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by RBr 16y ago
I understand that money is ultimately the answer to my question... however... Why haven't Microsoft or Sony, or better yet some video game maker we've never heard of, realized that building a platform to encourage "hacking" would make a lot
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by RBr 16y ago
My solutions to this problem: Stick one of your business cards in the opposite side of your name. When it gets spun around (and it will), folks will at least be able to see your card to associate the colors and logo with you. Better than
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by RBr 16y ago
Recognition is a function of management. If a manager is truly engaged in the day-to-day activities of a team, that manager can (and will) naturally recognize work properly. The problem however is that for whatever reason, management isn't
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by RBr 16y ago
This goes to show you that being good at conferences isn't unique... it's a skill that is learned though experience along with trail-and-error. For some folks, it comes naturally while others need to work at it. It is a skill though and w
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by RBr 16y ago
Here are a couple of things that I've learned specific to your questions. They're sure no book, but I don't think that a practical guide exists. Being good at conferences is as individual as writing code - it's an extension of yourself. -
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by RBr 16y ago
Anyone want to take a bet? My money says he either follows Stephen Elop to Nokia or competes with him at another core mobile company.
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My Big Idea Today: Saturate the Groupon Model(robisit.com)
2 points by RBr 16y ago|1 comments
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by RBr 16y ago
We're very advanced people :) Ok - sure, you're right - 33 million is a bit drastic... however, consider this: In 2009, 74.9% of Canada's population had access to the Internet. Our population is spread out across the second largest land ma
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by RBr 16y ago
Without Canadian Skype in phone numbers, this still isn't a must-need application for 33 million folks.
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by RBr 16y ago
You know, this type of tabloid stuff has made me better. Before watching Jason from a distance, I didn't realize how powerful this form of marketing was. I don't think I'd ever want to be known as the type of person I perceive Jason to be.
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by RBr 16y ago
At $30 a ticket, Gold Class Cinemas seems reasonable for both Teens and Parents to enjoy a movie that they want to see in a theater. I get what you're saying: Teens use theaters as a social meeting point and I agree. However, I look at the
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by RBr 16y ago
I enjoy going to a theater as well... but eventually, the only theaters that will exist will be high-end, classy joints like Gold Class Cinemas ( http://www.goldclasscinemas.com/ ). When I want to see a movie in a theater, I want to receive
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by RBr 16y ago
It's not a big surprise to realize that mass-market movie theaters will soon have the same fate as local movie rental shops and chains such as Blockbuster. The only people who don't seem to understand that digital distribution will soon be
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by RBr 16y ago
I think that the real answer to this lies in the support one has. If you don't have a strong support network, can't afford for your partner (wife, husband, whatever) to stay home, can't afford a full-time nanny, or don't have any other form
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by RBr 16y ago
You need to accurately identify a "problem that needs to be solved" in a niche that is not crowded. Nowadays, things need to look great. Some people partner or pay for programmers, you need to partner with or pay for good design. Don't sk
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by RBr 16y ago
Does anyone have any recommendations for paid services that do this sort of thing? KoZeN's offer to review CV's is really (really) nice, but with well over 40 to read, his offer won't likely meet the demand. I've thought a few times that th
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by RBr 16y ago
I've found that there is a significant lack of quality, tech business startup podcasts. I think a lot of it has to do with folks just being so busy. I've tried to get into This Week In Startups but I usually just pick-and-choose the good g
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How to Create a Negative Impact Marketing Campaign: The $10 iPad from FabFind(robisit.com)
3 points by RBr 16y ago|0 comments
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by RBr 16y ago
At first glance, this isn't revolutionary or even newsworthy. E-mail newsletters have been around forever - even those that are authored by a series of writers. I find this interesting because I've heard Jason say things such as "I like t
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by RBr 16y ago
Groupon is a new method of marketing. At the end of the day, no matter what Groupon or anyone else says, there is not enough data about the results of this marketing to make any predictions. There are a lot of new variables to consider. B
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by RBr 16y ago
I'm going to need to revert to Mahalo as an example of content mills because it's easy for me illustrate. Demand is largely the same, just bigger and better then Mahalo. Jason Calacanis (Mahalo's CEO) describes the site as a "trifecta of s
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by RBr 16y ago
I think that scum might be a little harsh. Google indexes and makes money (through adsense) on a lot worse things then content farms. However, just like a Torrent site will rarely show up on the Google's first page for a TV show name, thei
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by RBr 16y ago
I had a number of conversations about this exact sentiment when I was writing for Mahalo. I came to understand that there is a balance between writing enough information that users found an article helpful but not so much information that t
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by RBr 16y ago
The short form if don't want to read the entire post is summarized with this snip: "By some algorithmic oddity, the historious cache actually ranked higher than the site (which turned out to be the most popular free sms service in Brazil),
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by RBr 16y ago
I've always found that my best ideas come with an open mind and by "doing" something. It doesn't really matter if there is existing competition - you just need to do it 50% better to be a success. Who knows, you might be part way into the
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by RBr 16y ago
This article is interesting but the perspective isn't balanced. What works for one person may (and likely won't) work for another. We all work differently, we all learn differently, we're all motivated by different things. It's true that
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by RBr 16y ago
There are two broad strokes of web designers. Those who are best suited for true frontend projects and those who are best suited for application design. Frontend projects require artistic skill and a deep understanding of user interface de
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by RBr 16y ago
Here is what I think you should do: 1) Do some research online about legitimate ways to make money. Make a very long list with no fewer than 100 entries. These don't need to be things that you're interested in, but each one needs to resul
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by RBr 16y ago
Google has two goals with Instant... first, they want to improve the user experience by offering inline suggestions - makes sense - I like that part. What they're not advertising is that Google is dealing with the same decreased CTR and adv
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by RBr 16y ago
The underlying thread in this article and the report itself is: "Women got the biggest happiness boost from access to technology, particularly those in developing nations, although British women loved the Internet, too." This isn't all that

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