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by timjahn 15y ago
This is a perfect example of why the USPS is on its way out. People haven't forgotten about the USPS. They simply naturally no longer have a need for it. We often check our mail once a week! Why? Because we don't get anything useful in t
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Bootstrapping To 5x Yearly Revenue Growth And Hiring Your First Employees(entrepreneursunpluggd.com)
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by timjahn 15y ago
Let them know you support what they're doing. They need to know their actions are supported, appreciated, and are noticed. We can't only draw attention to their negative actions, right?
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by timjahn 15y ago
How much did the MPAA pay for this article? No, seriously. Re-read the first 3 paragraphs. That is 100% paid for press.
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by timjahn 15y ago
I agree with you, I'm confused as to why they're constantly talked about. The idea is nothing new and there's plenty of competition. Personally, I think it's just the industry's current shiny thing. Regarding the constant press, I'd be wi
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by timjahn 15y ago
You bring up a good point. Real everyday people aren't Facebook's customers, they're actually Facebook's product. But Facebook does impact the rest of society. Families are sharing photos with loved ones, important news with those far awa
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Grooveshark gets on to iPhone using HTML5 site(billboard.biz)
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by timjahn 15y ago
I think today, startups and businesses are two different things. A business makes money. You see them all around you. Restaurants, companies that sell products (online and offline), web design firms, etc. These businesses impact the rest
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The half life of a StumbleUpon link is 400 hours(tech.li)
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3 Ways To Determine If Your Idea Is Crazy(entrepreneursunpluggd.com)
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by timjahn 15y ago
Headline is incorrect. Article is about "codecademy", a Ney York based website, not "Code Academy", a Chicago based code instruction program. These 2 really need to differentiate their names more though.
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Microsoft to pay retail workers to recommend Windows phones(daringfireball.net)
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by timjahn 15y ago
Am I missing the inside joke on this?
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With Version 2.0, Onesheet Becomes The About.me For The Entertainment Industry(techcrunch.com)
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Dealing With Copycats, Expensive PR Companies, Deadbeat Developers And More(entrepreneursunpluggd.com)
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by timjahn 15y ago
I agree with your point about fragmenting content, but not about Netflix. The only reason I still pay $8/month for Netflix is their amazing mass of children's programming. I could do without the decade old movies.
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by timjahn 15y ago
With stories like this, I always wonder: do the executives have kids? What are those kids watching? Do they own Rokus? What about their friends, classmates, roommates, etc.? Do the executives really just keep the blinders on all the time
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HBO to Netflix: We’re taking our ball & going home(venturebeat.com)
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by timjahn 15y ago
No kidding. Makes me wonder what technologies heavily used today won't be around for my 16 month old son's 10th, 11th, 12th birthdays.
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by timjahn 15y ago
Of course, the question is, how long does it take for that theoretical portfolio to be outdated? Developing film was around until quite recently, until it quickly became obsolete.
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by timjahn 15y ago
That's exactly what I see ifttt becoming.
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by timjahn 15y ago
There are plenty of examples (Apple being the first one that comes to mind) of companies who charge a ton (and make a ton of money) for a product that is available elsewhere for cheaper. Price isn't always everything in the consumers mind.
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by timjahn 15y ago
Charge to use it? ::GASPPPPPPP::
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by timjahn 15y ago
That's a really good point. A service like this has enough potential business use cases where I'm sure a lot of users would be willing to directly give them cash to ensure this is a long term company, not a flash in the pan startup. Makes y
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by timjahn 15y ago
Location integration would be amazing. Assuming I left my living room speaker on 24/7 (which is totally fine), I'd love to be able to get Rdio spinning up some tunes as soon as I get home from wherever.
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by timjahn 15y ago
I'd venture to guess fine points like this will be tweaked over time. I don't want them storing my Wordpress admin credentials either, so I haven't activated that channel yet. (I actually emailed them about this and am awaiting a response)
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by timjahn 15y ago
I'm a pretty technical guy, developer, etc. After reading your comment, I popped on over to Yahoo Pipes, having never really used it. I didn't 100% understand what you could do with Pipes based on the first page. I still don't. Is it jus
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by timjahn 15y ago
If they continue expanding the channels, triggers, and actions available, I'd probably come up with more business uses and would pay for it. (Off the top of my head, some MailChimp and Eventbrite integration would be nice.)
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by timjahn 15y ago
Interesting. The Pinterest fans in my life spend all their Pinterest time on the front page it seems.
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by timjahn 15y ago
That's a great point (and probably something Pinterest should devote effort to encouraging down the road). Pinterest seems to connect a lot with "real people", not just the techies. Every mention I've heard of it from the former group is r

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