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Good article, but question -- why is the 'WTF' linked to Sleep.fm?

• mattmaroon 15y ago
  An Easter egg for anyone who has been reading my blog for 5+ years. It used to be my example of the dumbest idea around. It was back at a time when "social" was the big buzz and people were trying to apply it to everything, including, apparently, the alarm clock. It's original incarnation, if I remember correctly, was some software that you ran on a computer in your bedroom (with your speakers on) that allowed your friends to wake you by changing your alarm time. The new incarnation looks just as bad. But they did mix in mobile and Twitter and Facebook!
  • jgmmo 15y ago
    Ah I see, that's funny. Whats interesting is that I personally know the guy who made that, and worked next to him at Dreamit Ventures years ago (Dreamit's first class) during a whole summer. So you can imagine my surprise to find the link on your site. For the record, very nice guy. I agree completely though, 'social' was all the rage. Much like 'Big Data' today.