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by konsl 19y ago
Upcoming: "High Performance MySQL" (O'Reilly) (New Edition) "Advanced PHP Programming: Developing Large-scale Web Applications With PHP 5" (Developer's Library) by George Schlossnagle Released: "Building Scalable Websites" (O'Reilly) by Cal
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by konsl 19y ago
We've been covered on TC twice (without any other significant coverage on the same day): We saw an additional ~2200 UVs for the site on the first post; ~12000 UVs for the widget (incl in post) and ~1000 UVs for the site on the second post.
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by konsl 19y ago
Don't know why, but I really liked network calculus in university: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_calculus
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by konsl 19y ago
I would think Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software by the gang of four is the most famous -- I can't say I've read any books on programming that I felt were "memorable"
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by konsl 19y ago
I think the fact that you lack insight into yesterday's healthcare industry works for you -- it's an industry that's desperately in need of fresh perspective. These "insights" can blind you from new opportunities that may shape tomorrow's h
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by konsl 19y ago
"But consumers still have the ability to figure out which of 2 free products is best. Free does not preclude quality. Same rules as before apply." That's why his argument that free will impact innovation is wrong as well. If anything, this
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by konsl 19y ago
Well, not really - free is maximizing value creation, not value capture. Chris Anderson explained all this: "the world of free exists mostly to acquire these valuable assets [attention, reputation, etc] for the sake of a business model to b
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by konsl 19y ago
This guy keeps getting stuff wrong. Instead of fearing free, take some time to understand it.
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by konsl 19y ago
I love "freemium" business models, but only when the negative externalities aren't seen by the "users of the basic version" and especially when the positive externalities _are_ seen by the "users of the basic version".
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by konsl 19y ago
I wouldn't expect to see value-adding apps too soon... unless FB is willing to make some significant changes to their platform. There's simply no incentive to make them right now -- virality continues to be the main criterion for app succes
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by konsl 19y ago
http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/ is good to watch you should use this: http://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/
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by konsl 19y ago
yeah, typically any user-gen links are nofollow
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by konsl 19y ago
This is way off. Free always beats paid. Your example of champagne is somewhat accurate (i.e. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_dri... ), but I don't think the same concept applies to software. When some alternatives
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by konsl 19y ago
Agreed.. people starting using Google before AdSense existed.
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Why Google is Today's Most Powerful Brand(discussionleader.hbsp.com)
5 points by konsl 19y ago|9 comments
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by konsl 19y ago
This is an interesting take on (b) overlooked problems: A few years ago, Gary Hamel and colleagues analyzed more than a hundred cases of business innovation to learn why some individuals, at certain points in time, are able to see opportuni
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by konsl 19y ago
What do you mean? I think he means he _doesn't_ want to be employed.
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by konsl 19y ago
Skip (mt) all together -- I've used (gs) and (dv) for clients; both were complete trash. Their support department is basically a collection of KnowledgeBase articles; if you require assistance beyond those articles, they won't support you.
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by konsl 19y ago
BASc in EE from University of Toronto; immediately followed with my first start-up