July 2010
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Great cover this week from the sublime Kings of...
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What next for Local Services?
Over the past year, I have become increasingly interested in the local services flash sale (often referred to as group buying) space. What was effectively the “internet-izing” of the long established coupon industry has rapidly become the hottest area of the internet now, driven by its tangible revenue streams and extraordinary margins.
I started building Gilt’s play in the...
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The pitfalls of user reviews
I love people that invest time doing stuff like this. Amazing.
“If Orson Welles had made a movie about talking ponies, this is the movie he would have made”
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So apparently Phish have been dropping sick covers...
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Apple and the next category killer
Despite a range of technical challenges, sales of the iPhone 4 are already through the roof (1.7MM and counting) and Apple appears to have triumphed again. I bought the phone last week, and aside from the frighteningly real issue around left-handed usage, I am very impressed with the new features and functionality.
That said, I am much more interested in what comes next. I believe that right...
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Great cover this morning from Frightened Rabbit,...
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Social networks and privacy
I have been thinking a lot about my declining usage of Facebook recently, and what might be driving it. The answer lies in two core issues that just did not cross my mind when I signed up 4 years ago. Social networks are about sharing, and about connections.
As I think about the concept of friends, its a group that can be broken into two parts - close and distant. Close friends are the people...
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