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by akg 14y ago
An excellent example of embracing the changing technological landscape and providing new value in addition to it. Now if only Hollywood would realize this, stop mourning antiquated ways of doing business and provide new value with the amazi
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by akg 14y ago
Cornell's recent move to NYC ( http://www.cornell.edu/nyc/ ) is going to be a great boon to the startup scene there. This will undoubtedly attract some very good tech talent from 3 schools (Columbia, Cornell, NYU) in a very dense area. The
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by akg 14y ago
Here is an excellent paper written about a similar premise: http://dunn.psych.ubc.ca/files/2010/12/If-Money-Doesnt-make-... HN discussion here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3922794
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by akg 14y ago
Here is a paper I found extremely useful when studying Lock Free data structures. It focuses on linked lists, but has a nice exposition of the idea: http://www.cse.yorku.ca/~ruppert/papers/lfll.pdf
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FB IPO shows not all investors are treated equally(latimes.com)
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FB shares stabilizing, but probes mount(google.com)
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by akg 14y ago
This list I feel has material with significantly higher quality: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3496038
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Zynga's Draw Something aided by Dreamworks(online.wsj.com)
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Facebook Lawsuits Start Flying(forbes.com)
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Facebook slides another 7%(online.wsj.com)
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Why Device Matters in a Cloud-Centric World(software.intel.com)
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by akg 14y ago
The notable differentiating factor I can see is tight integration with social. I'm not sure WebEx supports that, albeit it's been a while since I used it. That is also not a significant competitive advantage. I would think their focus is on
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FB closes 11% below IPO price(online.wsj.com)
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Zuckerberg loses 2 Billion(latimes.com)
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Zynga Nightmare Continues(forbes.com)
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by akg 14y ago
I would not be surprised if FB is positioning itself to be the "front page of the internet". Many people spend lots of hours on Facebook and most of the time FB serves as their portal to current events, news, events, etc. Search is definite
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by akg 14y ago
Interesting point, however the main difference between a printed book and the app store is that the product on the app store can be constantly changing based on the user feedback. If reviews are inherently prejudiced in one direction, does
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by akg 14y ago
Lawrence Lessig's book Free Culture: http://free-culture.cc/freecontent/ gives an excellent exposition regarding this behavior of the RIAA and potential solutions to this problem. I highly recommend giving that a read.
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by akg 14y ago
Paul Graham has a similar premise in this essay: http://paulgraham.com/hubs.html , where he mentions that the default mode for startups is Death. Dixon argues for surrounding yourself with extraordinary people, Graham makes the case for be
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by akg 14y ago
I am not sure how things like this will change our lives to be honest, I think it is too early to say which will have a bigger impact. To your latter point, I can understand that most people use social networks to merely chat and browse dru
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by akg 14y ago
Innovation can come from unlikely places, especially when people connect and come together. I don't think social is just about where the money is, I think it can be powerful force in the way we live our lives and also a source for future in
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by akg 14y ago
If time is wasted driving, is building more efficient cars really the solution? I would venture that technology that makes the world a lot smaller and puts information at your fingertips, e.g., tablets, phones, social networks, etc. will be
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by akg 14y ago
This is actually pretty cool. Now I just need this to come up (modulo the large headshot of PG) every time I get distracted from building/shipping product.
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by akg 14y ago
I think goals are a way to drive yourself to do something productive/stimulating so that you don't get bored. However, the accomplishment of goals and fulfilling your every desire, albeit important, is not what makes a person happy. I think
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by akg 14y ago
Agreed. I think the main problem in this story however is the the red-tape between people and not so much the process itself. Ask Homer, well Homer is not in so ask Marge, well I don't have access to Marge. Delays like this that come from a
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Saverin turns 30k into 3 billion(businessweek.com)
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Nvidia releases GPU Virtualization(nvidia.com)
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by akg 14y ago
Interestingly there is no mention of G+ or Circles or personalized queries in the post.
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Nvidia pushes GPU to the Cloud(marketwatch.com)
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Stay Away from Facebook IPO(forbes.com)
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