November 2009
34 posts
when AAPL models how big to make harddrives, do they assume that a percent of incremental space will be filled with media bought from them?
grand unified theory —> facebook relationship : covalent bond as twitter relationship : ionic bond
URL shorteners, 'this link will self destruct... →
I just read the WSJ article (http://wless.in/shortener ) about the risks associated with bit.ly / tinyURL etc and maintaining link integrity. The ideas, as has been commonly addressed in the tech…
has anyone ever written a heist movie where bandits are trying to steal trucks full of hard-drives moving between data centers?
photo - I love new York, only city where the restaurants have bloomberg terminals: http://tinyurl.com/yaoonxa
some quick thoughts re: the debates commonly discussed as ‘net neutrality’ - http://bit.ly/6q3jqN
some off hand thoughts on 'net neutrality' →
recently I had occasion to think about the ‘net neutrality’ issue a bit. below are some loose thoughts I got to — seems like the type of thing to throw on the blog
the set of discussions that…
Photo: “how meta - hotpotato in hotpotato at startup weekend NYC” http://htp.to/7PN3Z3 #startupweekendnyc
Photo: “at the event and hotpotato is the stream of choice. watchout tho, one of the companies…” http://htp.to/8A5UIV #startupweekendnyc
I’m now following #storiesof254e2nd http://htp.to/5IdzY7
Living a scene out of the sims - http://tinyurl.com/yby5g28
an iphone app (or just a web-page) by verizon... →
goal = strike a final blow to the iPhone/ATT experience by applying simple laws re: tragedy of the commons (since bandwidth is on all you can eat plans) - drive users to ‘droid’ approach =…
wow - opencongress.org is actually really cool…. a bit confusing interface, but am blown away in general
at a starbucks on the les @shafferj - http://tinyurl.com/yjj9bkt
drag & drop.io = still awesome… after a hiatus been using it all day, it just works so well! - http://bit.ly/3eEkYN
SocialGreat Remixed with Search →
jonsteinberg:
We’re launching a new version of SocialGreat today that has a native search methodology that makes the site much more useful. You can now determine which places are hot where and…
information's value, restated via restaurant... →
last weekend I spent a wonderful lunch with a good friend, Mollie Chen, who is an editor at conde nast traveler… as often happens, the conversation moved towards content, and the future (what an…
back of the envelope: the iPhone costs the world... →
1. Comparing my iPhone and my Blackberry, I would estimate that typing on/using my iPhone is about 20% slower
2. I am on my devices about ~130 min a day (2.2 hours) —> iPhone costs me ~27…
thinking about iPhone push notifications - they are really interesting format because I can’t capture/reuse them - closed loop
mom-email this email from my mother made my day “browser for the exeter andover game….: http://tinyurl.com/ykznbkf
cool, @jvascellaro finally got a ‘topics’ page on the WSJ - for all things jessica http://bit.ly/427EVd
communication margin →
for a while I was really into twitter, and it made sense for brands to embrase twitter - because there was margin in the medium. The floor was open, but people hadn’t started speaking up…
Why the 'iPhone' is yuppifying lower... →
Midtown is on a grid.Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn is not.This landscape difference matters, and technology is changing how.
Years ago I remember discussing with my dad how the fact that…
I broke down, I am now mac centric →
I have loved my IBM thinkpad for a really long time, but it was finally time to demote it from my primary computer to more of a stay at home casual function - I am not proud of it, but I went osx as…
facebook will take over ‘copyright’ registry function from govt. http://bit.ly/X7bGS
anyone have stats on worldwide song playcounts - bet they are up 400X since 1980? want to prove point re: revenue/sec. of music consumption
facebook will naturally take over the copyright... →
on various occasions I have found myself in very deep conversations about the nature of copyright with a set of people whom I very much respect… It seems clear that copyright is a natural…
DroidDrop – Remote Logging for Android http://tinyurl.com/yzgptha via drop.io
did you know that spotify is a peered service? that is freaking brilliant — it is the perfect opportunity for that
hilarious to watch @dropio team to opting into an office ‘punch clock’ system with @foursquare - when will schools take attendance that way?
drop.io outlook plugin release http://tinyurl.com/ybpllfm via drop.io
according to alexa, @dropio is the 90th largest web property in Rwanda: which is great, because when you play Risk… http://bit.ly/3edmqn
rwanda | according to alexa, @dropio is the 90th largest web property in Rwanda: which is great, because when y…http://tinyurl.com/yze…
Blast, @foursquare changed email formats and broke my filter, inbox flooding! | http://tinyurl.com/yfk9ka9