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1. 181.▲
   by bigbang 18y ago

   Reverse auction already exists in some form. One thing, that comes to my mind is bidding for contracts. Normally outsourced companies bid lower to increase the chance of getting the contract(but yeah not always the lowest bidder gets the co
2. 182.▲
   by bigbang 18y ago

   I tried a few queries and I was really impressed. Seems to me like some real value for the IP there and wouldn't recommend going opensource unless you already patented it(Europe but I think doesnt have software patents right?)
3. 183.▲
   by bigbang 18y ago

   I was looking at the crazy money being poured and hitting my head against the keyboard
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   by bigbang 18y ago

   "Yahoo later shut down other sites that were pilfering Geocities as a storage service, but strangely they didn't shut down HotOrNot. Hong later found out that people at Yahoo really liked HotOrNot and did not want to be known as the company
5. 185.▲
   by bigbang 18y ago

   Right. But my actual concern was not that a middleman is snooping, but the concern of giving the data to ididwork.com. Its not that data is not secure, but I think companies might be just simply paranoid(for no reason maybe). A hosted solut
6. 186.▲
   by bigbang 18y ago

   The only concern I have is, I might not want to give details to somebody on the tasks Im working(since the projects whatever I do in my company are confidential). This could be a genunine problem for most company employees but for personal
7. 187.▲
   by bigbang 18y ago

   MSFT was willing to pay Powerset for whatever it thinks its worth. So acquisition price is fair enough I think.
8. 188.▲
   by bigbang 18y ago

   >YouNoodle might be designed to make you happy by making you believe your company is always worth a lot just like astrology
9. 189.▲
   by bigbang 18y ago

   Right now, you are here on HN :)
10. 190.▲
    by bigbang 18y ago

    People move to bay area to find similar hackers and share/get-motivated from their experiences. Ofcourse the investors too. But moving to bay area to get ideas seems wierd.
11. 191.▲
    by bigbang 18y ago

    Every year you will be getting RSUs or retention bonuses. At some point you should make the call rite. Im in same position as you.
12. 192.▲
    by bigbang 18y ago

    Post it HN. I dont think HN readers are biased(even if some of them are your friends) :)
13. 193.▲
    by bigbang 18y ago

    Yeah, I do feel for you. But I wouldn't consider this a mistake. I mean what if the startup you worked had become big. Its easy to say in hindsight. Like they say in stocks - "You are always wise, the next day"
14. 194.▲
    by bigbang 18y ago

    Yeah, I think hotornot picked up because it was fun and quick to rate without having to register or anything.
15. 195.▲
    by bigbang 18y ago

    Bill Gates's record: http://criminalsearches.com/details.aspx?id=5778713
16. 196.▲
    by bigbang 18y ago

    Congrats guys.
17. 197.▲
    by bigbang 18y ago

    If you explain what holes you are filling which Reddit doesnt maybe we could answer. In the 10 seconds I spent on the site, I couldn't figure out what it is. Sorry it looked to me like a digg clone.
18. 198.▲
    by bigbang 18y ago

    I think people tend to upmode comments which they agree with and/or short funny comments.
19. 199.▲
    by bigbang 18y ago

    I wish I had read the last sentence first.
20. 200.▲
    by bigbang 18y ago

    Non-compete is not enforcable in California. :)
21. 201.▲
    by bigbang 18y ago

    Yahoo has the brickhouse, but its not external though. Employees could come up with start ideas, take "time off" from their project for say 6months and build it. But ofcourse its a Yahoo property, but not really yours.
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    by bigbang 18y ago

    From youtube's blog, "We believe we’ve only scratched the surface in terms of what’s possible with online video, so stay tuned for other tools and features that will let you do even more with your videos. " From Omnisio, "We believe we've o
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    Peeking into Google's use of data(bits.blogs.nytimes.com)

    3 points by bigbang 18y ago|0 comments
24. 204.▲
    by bigbang 18y ago

    I said the same in my head.
25. 205.▲
    by bigbang 18y ago

    You are building the ad targeted site or you are looking for 3rd party targeting? Or do you mean, you want an IP-to-location lookup? Those dbs are available on plenty for free or a small fee(simple googling would find those).
26. 206.▲
    by bigbang 18y ago

    I dont think Yahoo has packed its bags. It outsourced only its sponsored search(not in full). This could make them understand which queries competition is doing better. If they were not serious, they could have outsourced web search. They c
27. 207.▲
    by bigbang 18y ago

    http://www.kellyoshiroevents.com/blog/?p=511
28. 208.▲
    by bigbang 18y ago

    Find 1)Someone you love and you would die for 2)Something you are passionate about(such as building cool useful things) - when people say good things about it, you would have found what to do with your life
29. 209.▲
    by bigbang 18y ago

    This is no where close to paypal mafia. Other than friendfeed most didnt cut it yet.
30. 210.▲
    by bigbang 18y ago

    give it some time folks. google wasnt better than ask.com when it launched.