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by ebun 16y ago
"Which begs the question as to why anyone would use Facebook when it is essentially AOL done right?" I'm often taken aback when I hear/read these kind of comments. It shows the gulf between most web users and a minority of techies.
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by ebun 16y ago
I live in Japan and often access FB through my cheap, simple Softbank phone and service. Unfortuantely, I can't take screenshots but FB has done a great job of making it easy to use. It even leverages various common emoticons as icons for e
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Creating the Next Silicon Valley - The Chilean Experiment(steveblank.com)
66 points by ebun 16y ago|16 comments
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Google Adds Site Hacking Notifications in Search Results(pcworld.com)
1 points by ebun 16y ago|0 comments
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by ebun 16y ago
I wish there was some context there.
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Shape-Shifting batteries fit sizes AA-D(treehugger.com)
1 points by ebun 16y ago|1 comments
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by ebun 16y ago
Naked Economics - A great book on understanding how the world works in simple economic terms
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by ebun 16y ago
Can you (or anyone) elaborate on "The founders, employees, and other insiders of Groupon have already been handsomely paid off."? My understanding is that the handsome payoff comes when the company is either bought out or IPO's
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by ebun 16y ago
Just fyi, this was originally on techcrunch: http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/17/japan-to-fix-your-economy-h...
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Web 2.0 Summit - Google, FB and Yahoo CEO's [video](mashable.com)
1 points by ebun 16y ago|0 comments
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by ebun 16y ago
Horrible timing. But props to TC for treating AOL, their parent company, just like any other one and spilling the beans as soon as they could.
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by ebun 16y ago
You can read it in more detail by checking out his blog post: http://scobleizer.com/2010/11/12/why-google-cant-build-insta...
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by ebun 16y ago
wordpress + launchpad theme + feedburner
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Ask HN: Internationalizing your App and facing cultural challenges?
2 points by ebun 16y ago|0 comments
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OkCupid Cofounder talks online dating, their website, data and more [video](bigthink.com)
4 points by ebun 16y ago|0 comments
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by ebun 16y ago
I guess nobody informed AirBnB.
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by ebun 16y ago
I agree. I thought it was interesting to see all the products in a graphical format but didn't like what was insinuated with the negative tone.
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The Google Cemetary(9gag.com)
1 points by ebun 16y ago|2 comments
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Study shows the Importance of Domain Names(futurity.org)
3 points by ebun 16y ago|0 comments
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by ebun 16y ago
I may be mistaken, but I think he just blurred it out for the blog post. Within the company, he may actually show the details.
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by ebun 16y ago
I can second this. I lived in the Tendernob (not as nice as Nob Hill, not as crazy as the Tenderloin) a couple of years back and paid 1290/mo for a studio. Though a studio, it was still a decent size and I was right up the road from a groce
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by ebun 16y ago
Can you elaborate on Africa's inhospitality?
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by ebun 16y ago
The interesting thing is that emails come at no extra cost whereas SMS will typically cost you if you go outside of network. I have some expat friends here (Japan) who are so used to sending SMS in the states that they continue to send them
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by ebun 16y ago
Just be weary of massive checkins around North Beach and you'll be okay
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by ebun 16y ago
Google has a phone and an upcoming SN-type-project in the works. Apple has a phone and attempted a music SN. FB has only a social network. It seems like it could be a step in the right direction for FB, even if just to be able to compete wi
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by ebun 16y ago
I moved from Blogger to Posterous some time back. The migration is pretty simple but there was one problem: my private/unpublished posts from Blogger became private in Posterous. I had to go through and manually set them back to private. Th
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Ask HN: What are common legal problems among web startups?
2 points by ebun 16y ago|0 comments
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by ebun 16y ago
I wouldn't mind a similar system put in place for Google Reader next
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by ebun 16y ago
i suspect that most hacker minds are cool with raw data but i found that the storyline made it easier to digest. if you were to ask me about the company and #s tomorrow, i'd still remember. but maybe that's b/c the Princess Bride is one of
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by ebun 16y ago
I'm in Japan and can see it. However, I also have a Google Voice number which was automatically associated with it. I suspect that may take precedence over geographic location

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