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by idoh 13y ago
I like this idea! I think that it makes sense for prospects that are either already contractors, or perhaps the unemployed. If you already have a job, then I can see some challenges though - I'd imagine a candidate for Google would not be
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by idoh 14y ago
Fun site! the index page should really be this, don't hide the ball: http://functionspace.org/discussion/new
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by idoh 14y ago
Definitely an interesting article and one worth reading. I work a lot on viral growth and I'd like to add a counterpoint that the growth of apps is so complicated that it is basically impossible to model in a useful way. I've found that eve
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by idoh 14y ago
The fb policy is that you aren't allowed to incentivize the sending of requests, but you can give a reward for someone accepting a request. A subtle distinction, but a distinction nonetheless.
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by idoh 14y ago
Funny, I'm on the other side of this (trying to hire a product manager). I prefer PDF, but read the job description, they might like word instead. The majority of resumes I get are pretty boring word docs derived from the standard templates
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by idoh 14y ago
I'm a proponent of this theory, and it worked for me in Law School. I would only study for two two hour sessions each day, after which I was free to do whatever I wanted. This worked quite well for me, and I always felt fresh and sharp, esp
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by idoh 14y ago
On a personal level, it is probably best to be happy with your decision, move on and don't be bothered with what other people are doing. As for federated social networks, without a dictator running things it would rapidly degenerate into sp
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by idoh 14y ago
I only know iTunes. The reports you get are pretty limited. You get downloads by day. You also get "Top Markets" so you can get a breakdown by country. But you can't see age or gender.
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by idoh 14y ago
This is false - there exists a class of apps where all they do is have a well tuned requests funnel (seriously, that's all the app is), and they are alive and well. See e.g. the MyCalendar franchise: http://appdata.com/apps/facebook/336996
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by idoh 14y ago
Yes, I work on FB apps that span multiple types of devices. You are correct in that only android users will see the request. I don't see it working all that well for you though, because the requestor won't know which friend uses android. So
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by idoh 14y ago
I bet they look at the IP address as a signal - people who sign in with common IP addresses have a higher likelihood of knowing each other.
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by idoh 14y ago
For the wishlist, you can add this to .vimrc: map gf :tabnew Then you can gf over the project name, and then you'll either create a new file with that name or open that file. I use the technique for a personal minimalist wiki: http://idoh.
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by idoh 14y ago
Some favorites from my bookshelf: Benjamin Franklin's autobiography, Thinking Fast and Slow, Fooled by Randomness / Black Swan, SICP, Zen Mind Beginner's Mind
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by idoh 14y ago
Here is the link: https://apps.facebook.com/horoscopes/ It is also on the iOS app store: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/horoscope-astrology-experts/i... For iOS it launched on Aug 28, and it was at #5 for the Lifestyle / Free section fo
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by idoh 14y ago
I did it with a Horoscopes app on Facebook. I don't own it, my employer does. In October of last year it was at 12,000 users a day, and now it is 1.8 million users a day. I did it by having a really nice app, really understanding how to gro
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by idoh 14y ago
Here is one: http://ycombinator.com/arc/tut.txt "There are 4 parentheses at the end of that call to cons. How do Lisp programmers deal with this? They don't. You could add or subtract a right paren from that expression and most wouldn'
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by idoh 14y ago
I'm the PM for a horoscopes app, and I much prefer to use relative dates (e.g. yesterday, today, tomorrow) instead of absolute ones (e.g. wednesday, thursday, friday). The problem is that the app serves a worldwide audience, and I don't alw
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by idoh 14y ago
AppData gets their fb data from publicly available app data from the Facebook API. Based on the FB apps I've worked on, their numbers are just rounded a bit, but are pretty much the same as what a developer would see using Facebook Insights
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by idoh 14y ago
Great article! "Battier’s game is a weird combination of obvious weaknesses and nearly invisible strengths."
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by idoh 14y ago
Shane Battier is one of the smartest players in the NBA, and you can see it in action by looking at his shot chart.
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by idoh 14y ago
Just want to add that, despite its name, you can do the same things with publish_actions as you can with publish_stream. It is poorly documented though. The only caveat is as described in my other post.
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by idoh 14y ago
Here's a couple observations: I've tried the app with a couple test users, I don't see the publish_actions permission come up. I'll assume you are correct though, but you might want to make sure that this is the case. For answering I'll ass
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by idoh 14y ago
That confuses me a little bit. When I think of Open Graph, I think of making a custom action verb, or using a built in one like "watch". As far as I know you can't post open graph actions without getting the publish_actions permission. So I
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by idoh 14y ago
The class is pretty easy to crash, you just show up and sit in the back, there is plenty of room. Parking is pretty easy too. 04/02/2012 - 06/06/2012 Mon, Wed 2:15 PM - 3:45 PM at Annaud
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by idoh 14y ago
I work for a competitor to you but I don't mind helping you out a bit. A - Your install flow is bad, just let people use the app if they've given you a facebook auth. You want to remove steps to the funnel. B - Do not ask for the publish_st
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by idoh 14y ago
I suppose that it's how you go about meeting anybody. Pick a field you think has potential, look up a meeting (say on meetup), go enough to be a regular, drink some beer, talk about it.
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by idoh 14y ago
always
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by idoh 14y ago
A bit drastic. Why not try to meet people in areas that you are interested in? Go to a meetup, I think people would talk to you because you are interested in listening to their problems.
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by idoh 14y ago
Facebook virals can definitely work. I know this because I'm the PM for an app that has grown virally 1.75% a day (on average) over the last eight months. People see a disconnect because they think that the mere presence of like widgets or
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by idoh 14y ago
The Beer Game is like the Kobayashi Maru test - the rules are set up so you can't succeed, and the failure is supposed to teach you a lesson. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobayashi_Maru

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