly after this email.

“Some users may not be able to access email. About 1% of mailboxes are affected.

Administrators can check the email control panel to see which, if any, users are affected by clicking on ‘How am I affected.’ If any users on an account are affected, the system status section of the email control panel will indicate this.”

I’ve been back online for a couple weeks now, and a couple people (45-90 a day) have discovered my return to the site. While I was looking at my site analytics I looked at the distribution of readership and had a bit of an “ah ha” moment. I thought, “I’ve seen this picture before, it’s the web 2.0 map that’s been floating around in my head”. See the deep green of California, with lighter areas throughout Texas, Washington, New York, and Florida.

It’s a pretty good representation of what areas the “web 2.0″ (god I hate that word) community is active. It makes sense because the people most likely to come across this blog are the ones dedicated enough to dig through TechCrunch’s about page or search for the specific terms I use in my articles. Of course the Cali bias can be explained by my friends in the area, but I don’t have that many friends dedicated enough to log on to my blog daily.

Anyway, thanks for reading or stumbling upon this blog or perhaps checking my notes feed while drunkenly Facebooking.

It’s been over 6 months, and I’m finally back on this blog. Main features include better design, top pick lists, and a TBA office hours session where I’ll open up a chat channel to talk with any entrepreneurs and fans of startups about their sites and the industry in general.