October 2010
“Every American has likely experienced the frustration of abrasively loud...”
– Congress Stops ShamWow, Snuggie Ads From SCREAMING AT YOU
September 2010
“Twitter has discovered that it can make good guesses about the topics a user is...”
– How Twitter Knows What You Like - The Atlantic
“Oy. Save me. This is what drives me crazy about the digerati. They refuse to...”
– Ask the Author: Ask the Author Live: Malcolm Gladwell on Twitter : The New Yorker (via lee)
LinkedIn’s CEO: Yahoo Is In A Position To Do For... →
He believes that currently, there are three waves of disruption on the internet. The first was the portal, connecting users to other information on the web, which is something that Yahoo was able to play a key role in. The second wave involved search, which was clearly led by Google, whose algorithm was a key disrupter. But there isn’t as much of an element of serendipity in search. Which is where...
“One former senior executive at Google says that Google never buys anything...”
– Here’s Why Google Needs To Buy Twitter Immediately
“It’s amazing that people drive cars, computers should be the ones driving cars....”
– Google CEO Eric Schmidt: the Internet of things will augment your brain
Why Companies Should Make Employees Take Naps →
Research proves the value!
Internet Wiretapping Proposal Met With Silence →
“Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Yahoo and Research in Motion – never shy about issuing press releases – all declined to talk about what would be a major shift in privacy law.” (via NYTimes)
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The United States Is Losing Its Innovative Edge:... →
In 2009, 51% of U.S. patents were awarded to non-U.S. companies.
China has replaced the U.S. as the world’s number one high-technology exporter and is now second in the world in publication of biomedical research articles.
Between 1996 and 1999, 157 new drugs were approved in the United States. In a corresponding period 10 years later, the number dropped to 74.
Almost one-third of U.S....
Segway Company Owner Dies After Driving Segway Off... →
Just like the countless innovators, explorers and fine people killed in a Frankensteinian way by their own inventions, the current owner of Segway—not Dean Kamen—died yesterday after he rode off a cliff and into a river in England. (via Gizmodo)
“Finally, the whole notion that only hard things are worth doing if you want to...”
– Silicon Valley Just Ain’t What It Used To Be—And That’s a Good Thing
Big group, bigger fire @ Ocean Beach
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Sunset at the beach @ Ocean Beach
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Aida, a Harvest Moon, and 25k people @ AT&T Park
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“We don’t accept any powerpoints and we don’t take business plans. I...”
– John Borthwick / Show Me The Beta! How Fast-Growing Companies Like Chartbeat Are Born
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“Police are looking, station agents are looking and operators are looking....”
– Poodle on tracks slows BART commute
Facebook Phone: All You Need To Know + New Details... →
Now let’s look at some of the facts: Facebook, Spotify, and INQ Mobile have a single common link: Chinese billionaire Li Ka-Shing who is an investor in all three companies. In addition, he owns Hutchinson, a wireless network operator that has 3G networks (branded 3) in 12 countries. INQ Mobile CEO Frank Meehan sits on the board of Spotify. With Google planning a mobile music offering and Apple...
Gmail Creator: Facebook Has The Potential To Be... →
“Google’s current market cap value is about $165 billion. If Facebook is to get that high, they’ll have to grow in value six times over (and they’ll undoubtedly have to be public in order for that to happen). That would make FriendFeed’s (again, hypothetical) shares worth over $750 million, with the total deal value approaching $800 million.” (via TechCrunch)
Crazy.
“People must first install the Bing Bar toolbar, have a Windows Live ID, be on a...”
– Microsoft Launches A New Loyalty Program: Bing Rewards
LOL. It’s like Microsoft made a parody of itself.
“A wiki. For the conspiracy. Oh, San Francisco. You do not wear dark, evil plots...”
– Ryan Tate / Blogger Walks in on Massive, Hapless Tech Conspiracy
Dave Morin Argues Information Is More Valuable... →
“His argument boils down to the fact that information is no longer scarce on the Web, and thus, it is not valuable. To make information valuable, you must charge for it. (Yup, he sounds just like Rupert Murdoch). Except he’s wrong because information does not exist in a vacuum. It becomes richer and more valuable the more it informs and links to other information, the exact type of thing...
The Definitive Guide to What to Do If Your Eyeball... →
You know you want to know.
My First Week with the iPhone →
“Last Wednesday, my life changed forever. I got an iPhone. I consider it the greatest thing to happen to the blind for a very long time, possibly ever. It offers unparalleled access to properly made applications, and changed my life in twenty-four hours…
The next day, I went outside. I looked at the sky. I heard colors such as “Horizon,” “Outer Space,” and many shades of blue and...