What do you pay for? (6)
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The web enables us to listen to music, watch tv shows and follow the latest news all without paying a cent. But while things are slowly but surely becoming free, I still believe people are willing to pay for certain value propositions. Image courtesy of laffy4k I believe the following 5 things are uniquely profitable in a world of free: 1. Convenience People are inherently lazy. If you make their lives easier, they will pay ...
What do you pay for? (4)
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The web enables us to listen to music, watch tv shows and follow the latest news all without paying a cent. But while things are slowly but surely becoming free, I still believe people are willing to pay for certain value propositions. Image courtesy of laffy4k I believe the following 5 things are uniquely profitable in a world of free: 1. Convenience People are inherently lazy. If you make their lives easier, they will pay ...
David Byrne’s Bike Racks (4)
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Talking Head David Byrne designed some awesome bike racks for the NYC Department of Transportation. Amazingly, the DOT swiftly gave him the green light to turn his sketches into reality. Gothamist has a great photo gallery of all of the racks installed so far.
NBC News: "The Dark Side of the Web is Second Life" (1)
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I am not an expert in virtual worlds but on the news tonight there was a segment on Second Life which I thought was worth sharing. The NBC news anchor starts by saying, "The Dark Side of the Web...is Second Life". The segment discusses how parents should keep their teenagers away from Second Life because of all of the sex, porn, drugs, and suicide that occurs in the virtual world. I don't know about you, ...
Olsen Twins' Favorite 21-Year-Old Realtor Has No Time For The Press [Jared Seligman] (1)
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Are you familiar with the phenomenon that is Jared Seligman, wunderkind realtor to the downtown stars? If not, wake up and smell the $40 million in billings! Seligman sold that much property for the Corcoran Group last year at the tender age of 21, to real estate connoisseurs like the Olsen twins. And though he's already been profiled by W magazine and is a running meme at Curbed, He doesn't "really have time to pay ...
JetBlue’s Futuristic Food Court in JFK (1)
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Sun Silo (1)
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I used to be obsessed with photography, so much so that I was about to leave my career in graphic design to pursue a career in fashion photography. It didn’t end up that way and I’m glad it didn’t, but I still have a great love for it. I use to have a nice pro camera and would snap tons of photos a day, but now I have a basic point & shoot that I ...
NYC Web Tech Events - Week of August 24 (2)
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Here are the Web tech events in NYC for the week of August 24th. Please submit other events to add to the list below. Check out Alley Reporter and NYTechEvents for more events as well. Tuesday New York iPhone Software Developers - 6pm New York Wordpress Group - 7pm Sponsorship and Media - 7pm Wednesday NYC Drupal Group - 6pm Javascript Kickoff - 7pm NYC Wireless Group - 7:15pm Actionscript Programming Group - 8pm
Working In (2)
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Crunch Gym, Lafayette Street, Tuesday 4pmSteroided Meathead: Your hands are on the bar wrong. Put them here and here.Angertwink: If I wanted help from you, I'd buy it from you and then inject it.(Provided by Paul)Subscribe.
NYC Testing Out Beautiful LED Streetlights [NYC] (12)
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New York City is testing a small batch of LED streetlights that redesign not only the light, but the entire lamppost as well. With current bulbs rated for about 24,000 hours, the new LED models, which rate for between 50,000 and 70,000 hours, would be a huge improvement. In addition to lasting longer, the LEDs would also use 25% to 30% less energy and emit no harmful chemicals when discarded. The initial test will only ...
The New York Venture Capital Scene (1)
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Found via Mark Davis, Ty McMahan at the WSJ has a look at the NY venture capital scene. Ty begins by noting that, "a total of 67 New York-based start-ups received funding in the first half of this year - the highest amount since 2001 - and investment jumped to $828 million from $480 million in the first half of 2007". He says this is down from $4.24 billion invested in 2000. The article looks ...
Diaroogle Locates Public Toilets [Search Engines] (44)
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Webapp Diaroogle is a collaboratively edited database of publicly available toilets in New York City, with plans to expand to other major cities. Search Diaroogle for a public restroom based on zip code or intersection and add toilets they come across with reviews and pictures. If you're not in NYC and need to find a restroom, try previously reviewed toilet database The Bathroom Diaries. Diaroogle [via Webware]
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Chad said:
Now why didn't we think of this and the name?
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Jeffrey said:
I can totally see this as a location-based iPhone app... x.x
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iuri said:
Perfect!!!
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pneal said:
iPhone app required!
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Jake said:
Dirty, but hilarious humor.
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Justin said:
i can already tell you, toilets near fort totten metro = fail
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Muzo said:
george costanza would love this!
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sinisterff said:
Wat?
My Real World Experience Using ZocDoc (5)
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Last week I booked my first doctor appointment using the ZocDoc service. Yesterday the company announced their first round of funding. And today I actually went to the doctor so I thought it was a perfect time to share my ZocDoc experience. The service is only available in NYC so move here if you want to use it. When you load the ZocDoc page, you can select which type of doctor you want to see, ...
Win a Free Full Ticket to Web 2.0 Expo in NYC (2)
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The Web 2.0 Expo will be held in NYC this year and is just a month away. CN is a media sponsor of the event and I was able to get the O'Reilly team to give me one full conference pass to give away to a CN Reader. If you would like the pass, submit your information and on August 26, 2008 we will pick a winner. You know CN will be at the event ...
Reformat the Planet, 8-bit Music Documentary, Free for a Week (2)
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The appeal of newer music apps for phones, current-generation mobile game systems, and PDAs is portability first. But for the Game Boy music scene, it’s as much about a distinctive sound, and acquiring Game Boys as a kind of unique synthesizer. Our friend and mobile game musician Peter Swimm points us to the new documentary Reformat the Planet. It’s available for a week free on pitchfork.tv, with screenings to follow. It’s a pretty nice survey ...
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DeeFresh said:
I'm a bit late on this, as this is the last day it will be available on Pitchfork for free, but if you get a chance (and are into nerdy things like making music with 8 bit video games) it's a pretty good documentary.
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