February 2010
44 posts
January 2010
69 posts
What Do AAPL and AMZN Have, that GOOG, Twitter and...
continuations:
Each has more than 100 Million credit cards on file to enable 1-click purchases of content, apps, and virtual goods. When I compare doing anything involving payment on other platforms the experience is cumbersome to the point of being useless. My 10-year old son had no trouble hijacking my Kindle, finding the store and getting a book for himself. And that’s on the Kindle! On...
“These games nowadays are just so technically sound that they’re a learning...”
– Game Changers: How Videogames Trained a Generation of Athletes | Magazine
This is Lyons' Greatest Moment
newsweek:
He’s been killing it all day on FSJ:
Let’s talk about this new device.
Yes, it will transform the media business, and by “transform” I mean it will put me in charge of it, the way the iPod put me in charge of the music industry. Yes, it will destroy cable TV and utterly transform the 60-year-old television industry, and again, by “transform,” I mean I’ll be in charge, because I’ll be...
“Populism is popular with the ruling class. Ever since I started covering...”
– I think the one exception to this is Bill Clinton. I miss you, Billy.
Op-Ed Columnist - The Populist Addiction - NYTimes.com
“The middle class has been under assault for a long time,” Obama said in...”
– This old saw is such a line of B.S., it’s crazy. The middle class gets ALL the benefits of government largesse in this country (mostly as a result of repeating this B.S. line).
Obama proposes almost doubling child care tax credit - CNN.com
The 4 Big Myths of Profile Pictures « OkTrends →
Reminds me of “The Angles.”
Norm Asymmetry
Now THAT is interesting.
newsweek:
underpaidgenius:
- Richard Thaler, Will More Borrowers Walk Away From Their Mortgages?
A family that financed the entire purchase of a $600,000 home in 2006 could now find itself still owing most of that mortgage, even though the home is now worth only $300,000. The family could rent a similar home for much less than its monthly mortgage payment, saving...
Why We Should Boycott ComScore (and *perhaps* why...
Wow. I missed this over the weekend, but Jason is keeping it super real here. Frankly I am shocked at the Fred Wilson connection.
jasoncalacanis:
From my email newsletter today…. if you want these first, sign up for it! ————— Forwarded message ————— From: Jason Calacanis Date: Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 11:00 AM Subject: Why We Should Boycott ComScore (and *perhaps* why traders should short their...
WatchFifty and Freaky!
WatchBest Laser Cats evar!
The Sixty One undergoes major redesign →
What the hell is this nonsense?
iomegadrive:
Shared by iomegadrive Beautiful, but wholly unusable.
compare with the old version; some beautiful, risky decisions
“By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son...”
– Charles Wadsworth (via rulesformyunbornson)
“Back in 2008, the smart liberal spin on “post-partisanship” —...”
– FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Post-Partisanship Epic Fail?
“He also appears to believe that quality is a zero sum game. A bunch of amateur...”
– Caterina.net: Participatory media and why I love it (and must defend it)
Accenture's New Ad Campaign, Post Tiger - Tiger... →
I’m going to file this under “N” for “No shit, Sherlock.”
“And we’re already hearing a hue and cry from Wall Street suggesting that...”
– The President to Wall Street: “We Want Our Money Back, and We’re Going to Get It” | The White House
Late Night Mayhem as Conan O'Brien (and Everyone... →
Sources: Lane Kiffin to leave Tennessee Volunteers... →
REALLY? Fuck me.
“According to Faber, his first experience with evangelical Christianity was not...”
– Gay Teen Worried He Might Be Christian | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source
Official Google Blog: A new approach to China →
Google grows a pair. Film at 11.
iomegadrive:
China-based attacks on Google were looking for human rights activists’ personal information. Scary to think what would/could have happened if these attacks failed.
“These attacks and the surveillance they have uncovered—combined with the attempts over the past year to further limit free speech on the web—have led us to conclude that we should...
Conan O’Brien Says He Won’t Host ‘Tonight Show’... →
I’m 100% with Conan. F NBC and to Jay Leno — the unfunniest comedian ever — good luck.
iomegadrive:
Conan is a class act. I hope he figures out whatever works for him so he can get back to doing what he does best, which is the Masturbating Bear.
Mark McGwire admitted using steroids and it's time... →
Why We're on Team Conan O'Brien | PopEater.com →
(via iomegadrive)
“At Accenture one of the most valuable tools they used when we were young...”
– Productivity Hacks: Voicemail, Folders & To-Do’s
“I’m very surprised,” former Oklahoma and Dallas Cowboys coach Barry...”
– For many coaches, going to the pros was a real game-changer - latimes.com
“As for the calls to treat the would-be Christmas bomber as an enemy combatant,...”
– Zakaria: Don’t Overreact to Terrorism - Fareed Zakaria - Newsweek.com
“Almost a third of our portfolio is under attack by patent trolls. Is it possible...”
– We need an independent invention defense to minimize the damage of aggressive patent trolls (via fred-wilson)
The Avatar Na'vi Sex Scene Revealed - Avatar -... →
The comments on this article are gold.
“Many of my fellow conservatives have an almost knee-jerk hostility toward gay...”
– The Conservative Case For Gay Marriage - Newsweek.com
“Marriage is one of the basic building blocks of our neighborhoods and our...”
– Ted Olson, making the conservative case for gay marriage. (via newsweek)
“Only Mike Garrett would see this as a good thing for the Trojans.”
– Who stands to gain from Pete Carroll’s departure? - latimes.com
