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   Fox News vs. NY Times – Who Is The Most Negative?(blog.zillabyte.com)

   1 points by cblock811 12y ago|0 comments
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   by cblock811 12y ago

   So like the dmoz.org or higher education?
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   by cblock811 12y ago

   The hospitality and travel industries are very slow to update their technologies. I used to work with Ritz Carlton and St. Regis and even those brands are practically in the stone age, so I can't imagine how scraping for flight info wo
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   by cblock811 12y ago

   Thank you for the great feedback. I have a real estate background as well and keep wanting to find a project that would benefit that industry. It feels like a lot of what's out there is stuck in the past. I would love to help fix that.
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   Ask HN: What info do you web scrape for?

   129 points by cblock811 12y ago|110 comments
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   by cblock811 12y ago

   Getting on the front page of these communities is great but I wouldn't solely look at them as a source of customers. Sometimes you have to create awareness before you have enough credibility for people to sign up. This is especially t
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   by cblock811 12y ago

   Here are some best practices I follow: - Post regularly, so every Tuesday, or every Tues/Fri - Make a content calendar for planning - If you link to people or companies let them know, as long as it is valuable they will share
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   by cblock811 12y ago

   Uber is more established and Lyft has been the energetic 'new kid on the block.' Maybe it's because they are perceived as another startup and Uber is not? If they sustain their growth or at least keep strong market share in t
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   by cblock811 12y ago

   Agreed. I used to drive for Lyft when UberX started up. They did get a good pull of the college and young 20's market with their service in SF. I just think of brand differentiation with these companies now, not really the price point
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    by cblock811 12y ago

    I used to work in the hotel industry in everything from Doubletree up to Ritz Carlton. Wifi was one of the most frustrating amenities we offered because it was always terrible! As an avid traveler who probably spends too much time on his
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    by cblock811 12y ago

    Really well done article. Though I'm not sure if I should leave it feeling angry or just laughing. Nothing about the article is really surprising though. Kind of reminds me of this: http://www.npr.org/blogs/allte