October 2009
60 posts
S.F. Mayor Newsom bows out of race for governor →
Halloween candy sales average about $2 billion...
ohyeahfacts:
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So I stayed at a haunted hotel last night
No joke, people. Here’s what went down:
As soon as I got into my hotel room at the Hollywood Roosevelt last night, I couldn’t help but be distracted by a very loud howling noise. I thought it might have been the wind, but it sounded much different than that…more like a dog or a human. And it was LOUD. So loud that I would not have been able to sleep because of it. And it would...
Simulmedia
zachklein:
I recently learned about a fascinating data-driven company called Simulmedia. They buy raw data from set-top box companies like Tivo and analyze it. Among many other things, they learn when a user watched what and and for how long. With a set of millions of users, they identify viewing patterns and can predict with certainty how receptive you might be to one television program given...
Use Google Voice with your existing number
Don’t want to change your phone number to use Google Voice? Now, you don’t have to. More details.
(Trust me, it’s pretty great.)
Google Labs Launches Social Search →
mikehudack:
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gbattle:
Who was saying Google was “past tense” last week? Commence with the compression of “now”, as predicted. It’s amazing the innovation you can unlock when you have the entire internet cached. Everything else - social graph, aggregation, reputation, etc. - is just filters. Good luck copying that Twitter/Facebook-FriendFeed. I’ll be test driving this...
Google Labs Launches Social Search →
mikehudack:
gbattle:
Who was saying Google was “past tense” last week? Commence with the compression of “now”, as predicted. It’s amazing the innovation you can unlock when you have the entire internet cached. Everything else - social graph, aggregation, reputation, etc. - is just filters. Good luck copying that Twitter/Facebook-FriendFeed. I’ll be test driving this sucker for a bit.
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Testing out the new Tumblr 'Read More' tag
Tumblr announced a new ‘Read More’ tag today.
Good job. You win.
Words Of Wisdom From Strong Women →
Some good advice compiled by Marcus Buckingham.
“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do...”
– Mark Twain
The Pmarca Guide to Personal Productivity →
Nice post by Marc Andreesen. Can’t wrap my head around the “Don’t keep a schedule” concept (I’m way too OCD), but everything else seems on point.
“But an America that’s tired of being the world’s policeman, and is too pinched...”
– Bono - Rebranding America
Ben and Jerry, best friends since 7th grade, decided they wanted to start a food business together. At first they were thinking bagels would be a good choice, but then found out they would need $40k worth of equipment.
When they settled on ice cream, they learned how to make it via a five dollar Penn State correspondence course. Since they were broke, they split the cost of one course between...
