Some people think Apple's Steve Jobs wouldn't have a clue what a blog was unless he wanted to sue one, but that's not true. He's been secretly writing a blog famous for its unanticipated level of honesty, and although we were recently mourning its disappearance, The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs is back! (Many thanks to Paul Waite for providing the link in a comment to my earlier post.)
Not only that, Steve's new diary has venture capital backing for a significant expansion. One of those involved is Iceland's Hans-Olaf Gutmansdottir, who has an Open Sores blog at http://hans-olaf.blogspot.com/. (But perhaps not for those with a "nervous disposition".) Hans is a bit like Linus Torvalds, except physically, of course. The hair's more like Richard Stallman's.
Other victims, sorry, participants include Wired's Chris Anderson and Digg's Kevin Rose. But to me, all this looks like overegging the pudding.
Meanwhile, Forbes magazine's blogger Rich Karlgaard has offered "the latest, coolest iPod" to anyone who can identify the author. There's some interesting (and some totally absurd) speculation in the comments. Posting times and some bits of vocabulary suggest the author could be English....
