links for 2007-01-19

• Fred Vogelstein's amnesia called out on Valleywag
  "That's not amnesia! It's classic journalism technique. You have to build them up before you can take them down. See Obama, Barack."
  (tags: quotes web yahoo valleywag)
• The five Google products
  discussing Google's shifting focus from products to features. Also how they'll be looking to simplify and integrate more going forward.
  (tags: google trends strategy)
• Predict the gender breakdown of a site by entering a URL
  cool new tool from Microsoft adCenter labs
  (tags: tools marketing)
• Fascinating article about the development of Nintendo's Wii
  when the device debuted in Japan it was met with stunned silence: "It was as though the audience didn't know how to react"...also surprising how much mom's opinion was considered.
  (tags: games business strategy videogames innovation interviews nintendo)