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by kitcar 13y ago
Odd they list Page Views and not Unique Visitors - page views as a valuation metric really isn't THAT important, as you can inflate/deflate it using design (i.e. split articles onto multiple pages, etc...)
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by kitcar 13y ago
(It's poking fun at the recent posts along the lines of "(object) created in CSS!")
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Why the McWrap Is So Important to McDonald's(businessweek.com)
47 points by kitcar 13y ago|68 comments
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by kitcar 13y ago
There are a few different ways; Flash Shared Objects ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_shared_object ), using Browser + Machine ID information to make sure cookies are linked to the right machine, etc... - see http
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Why the city of Miami is doomed to drown(rollingstone.com)
2 points by kitcar 13y ago|0 comments
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The origin of Crystal Meth can be found in Nazi Germany(spiegel.de)
2 points by kitcar 13y ago|0 comments
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by kitcar 13y ago
"In late August 1973, 100,000 Chilean women congregated at Plaza de la Constitución to vent their rage against the rising cost and increasing shortages of food, but they were dispersed with tear gas.[18]" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_
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The Feynman File (2005)(discovermagazine.com)
131 points by kitcar 13y ago|9 comments
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by kitcar 13y ago
There is a nice psychological feeling that some people feel when they are connected in some way to the manufacturer of goods which they consume. Personally, I enjoy the experience of purchasing bread from my local independent baker, as comp
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by kitcar 13y ago
There isn't always a need to reinvent the wheel, even if you have the resources to do so; in this case Twitter isn't trying to compete on the technical functionality of their blog - therefore it doesn't make business sense for them to over-
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Revenue Canada says BitCoins aren't tax exempt(cbc.ca)
4 points by kitcar 13y ago|0 comments
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by kitcar 13y ago
Interestingly, they are a Chilean company, incubated at Startup Chile ( http://startupchile.org/startups/klooff/ )
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Man made structure the size of a 747 Airplane found at bottom of lake in Israel(cnn.com)
1 points by kitcar 13y ago|1 comments
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by kitcar 13y ago
There are; google "medical tourism" - that being said there is some potential liabilities in that business...
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by kitcar 14y ago
Because they are private banking records - some of the account info released is from private citizens doing nothing illegal (offshore banking is explicitly legal in many countries) One way to look at it is: how would you like it if it was d
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Facebook rolls out "Lookalike Audience" targeting(facebook-studio.com)
1 points by kitcar 14y ago|0 comments
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by kitcar 14y ago
The bigger question I had was whether they will be sued, see Patent 8396808, "Method and system for transferring an electronic payment" - Claim #8 8. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of communicating identity confirmation information
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by kitcar 14y ago
I appreciate you taking the time to write out such a thoughtful answer - thanks!
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by kitcar 14y ago
Out of curiosity, if drop shipping enabled you to quit your job in finance a few years back ( http://ecommerce.shopify.com/guides/dropshipping/about-the-a... ) , why are you now 'giving away your secret sauce' by running a website dedicate
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Printer ink cartridges: why you're paying more but getting a lot less(guardian.co.uk)
2 points by kitcar 14y ago|0 comments
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The Super Supercapacitor: The Accident That May Change Battery Life Forever(vimeo.com)
1 points by kitcar 14y ago|0 comments
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World's first "3D" Pen - lets you draw 3D Objects in realtime(kickstarter.com)
1 points by kitcar 14y ago|0 comments
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by kitcar 14y ago
Site seems to be down for me; Here is the cached version: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:qZ_7OsB...
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Marin Software files for IPO (Search / Social Media Optimization Software)(sec.gov)
1 points by kitcar 14y ago|0 comments
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by kitcar 14y ago
Some international banks (like HSBC) enable you to setup a business account in the United States even if you are not incorporated there, thereby enabling you to receive domestic transfer. You then transfer the cash from your domestic HSBC t
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by kitcar 14y ago
This article headline is deceiving. This is not actually Polaroid, but rather a already-existing photo printing company which is licensing the use of the Polaroid brand for their new expansion stores. The people involved with this have noth
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by kitcar 14y ago
This is syndicated from the Time of London: See http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/life/article3606527.ece here is a daily mail article with a similar thesis http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2237205/Is-flossin...
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by kitcar 14y ago
Some useless weekend projects are worth big money! There was a company called bubbleshare built around this feature a few years back. It was acquired by a company called Kaboose for ~$2 mil, and then Kaboose was acquired a few years later
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by kitcar 14y ago
I think the thesis of this article can be expanded even further to, "The Entertainment Industry is driven by marketing stories", and as gaming is part of the entertainment industry, it therefore abides by many of the same themes and customs
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by kitcar 14y ago
Any thoughts as to why they didn't sell the titles rather than shuttering them? I'm thinking maybe they share code across games and don't want it in outside hands, or maybe they weren't revenue positive, or perhaps don't want to hand over a

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