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Sharding destroys the goals of your relational database (4)
on Stephans Blog (21) permalinkSharding does destroy your relational database - which is a good thing. The idea behind sharding is to distribute data to several databases based on certain criterias. This could for example be the primary key. All entities that keys begin with 1 go to one database, with 2 to another and so on (often modulo functions on the key are used, or groups based on business data like customer location, or function). Several reasons exists ...Contribute comment
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Benchmarking Talkinator (5)
on Mailinator(tm) Blog (6) permalinkI really wrote Talkinator for one reason - to play around with some server architectures I had bouncing around in my head. Now, any programmer in almost any language will tell you that it would take just a few hours on a Saturday to write a chat server. Its really not that hard.If you add in the fact of using Ajax and then emulating sessions over a stateless protocol, and then add in a mildly ...Contribute comment
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Where Google and Facebook are fighting the next monetization battle (37)
on Scobleizer -- Tech geek blogger (2753) permalinkThink about something you’ve purchased recently. How did you decide to buy that thing? In my buying behavior I find that I can split it up into three phases: 1. Need generation. This is what happens when someone shows you something you didn’t know you wanted, but that you immediately get interested in. It might be a TV show (how many people will visit China over the next few years because of what they are ...Shared by Alex (126) Alexander van Elsas (36) Andrew Terry (154) Andy (22) Anton (25) Anton Johansson (169) Arik (29) Benjamin R (34) brad (49) Brad Davis Seal (136) carterfsmith (31) David J (26) dedrick (37) dobata (1005) Heather Nasca Dulin (12) IanBlackburn (136) Javier (26) Jbud1 (35) jillesvangurp (15) JonMoss-theappleofmyi (532) Josi (86) Lee (81) leedsjimbo (37) Melissa Chang (33) Neil B (10) Nigel J (82) ohotos (78) partout (59) Pengas (53) rexy (179) Roberto (31) Ron (19) Teresa (41) Tim (22) Unseen (79) vinoth (26) wyt (20)
- jillesvangurp said: Scoble is on to something here. The problem is that it requires websites to choose: google or facebook? Or somebody else? Why fragment like that? Diso + OpenID is about not fragmenting your market.
- partout said: "So, let me simplify into a single sentence. Adding social networking features to your corporate sites helps your users through the research phase of the buying process"
- vinoth said: To me Social media marketing will be the next big thing...
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An agile way to track time (1)
on dow.ngra.de (2) permalinkA genius way to track time — instead of making yourself to fill in tedious spreadsheets just build a LEGO tower! This is what agile is all about for me — replacing discipline with social contracts and games that we’re really good at and enjoy doing.Shared by Anton (25)Contribute comment
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Scalability Benchmark of Monte Carlo Simulation on Amazon EC2 with GridGain Software (3)
on Grid Designer's Blog (4) permalinkThis blogpost presents the report on recently concluded scalability benchmark of Monte Carlo simulations running on Amazon EC2 using the GridGain framework. It consists of two parts: Part I is a technical report on the benchmark goals, method and results and Part II is an account of the development process and lessons learned.Part I: Benchmark description & resultsThe goal of the benchmark was to study the scalability characteristics of massively parallel algorithms executed on Amazon ...Contribute comment
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InfoQ: Presentation: Developing Expertise: Herding Racehorses, Racing Sheep (2)
on InfoQ Personalized Feed for Anton Litvinenko (5) permalinkIn this presentation made during QCon London 2007, Dave Thomas talks about expanding people's expertise in their domains of interest by not treating them uniformly as they had the same amount of knowledge and level of experience. By Abel AvramShared by Anton (25) JonB (44)Contribute comment
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The Five Percent Solution (55)
on I, Cringely . The Pulpit | PBS (396) permalinkThis column is about a new chat system called Talkinator, which I find very exciting, but to do it justice first I have to cover some of the emerging -- but not often recognized -- realities of Web 2.0 that make a Talkinator even possible. Bill Gates used to worry about Microsoft losing its monopoly overnight because of a technical mistake. We all laughed. We laughed because Microsoft had such financial and sales clout and ...Shared by Adrian Bacon (164) Anton (25) atul (550) bfernald (64) Bob Lee (73) carmilevy (47) charlesnadeau (246) chrishawn (35) Chuck LeDuc (49) dav (18) davidorban (30) Dean (34) Domiziano Galia (27) Duk (15) dwfrank (36) elstudio (19) Eric Mortensen (117) Evgeni L. / Reepicheep (74) Friday (96) grant (133) Guy Davis (22) hac0demon (105) House M.D. (154) imma (37) Jack Vickery (26) Jambamkin (27) Jaron (64) Javed (561) Jay Dugger (17) jeffmincey (20) Jon (32) Jonathan (44) Kartik Agaram (34) Lerch (54) louisgray (653) Mark Dykeman (143) Marko Horvat (20) Mike Cannon-Brookes (35) Moishe (36) MV (89) nelson (40) Ole Begemann (47) paul (51) Richard (23) Robert Scoble (292) Robert Seidman (56) Sean Lindsay (68) smackaysmith (47) small (77) Sriks (31) Tim (212) Tim (84) Toby (27) Travis (106) zappy (15)Explore read four notes
- Jack Vickery said: I don't know how to use this, just that there has to be a way to use it.
- zappy said: Mailinator is a great service. I did not know that it is done by just a single person. Talkinator serves a different need than Mailinator but I will try it too.
- Chuck LeDuc said: Wow, I actually made it all the way through a Cringely column.
- small said: Great article. You would think most Web 2.0 startups don't have a business model. Their first aim is to solve a problem, then get as many users as possible, then worry about the business model later. Why not? Google did this, seems to work well too... Don't you think?
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The Best FAQ in the World (21)
on The Post Money Value (78) permalinkThe frequently asked question page on any web site is fairly important since you, hopefully, cut down on the confusion and other issues people could be having with you site and/or service. Simple concept: I need an email address for a one time validation on some site I want to try and I don't want to give up my personal information. Simple solution: www.mailinator.com The FAQ they've done is really excellent. One selection: So if ...Shared by Aaron (66) Aaron Brazell (29) Anton (25) Carren (21) Denny (58) guercheLE (145) J. Phil (178) Javier Errazuriz (17) John (51) Joining Dots (26) Mike F (2151) Nathan Reale (59) Nick Cowie (16) Olivier (47) rene (195) ritesh (40) Robert Scoble (292) Roy (22) talboito (143) tayknight (46) Trey (53)
- tayknight said: :)
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Google Buys Russian Contextual Ads Service for $140m (28)
on TechCrunch (25864) permalinkBREAKING NOW: Google is buying Russian contextual advertising company ZAO Begun for $140 million from UK-registered Rambler Media (many Russian firms now base themselves in the UK). Rambler owns 50.1 percent of Begun, so to secure the deal it is buying the remaining 49.9 percent stake from owner Bannatyne Limited and then selling the entire firm to Google. Rambler says it expects to net about $50 million from the deal which will finance its investments ...Shared by 2Bad (93) Alex (156) Amer (24) Anton (25) Antonio Ortiz (136) arturo.servin (111) Ashwani (14) Avi (1620) Bob (112) ChaCha (192) David Erickson (113) Derek (120) Diego (16) Egor (20) Ethan (66) htmleando (27) IanTW (49) John (17) JonMoss-theappleofmyi (532) Marcel (91) Marin Purgar (90) Moses (185) Navid (288) Rex (608) ricardo (70) Tech For Novices (0) Vulpes (47) yaron (154)
- Anton said: now, that's interesting
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Massive lawsuit against just about all Wishlist services (34)
on TechCrunch (25864) permalinkChannel Intelligence, a company based in Florida, filed a lawsuit for patent infringement in Delaware on Tuesday against a long list of startups and other companies and individuals who have one thing in common - they offer wish lists for products people may want others to buy them. The complaint is embedded below. Our understanding is that many of these companies don’t yet know they’ve been sued, as the documents are still in the process ...Shared by Anton (25) Billy (32) Brian Junyor (160) Brit (87) Denny (58) Devlin D (46) EmJay (57) Eunice (40) Forrest (55) Grant (44) Hari Kishore (6) HokieGeek (99) iAlja (183) Jason Nielubowicz (48) JeeBs (14) Jeremy (375) Jess (64) jetienne (53) Jim (62) John (17) John Magnus (211) krisnelson (11) Levon Karayan (23) LouCypher (213) Matt Barker (11) Merlin (27) ouriel (18) Rex (608) Rick Klau (352) smuggyuk (13) Sue B (92) Tech For Novices (0) Tim (212) yangyang42 (29)Explore read seven notes
- Anton said: ridiculous
- Devlin D said: Picking on startups that don't have the funds, classy.
- Jason Nielubowicz said: I am amazed time and time again at the "patents" people are able to obtain these days. I mean, come on... a patent on lists, in a database?
- Billy said: Seems like we should find prior art from, say, the first person to ever create a database.
- Forrest said: Seems very, very cheap...
- yangyang42 said: Ridiculous!
- JeeBs said: Maybe all they have to do is not call it a wish list. Try Want List, Dream List, Hope List, Rich-Relative-Dies-Buy-Me-This-Crap list. I hope they do get 'lawyered into the ground'. Software patents are ruining innovation in the industry.
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Scarcity (184)
on Seth's Blog (4768) permalinkOne day, you may be lucky enough to have a scarcity problem. A product or a service or even a job that's in such high demand that people are clamoring for more than you can make. We can learn a lot from the abysmal performance of Apple this weekend. They took a hot product and totally botched the launch because of a misunderstanding of the benefits and uses of scarcity. First, understand that scarcity is ...Shared by _original (267) Aaron (24) AJ (1003) Andrew Boardman (212) Andy (22) Andy Beard (11) Andy Yates (40) angol (255) Anton (25) atul (550) Ben (56) Ben (34) Benjamin Shyong (40) Bhavesh (91) Bill (35) Brad Davis Seal (136) brice (38) btvillarin (50) Burcu Sarar (63) Buzzworkers (94) Caleb Elston (107) Chandoo (211) Charles (38) Chris (77) Chung (393) Cliff (47) cvander (49) Daan (92) dafmetal (17) danliebke (222) dedlam (88) Deep.ed (137) Del (63) Derivadow (15) dH (26) dobata (1005) DOCBook Howto (472) doransky (166) Dr. Ernie (163) Dread Pirate PJ (7) Dustin (36) e.p.c. (64) Ed Dale (70) Eino (75) Eli (34) erbianchi (76) Erika Klein (11) ernohannink (37) Evette (3) Evgeni L. / Reepicheep (74) Filippo (13) frivmo (16) g b (153) G$ (55) Gauravonomics (264) Gavin (146) Gene Locklin (405) glaforge (143) glongman (53) Gonzalo Jimenez (98) gtanuel (28) guercheLE (145) Hakim (33) haraldf (27) Hashim (102) Hendrik Dacquin (38) idhorat (52) Ihar Mahaniok (39) imabonehead (187) Iulian (26) J. (30) James and Tom (83) James Cridland (15) Jason (31) Jason P (54) Jay (30) Jay Liew (116) jb (74) Jean-François (26) Jeff Crites (2) Jeff VanderGiessen (5) Jevgeni Kabanov (24) jfiorato (31) Joe Erickson (34) John Swords (13) JonMoss-theappleofmyi (532) jrodgers (49) Juan Fernando Zuluaga C. (51) Julius (41) Just Mohit (62) kb (12) Keith B (238) Keith Bradbury (218) Kenneth (30) kepp (105) Kerry (117) Kevin Donahue (29) kleinman (18) Krrrazy (15) kskobac (48) lizunlong (153) louisgray (653) Luis Jorge (25) Mac (13) Macky (61) MadsK (10) MAlbano (39) Manuj Darshan (111) Maria Palma (30) Marina (31) Mario Sundar (66) Mathieu Ravaux (11) Matt Wilson (90) Matthew Homann (49) max (71) mehori (22) MERc (19) Michael (224) miguel lucas (23) Mike (114) Mike F (2151) minmax (17) mndoci (210) morgan180 (64) MV (89) Nate (111) Nick (53) Nick Campbell (111) nicknich3 (89) Ole Begemann (47) Pat (98) Patrick Altman (16) Paul (38) Paul Helmick (224) Peter Duke (22) Phillip Baker (46) Pramod (159) rafiq (50) Rahul Gaitonde (65) Raphael Lullis (55) Ray Grieselhuber (93) Richard (66) ritesh (40) Robert Scoble (292) Ryan (27) Ryan O (67) sahu (14) sarunas (40) Scott (45) seanness (30) Shawn (67) shivanand (20) Shyam (36) Simon (28) Simone (66) SimonStudio (238) Stephanie Booth (39) steve (37) Steve (25) SubEWL (66) susi_oneill (47) Talk (50) Tarun Jain (37) Terence Lo (36) Thai Son (20) The Happy Rock (2) The Roxy Theatre (1) Thomas (25) Thomas (38) Thomas Reimer S (129) Todor Christov (176) urbansheep (40) venkks (25) Victor Medina (0) Vlad (29) warza (16) Will Cole (33) wrburgess (23) Xdroot (200) Yuvi (141) zappy (15) Zubin (29) zuzur (38) 狮子真好吃啊 (91)Explore read six notes
- Jeff VanderGiessen said: good marketing lessons for Apple...
- James Cridland said: principle #2. Great idea.
- Dread Pirate PJ said: Seth totally rocks. Constructive criticism for marketers on how not to botch your product launch next time. This is great advice for those who may be doing product launch for the first time, too.
- Tarun Jain said: Waiting in line is a very old-school way of dealing with scarcity. And treating new customers like old customers, treating unknown customers the same as high-value customers is painful and unnecessary.
- Jevgeni Kabanov said: What bullshit. Stuff like that only strengthens following and Steve knows that. It makes the iPhone so much more valuable if you stood in line for it.
- zappy said: Will the iPhone 3G really only be available again in October in Germany? Did Apple really screw up or does the media overreact?
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Bar graphs vs. Pie charts _Seth's Blog (49)
on Seth's Blog (4768) permalinkCompare! The bar graph is read left to right and seems to imply something about the declining relevance of Billygoats (even though close inspection shows that we expect high growth in billygoats next year). There's data here, but no information. The pie chart contains far less data, but the point is obvious: Trolls are where we should focus our energy. That's why you use it. It makes an obvious point and leaves no real room ...Shared by Adam (48) Alan (88) Alex Frantz (22) Andrew Boardman (212) Andy Yates (40) ani625 (370) Anton (25) Ari Herzog (72) Ashwin (24) bodzasfanta (183) Brian Junyor (160) brice (38) Cale (41) Ch (180) Chandoo (211) Charlie (25) charlie anzman (371) Chung (393) colleen wainwright (26) DOCBook Howto (472) DrBaher (74) Eduo (209) gigijin (18) haraldf (27) haveuheard (85) Jack (14) Javed (561) jb (74) jfiorato (31) Joining Dots (26) Jorg (36) Juras Vetrau (48) Leo K (27) marilink (61) MERc (19) Michael (224) Miguel Cavalcanti (33) Mike F (2151) noel (76) Paul Helmick (224) Pramod (159) Razzu (32) rexy (179) rishabh (5) Stephan (45) Thomas Reimer S (129) Viki (66) Vivek (29) Yuvi (141)Explore read four notes
- Adam said: This guy is so wrong about this that it makes me want to pull my hair out. There is no reason why the bar graph couldn't be as simple as the (always horrible) pie chart.
- Eduo said: Cuan cierto. Cómo cuesta explicarle a la gente que una gráfica en una presentación es equivalente a una generalización. Si no transmite un mensaje o si hay que meterse en los valores específicos es que no corresponde ahí. Alternativamente, una gráfica en un ensayo o reportaje deben proveer información y suponen que quienes las ven se van a detener a obtener información.
- Andy Yates said: interesting to compare this with the advice for dashboard design ... perhaps there's a talk in there?
- Anton said: Reminder to myself: "Every chart should visualize one particular point". As a result chart will be simple and comprehensible
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The three laws of great graphs (9)
on Seth's Blog (4768) permalinkIf you use graphs in your Powerpoint presentations, I hope you'll follow these three simple principles. 1. One Story2. No Bar Charts3. Motion ONE STORY The only reason (did I mention only) to use a chart in a presentation is to make a point. If you want to prove some deep insight or give people textured data to draw their own conclusions, DON'T put it in a presentation. Put it in a handout. Give them ...Shared by Anton (25) Cale (41) craig (261) Dimitris (18) James Socol (22) Jonathan C. Dietrich (19) PrashantP (25) tanyamr (24) Victor (8)
- Jonathan C. Dietrich said: Once again back to the main premise of acting, and presenting... Tell the Story!
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New Article: Scaling Your Java EE Applications - Part 2 (2)
on TheServerSide.com: News (122) permalinkGetting Java applications to scale requires an intimate understanding of the application, the JVM, and the underlying hardware. In part two of this series, Wang Yu presents some surprising results of Java application scalability based on his experiences in a performance laboratory.Shared by Anton (25) bryantsai (63)Contribute comment
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New Article: Scaling Your Java EE Applications (3)
on TheServerSide.com: News (122) permalinkGetting Java applications to scale requires an intimate understanding of the application, the JVM, and the underlying hardware. Wang Yu presents some surprising results of Java application scalability based on his experiences in a performance laboratory.Contribute comment
