NickDouglas

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by NickDouglas 19y ago
Mark Zuckerberg stated at his press conference that he's always felt the company should stay independent (maybe the ridiculous $2B price he reportedly asked for from Yahoo was meant to scare them off) and that F8 confirms this. Facebook pul
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by NickDouglas 19y ago
Ha, every time someone writes about Craigslist, it's like checking in on the Big Lebowski: "Still abiding?" "Yep." "Anything new?" "Nope." "Should I ask the same six questions every other reporter does, which I'd realize if I bothered Googl
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by NickDouglas 19y ago
Good theory, and a solid basis in the different approaches Facebook and MySpace take to outside development. Facebook is now an OS for social activity, whereas MySpace is a scary gamble and a world that really doesn't want you there. As an
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by NickDouglas 19y ago
If you'd followed my Twitter account, you'd know I'm not kidding.
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by NickDouglas 19y ago
I'm starting a media network by producing weekly news and commentary shows. I know what I need money for, but I'd rather spend my time making creative decisions (writing shows, editing scripts, working with designers) than dealing with inve
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How do I find a co-founder to, you know, run the business?
6 points by NickDouglas 19y ago|7 comments
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The Six Types of Tech Journalist (and how to deal with them)(valleywag.com)
6 points by NickDouglas 19y ago|0 comments
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by NickDouglas 19y ago
Whoa, Youtube did what? Link me to that story!
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by NickDouglas 19y ago
I second the motion for laziness; joining #news.yc on freenode.
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by NickDouglas 19y ago
After writing for Valleywag for over a year, I want to start a company, so I want to talk to other startuppers. I've noticed a good vibe on YC, and I also enjoy using IRC (most often on #joiito on freenode). Is there a good IRC channel wher
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What IRC channels can I join to meet startuppers?
9 points by NickDouglas 19y ago|11 comments
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by NickDouglas 19y ago
It's hard to want Facebook to fail, since the creators are so great, the brand is classy, and the whole thing just WORKS. (If MySpace did this sort of thing, THAT I could hate.) Zuckerberg seems to actually care about making good stuff happ
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by NickDouglas 19y ago
Am I naive, or doesn't this happen to nearly everyone's launches?
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by NickDouglas 19y ago
Um, I published this exact story at Valleywag last year; they just rewrote a bit of the intro (like, changed "I" to "he") and linked to the original article. I don't think that's even legal under the CC license. Here's the original: http:/
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by NickDouglas 19y ago
With a few metaphor-explicating labels, that'd make the perfect official Truemors shirt.