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5 Incredibly Simple, Yet Useful Web Sites (89)
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Sometimes (very often, in my case) you’d like a web site or service to cut through the crap and just keep it simple, right? Well, every now and then a service that’s really easy to use ends up in our mailbox, and it’s a shame not to share them. These sites have no extra annoyances that defer from their purpose; it really doesn’t get any simpler than this. Umbrella Today? No. Or yes. That’s what ...Shared by adam (35) Adam Posey (1) Adhavan (5) Ahmed Naguib (2) ahr19 (1) Amanda Jeffs (0) AngieW (0) Ann Smarty (2) Arrigo (0) Ben (20) Benedict Lee Zhi En (8) Benjamin (50) Bill Starr (4) Bram (0) Brian Landau (0) Brian Mazz (12) Bud (0) cfohlin (0) Chanux (1) chayner (0) Chetan Thaker (13) Christian (1) chriszla (2) CineVegas (1) Danr (287) db (14) Deborah Petersen (61) dekaru (0) derrickkwa (0) digits12 (0) Drew Olanoff (5) f0gh0rn (0) Francis Yap (0) Greg (2) guy (36) Hannibal (0) iAlja (3) Jake (3) Jeff (25) Jeffrey (5) Joe Ranft (0) John (5) John Boitnott (16) Jonathan Bloom (0) Jonathon D. Colman (0) Kris Haamer (0) Kyle (0) Lance (27) Leena (85) Leximo (23) Liam Delahunty (1) Marcus5s (36) Mark Douglass (0) Mashable (0) MeghnaK (3) Melfi (13) Miguel Lopez (26) Mike Fruchter (46) Mr. T (0) mr.petruccio (0) Munashe (0) Natitude (25) p@r@noid (77) Patrick (0) Phil Morle (0) phobos7 (1) Piersj (0) Ramkumar R. Aiyengar (0) Ricardo.Borelli (0) roger byrne (2) rony john (7) Samuel (2) Satyaprakash (0) Scott Overpeck (10) Serverless (0) shlomit kotek (0) Stan Schroeder (1) Stefan (3) Stephan (0) svartling (6) Tal Siach (23) Tim Aldiss (0) Tina K.J (0) TxVoodoo (0) useallfive (9) vhanna26 (7) Victor Barrera (70) Vorak (0) wantguru (0)- derrickkwa said: Sometimes simplicity really is the best thing
- ahr19 said: Funny stuff here.
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Apple’s Black Friday teaser hints of iPhone deals (3)
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As expected, Apple will once again be holding a one day sale on Black Friday (aka the day after Thanksgiving) this Friday, according to a teaser up on Apple’s website. The interesting part is in the wording: Come back to the Apple Online Store this Friday for a special one-day-only Christmas shopping event. You’ll find dozens of great iPod, iPhone and Mac gift ideas – all with free delivery. You’ll note the inclusion of the ...Contribute comment -
Yup, Apple’s Advertising Budget Is Bigger Than Microsoft Vista’s (57)
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When Apple started running the anti-Vista commercial (above) mocking Microsoft for spending $300 million on Vista’s own ad campaign instead of on fixing its problems, I called it hypocritical: Apple’s advertising budget is also pretty massive. I mean, I see more Apple commercials on TV than ads for Barack Obama. Apple is on track to spend more than $3.5 billion on SG&A (selling, general, and administrative expenses) for its fiscal year that ended September 30. ...Shared by Adam (0) Alexander Marktl (1) Antony (0) arjo (0) arturo.servin (2) athensoh (0) Ballan (0) Ben (2) Ben Burris (1) Boris (0) Choosenick (1) Chris Craft (2) Christopher Kelly (0) Daan (0) Dave (2) David (0) Drew Olanoff (5) Erick Schonfeld (0) GG (16) James (1) Jeff Douglass (10) Jim Ierley (0) Joe Dawson (7) JonMoss-theappleofmyi (0) Josh (0) Kevin (0) Lesser De Marchena (3) Leximo (23) Maarek Stele (0) Matt Dickman (0) Michael (0) miek (16) Mr. T (0) Nate (18) Nickname unavailable (0) Nitin (1) Noah (0) nportelli (0) Paul (1) Promethean (0) Rex (12) ro11z (0) Robin Wauters (1) Roger Åberg (2) Ryan Kellett (0) Sanket (0) Satya (0) SEO Expert from Bangladesh (0) Sidnei da Silva (2) Spudsstuff (5) Steve (2) The Lewis Show (2) thejesse (0) Tim (6) TiTi (33) Toby (0) Vincent van Wylick (3)Explore read five notes- Promethean said: That is one helluva lot of money. Maybe if Apple doubles down and makes it an even billion they can gain some market share.
- Nate said: Wow. Apple really spends a ton on marketing!
- David said: É tudo um jogo de palavras... Já chateiam...
- Toby said: Ironic.
- Ballan said: I have a mac. I'm thinking of getting an iPhone. I can't believe that I hate a company so much that I want to keep buying products from.
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Life and death on camera [Deathcasting] (7)
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Lifecasting, a kind of do-it-yourself reality TV broadcast on the Internet, has thousands of practitioners. Until last night, one of them was Abraham Biggs, a 19-year-old Florida resident, who used a webcam to broadcast his life. And his death, too. Wednesday night, after he posted a suicide note on the Web, he overdosed on pills on camera as users of Justin.tv, a lifecasting site, watched. Some posted comments egging Biggs on. When he took the ...Shared by Bud (0) James William Dumay (0) Mark (2) Morad (0) Mr. T (0) Nir Z. Pengas (4) Stephen H. Ensley (0)Contribute comment -
Oblong's g-speak Brings "Minority Report" Interface to Life (9)
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tracheopterix writes "Oblong Industries, a startup based in LA has unveiled g-speak, an operational version of the notable interface from Minority Report. One of Oblong's founders served as science and technology adviser for the film; the interface was an extension of his doctoral work at the MIT Media Lab. Oblong calls g-speak a 'spatial operating environment' and adds that 'the SOE's combination of gestural i/o, recombinant networking, and real-world pixels brings the first major step ...Shared by Army of Gnomes (9) dmah (0) Harell (1) Jean Regisser (0) Kevin (0) Mr. T (0) Nilo (3) Surferbill (0) Wayne Sutton (5)Contribute comment -
Who Would Have Guessed? Blackberry Users Love MySpace (15)
onWhen I think of Blackberry users, I think of accountants, lawyers and anyone else who wears a tie and carries a briefcase. You know, really boring people. MySpace users, sorta the opposite. But there must be some significant overlap, because 400,000 people downloaded the MySpace Blackberry application in the last week, says MySpace - it was launched on November 12. Both RIM and MySpace say this is a record - no other application has been ...Shared by Abhishek (0) Adam (0) Charles (0) Charles (0) Donald Jenkins (0) dwjmccall (2) Eric Herboso (2) Hollow (0) Jennifer (0) Mr. T (0) Nate (18) noel (2) Patrick (0) Shawn Farner (0) Vero Pepperrell (0)
- Nate said: I really do wonder what this says about Blackberry users.
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Punch-O-Meters Come to Both Android and the iPhone (25)
onToday, I downloaded one of the dumbest, yet somehow most satisfying, apps to my Android phone. It is called the Punch-O-Meter. You grasp the phone (firmly) in your hand, tap the screen, and then give it your best shot. The app uses the phone’s accelerometer to measure how fast you can punch. After each punch, you get a score and a one-to-five-star rating. It is guaranteed to destroy your phone. When you start playing with ...Shared by Benedict Lee Zhi En (8) Bud (0) Carl McKinney (1) chris (0) Clint (0) cwills (1) Darnell Clayton (4) Duk (0) Hollow (0) Kevin (0) Marcus5s (36) Micah (0) Michael (8) Mr. T (0) Patrick (0) Razzu (0) richhand (1) Rick Klau (5) ro11z (0) Rob (0) Rob Spectre (16) Ryan Svoboda (0) stratus (0) sushi (6) thinkingit (0)Explore read five notes
- Darnell Clayton said: There is no way I am installing this on my iPhone! I am already scared of throwing it via iBaseball!
- richhand said: dum-dee-dum-dum
- Clint said: i think for the money of a year's worth of cell phone service, these people should have gotten a Wii...
- Razzu said: dumbasses
- Ryan Svoboda said: After a quick look at this I thought you were supposed to punch the phone, not punch nothing while holding the phone. "It is guaranteed to destroy your phone."Only entrenched my misconceptions
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Interview with Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunas on micro credit’s long shadow (26)
onMuhammad Yunas had the vision 32 years ago to create a social business. A Bangladesh professor, he wasappalled by the country’s poverty. He made a loan of a group of poor villagers. They used the money to start businesses and paid him back. So began “micro credit.” He turned the idea into Grameen Bank, which has made small loans to more than 7.5 million people now. Yunas received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for ...Shared by Aaron (0) Adnan (4) Alex (0) Atul Arora (29) CS Sharada Prasad (0) Daniel Bachhuber (0) David Cohn (0) Davis (2) EggHe/\D (0) Goyal (0) Jawad Shuaib (8) Kevin (0) Laurent (0) Mike Fruchter (46) Mr. T (0) Nate (18) Nathaniel (0) Nice Fish Films (3) Robert Scoble (1) Saket (1) ScorpFromHell (0) Sean (1) SoulSoup (0) Sue (1) willdeluca (6) Win (0)Explore read five notes
- Sue said: Yunas is a true visionary. I'm looking forward to seeing this model adopted in the "new" economy.
- Davis said: Wooo a Lawrenceville parent!!!
- David Cohn said: HELLO!!!! Some good reading for me.
- Win said: didn't you go to this saket?
- Saket said: I didn't go to the Tech Awards banquet, but I went to the keynote by Yunus this morning at Santa Clara University. blog post being composed now. :)
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LED Lamp Runs on Mud (19)
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Dutch designer Marieke Staps has built a lamp with the LEDs powered by soil. She writes: "Free and environmentally friendly energy forever and ever. The lamp runs on mud. The metabolism of biological life produces enough electricity to keep an LED lamp burning. The mud is enclosed in various cells. These cells contain copper and zinc that conduct the electricity. The more cells there are , the more electricity they generate. This technique offers a ...Shared by AmyVernon (79) arjo (0) arturopelayo (2) Brendan (1) Deborah Petersen (61) derek markham (60) Franklin (0) Indigo (1) John Boitnott (16) Kathy J Baka (0) Lance (27) Leena (85) Matt Warren (0) Mike Lepore (0) Mr. T (0) p@r@noid (77) Ritu (10) Stephanie Hicks (18) Zak M. (57)Contribute comment -
I hate seeing these typos on TechCrunch. (81)
onAt a recent presentation at Harvard Business School, Adeo Ressi argued that the VC model is broken. That is nothing new for Ressi, who is the founder of the VC-rating site theFunded. He is kind of like the Nick Denton of the VC world, always saying that the sky is falling. It’s just that at this moment he happens to be right. The slides from his presentation are embedded below, but really all you need ...Shared by 100rabh™ (0) Aaron (0) AC Valentine (4) Adam Nash (0) ahsan (0) AJ Batac (0) Al (9) Al (0) Alan Dean (7) Alberto (0) Alex (0) Alex (0) Andrei M. Marinescu (108) AndrewTerry (0) Aron (5) Benedict Lee Zhi En (8) Berk D. Demir (0) Brad Smith (0) Brandon J. Mendelson (0) C.K. (6) Carlos Granier-Phelps (0) Charles (0) Dan Delphin (0) Dan Murillo (0) dave mcclure (0) Derek van Vliet (1) Dhruv (0) Donald Jenkins (0) Eric (0) Erik S (0) est (1) Garrett Camp (13) Gautam John (3) glongman (1) iAlja (3) Jake (3) James (1) Jawad Shuaib (8) Jefferson (1) JEP (1) Joe Conyers (1) John Park (0) John Sjölander (0) Jonathan (0) Laurie (0) Lawrence (2) lkratz (1) Lu Tao (4) Mark Gibson (0) Marshall Sponder (0) Martin (0) Michaek (0) Mike Cannon-Brookes (0) Mike Fruchter (46) Mr. T (0) Nate (18) nicolas.boullosa (0) Partha (0) Pau (0) Pedro Valente (0) Peter H (1) pr1000 (0) Pras Sarkar (0) Primoz Verdnik (1) Rex (12) Rob M (0) Robert Scoble (1) Roy (0) Ryan Petty (2) rzklkng (15) Sean Blanda (8) Seth (1) shahramabyari (3) Sherman (0) Tal Keinan (0) Todor (0) Tommi Rissanen (0) Vinodh (0) Werner Ramaekers (0) will jessup (0) Zaki (11)Explore read four notes
- ahsan said: oh SNAP! i hope this canary died of natural causes.
- Jefferson said: Hmh. Around June, I believe I was saying that was the sound of the Web 2.0 bubble bursting.
- Joe Conyers said: RIP Good times 2.0
- lkratz said: yep
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Daylight Savings Time Increases Energy Use in Indiana (27)
onenbody writes "The Freakonomics Blog at NYTimes.com reports on a study of Indiana energy use for daylight savings time showing an increase in energy use of 1%. 'The dataset consists of more than 7 million observations on monthly billing data for the vast majority of households in southern Indiana for three years. Our main finding is that — contrary to the policy's intent — D.S.T. increases residential electricity demand.'" Maybe that's just from millions of ...Shared by Adam (0) Alex (0) Army of Gnomes (9) Ben Roodman (0) Bryce (0) Crossbar (1) Daniel Austin (2) darkeye11547 (4) Duffy (10) Jason Wishard (0) Joewxboy (0) Justin Yost (1) krs (0) Matt (0) Mehrdad (0) meta (4) Michael (0) Mindfreak66 (0) Mr. T (0) Nolan (0) Polina (0) Sean Blakey (0) visik7 (0) Wayne (8) Wes Kelley (0) wvpv (3) ZaMoose (0)Explore read five notes
- Crossbar said: Abolish DST!
- Polina said: I told you that dayligt savings is the worst. My mom called me at 9am last Saturday because she thought we were in the same time zone again. DST ftl.
- Nolan said: Since falling back, I've given up on daylight. 6 PM sunsets, WTF?
- Mehrdad said: Hey guys! You don't think Iran's president is serious. Do you?!
- visik7 said: EPIC FAIL
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Daylight Savings Time Increases Energy Use in Indiana (3)
onenbody writes "The Freakonomics Blog at NYTimes.com reports on a study of Indiana energy use for daylight savings time showing an increase in energy use of 1%. 'The dataset consists of more than 7 million observations on monthly billing data for the vast majority of households in southern Indiana for three years. Our main finding is that — contrary to the policy's intent — D.S.T. increases residential electricity demand.'" Maybe that's just from millions of ...Contribute comment
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Mary Meeker’s View Of The World In 50 Slides (83)
onEvery year at the Web 2.0 Summit, Morgan Stanley Internet analyst Mary Meeker gives her view of the world, the Web, and the technology industry by quickly going through about 50 slides that illustrate the major trends she is tracking. Last year, she zeroed in on the China Bubble. This year, she talks about the root causes of the current economic downturn, the outlook for Web businesses, and where she still sees major growth (mobile ...Shared by AJ Batac (0) Alex (0) Amit (0) Andreas Von Gunten (0) Andrei M. Marinescu (108) Barry Ferg (0) Benedict Lee Zhi En (8) Brian (0) Brian (0) Bruce (0) Byrne (0) Carlos (1) CHC (0) cristian (0) DanielElsaesser (5) Darrell Silver (0) davecurry (0) Dejim (0) epaulin (1) Erick Schonfeld (0) Erik Forsberg (0) Erik J. Heels (0) fseixas (0) fundament (0) Gene Chuang (1) Glenn (0) GP (0) Haidong (1) Ian (0) ianchin (6) J (0) J Arbuckle (0) James (0) Jbud1 (0) Jodi Church-Wagner (1) John Fleming (0) Jorg (0) Justin (0) kevan (0) Kevin Walsh (0) kidakaka (0) Kishore Balakrishnan (0) Kol Tregaskes (2) Lari (0) Marcus (0) marshall (4) Mattias Stanghed (0) Michael (4) Michael Jung (0) Mike Fruchter (46) Milko (0) Morten Gade (0) Mr. T (0) msnoulten (0) Murali (0) Nat Turner (0) Nazrul (0) Nicolas Mas - ConceptSL (0) philipp (0) pni (0) ravidor (0) Rick Klau (5) Robert-Reinder Nederhoed (0) Roger Åberg (2) rothermel (0) Sachendra (0) Sampad Swain (7) Saurier Duval (1) schmiddi (0) Sean McBride (8) Semiotech (2) Shaw (0) Simeon Biedner (0) sirish (0) sulleh (0) Tugce (0) Veken (1) voidfiles (4) wal5hy (0) willdeluca (6) wpbasti (4) Yishuai (0) Yiwei Cao (0)Explore read seven notes
- Kishore Balakrishnan said: mary meeker world view
- Dejim said: I think she's spot on. It's hard to argue as to where the current technology and internet trends are pointing.
- Simeon Biedner said: Interessanter Vortrag von einer Angestellten von Morgan Stanley über die Wirtschaftslage und Internet
- ravidor said: Optimistic?
- Roger Åberg said: Mycket intressant. Värd en kvart.
- CHC said: If your business has any online or mobile component, you need to watch this presentation (about 15 mins) and then download the slides for further study.
- fseixas said: A must read
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Mary Meeker’s View Of The World In 50 Slides (17)
onEvery year at the Web 2.0 Summit, Morgan Stanley Internet analyst Mary Meeker gives her view of the world, the Web, and the technology industry by quickly going through about 50 slides that illustrate the major trends she is tracking. Last year, she zeroed in on the China Bubble. This year, she talks about the root causes of the current economic downturn, the outlook for Web businesses, and where she still sees major growth (mobile ...Shared by Andreas Von Gunten (0) Brian (0) CHC (0) cristian (0) Darrell Silver (0) Dejim (0) Glenn (0) kidakaka (0) Lari (0) Mr. T (0) Murali (0) philipp (0) pni (0) rothermel (0) Simeon Biedner (0) sulleh (0) wal5hy (0)
- Simeon Biedner said: Interessanter Vortrag von einer Angestellten von Morgan Stanley über die Wirtschaftslage und Internet
- Dejim said: I think she's spot on. It's hard to argue as to where the current technology and internet trends are pointing.
- CHC said: If your business has any online or mobile component, you need to watch this presentation (about 15 mins) and then download the slides for further study.
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Microsoft Offers Free Software to Startups (33)
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Microsoft today announced that it will give away software and services to qualifying software startups as part of its newly announced BizSpark initiative. To qualify for this program, a startup has to be privately held, in business for under three years, and generate less than $1 million per year in revenue. Once accepted into BizSpark, enrollment is free, but the startups will have to pay a nominal fee of $100 when they leave the program. ...Shared by _original (1) Alex (0) AndrewTerry (0) Atit (0) Azeem (18) Badweather (0) benjamin philipson (0) David (0) EggHe/\D (0) Godzhesas (0) iAlja (3) Ihar Mahaniok (0) Jesper Lind (0) Jorge (0) JungleG (0) Lydian(小草莓) (0) ManiacD (0) markhawker (0) Matjaž (1) Michael (8) Michael Hocter (2) Mickey (0) mjc (2)<
