August 2009
16 posts
“Ex-Google employee Chris Sacca, who has made several angel investments, is...”
– Ex-Googler Chris Sacca Launching $5 Million VC Fund (GOOG)
This seems like the right amount of capital to do some VC damage with…very jealous.
Email Blasts
I received the below email from foursquare earlier in the day. I think this is a great example of taking a message and personalizing it (to a point) for the recipient. Hey there - Thanks for using foursquare! We’ve seen that you’ve either been checking-in a lot (woo!) or adding lots of new venues (thx!) so we’re upgrading you to “Superuser” status! What does this...
“Craig Newmark says that craigslist works because people are good, and he has...”
– Why Craigslist Is Such a Mess
For some reason this also brought up thoughts of Google’s moto - ‘Don’t Be Evil’ Both Google and Craigslist are based on powerful principles that are echoed in the core of their aesthetic design. I know this goes against the design philosophy I quoted earlier from...
“Design Like NASCAR. The more buttons, widgets, stickers, and visual clutter the...”
– Matt Mullenweg — aka Photo Matt — on WordPress, Web, Jazz, Life, and Photography
“with accurate, tweet-level location data you could switch from reading the...”
– Twitter Blog: Location, Location, Location
This is going to have a major impact on local news. Besides Outside.In, which currates blog posts, their is no good source out there for local news in real time…
Most people aren’t down with desitnation viewing, (aka. bad local news casts on...
“I say turn your health into a social game like Foursquare. Check in when you...”
– Dr. Jay Parkinson commenting on Health Populi’s “People without a connection to a primary care doctor don’t proactively manage health” via johncarney: kylebunch: heyitsnoah editorlisa dpstyles
… in case you were wondering, Dr. jay Parkinson is one of the guys behind Hello Health and was recently...
“‘If the name of your investment club is AU Guys…you might be a gold...”
– You Might Be A Gold Bug, If…
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“…the most interesting thing about these technologies is how we can modify...”
– Modifying how we experience media | Share Life & Smile with the Kodak Theatre HD Player
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Foursquare
The iphone application foursquare has now consumed my group of friends. While my fiance has yet to get in on the game, most of my friends with iphones, including myself, are hooked. The premise itself is very simple. You ‘check in’ with the app when ever you go to a new destination. Trying a new restaurant? check in. Going to your 4th bar of the night? Check in. By checking in you are...