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by foobar2k 15y ago
Heyzap (YC09) is growing fast and hiring for multiple roles, including rails and mobile (iOS/Android) full-time engineers. We are also continuously looking for great interns. Like some others have posted, we have had great luck with Hacker
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by foobar2k 15y ago
From hosting/attending open houses for the past 2 years, we've seen: networking, hiring, advice, socializing/drinking, partying If you like hanging out with smart people, the open house is the place to be.
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by foobar2k 15y ago
great way to see typical user behavior!
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by foobar2k 15y ago
The android SDK comes with both Java's java.net.* http client support and the Apache HttpClient 4.0 library, but both require you to write epic amounts of code just to perform a basic HTTP GET.
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Android's Missing Http Library(loopj.com)
18 points by foobar2k 15y ago|1 comments
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by foobar2k 15y ago
OpenFeint cross promote games through their "Free game of the day" model and charge developers for the promotion. It's a standard CPI model.
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by foobar2k 16y ago
Give tax breaks and other incentive to entrepreneurs and investors, forget this discount coupon crap.
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Heyzap (YC 09) Launches Android App for Discovering & Checking In to Games(mashable.com)
56 points by foobar2k 16y ago|6 comments
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by foobar2k 16y ago
actually, both are acceptable terms
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by foobar2k 16y ago
Ma.gnolia anyone? http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/01/magnolia-suffer/ When our backups or replication fail I usually say we are at Ma.gnolia threat level orange :)
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by foobar2k 16y ago
We're also hiring for Engineers and Business Development! ( http://www.heyzap.com/jobs )
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Heyzap (YC W09) Launches Support For HTML5 Games(techcrunch.com)
49 points by foobar2k 16y ago|3 comments
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by foobar2k 16y ago
The beauty of doing this statically entirely in javascript is that you can serve the js file from anywhere, including s3 for example.
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by foobar2k 16y ago
You'd normally use this script when you were in full control of the parameters you are passing, so its fairly easy to avoid this situation.
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Burn Rate as the Canonical Mistake for Web Startups(continuations.com)
4 points by foobar2k 17y ago|0 comments
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by foobar2k 17y ago
I find it amusing that they took out a full page ad in a print newspaper.
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by foobar2k 17y ago
Hundreds of companies store/send back passwords in cleartext. I agree it is annoying and poor form for security, but hardly shocking. Maybe someone could make a "Companies which store passwords in cleartext" database to name and shame them
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by foobar2k 17y ago
Venturebeat is down right now. I'm sure it will be back up soon, but in the meantime check out our blog post: http://blog.heyzap.com/general/heyzap-launches-social-bar/
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Internet stocks Predictions for 2020 (GOOG, AMZN, maybe FCBK?)(immadsnewworld.com)
33 points by foobar2k 17y ago|26 comments
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by foobar2k 17y ago
This is the old "dollar store" model of business. Tempt customers in with insane bargains, and they'll thing everything is a bargain even if it isn't.
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by foobar2k 17y ago
We've got integrity checking on all calls back to our server (eg. when unlocking achievements and buying items). We can also ping a game developer provided secure callback URL to let them know when we have seen a purchase or an achievement.
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by foobar2k 17y ago
I can't believe noone mentioned codebase ( http://www.codebasehq.com ). We use it and it's great!
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HeyZap Helps Flash Games Go Viral With New API(techcrunch.com)
43 points by foobar2k 17y ago|4 comments
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by foobar2k 17y ago
That's a shame. Was it easy to set up?
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by foobar2k 17y ago
Looks really slick, great idea too.
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by foobar2k 17y ago
We're looking for interns at Heyzap (YC09), come and join us! http://www.heyzap.com/docs/jobs
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by foobar2k 17y ago
Heyzap.com (YC09) is expanding fast and we're hiring for our 4th team member (engineer) as well as interns to join us in our San Francisco office! send us your details! - jobs@heyzap.com More info here: http://www.heyzap.com/docs/jobs
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by foobar2k 17y ago
"Treat" obesity? That makes it sound like a disease, or something outside a person's control. Now I understand that some people are more genetically predisposed to become obese, but people treating it like a disease is part of the problem.
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by foobar2k 17y ago
As with any project like this, that last 20% completeness takes the most effort, and spending a couple of hours a week on it just won't be enough to take it to success. Building the product is just the first step, getting people using it an
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Unfinished TV Web App Looking for New Owner(loopj.com)
30 points by foobar2k 17y ago|3 comments

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