February 2012
if you learn one thing from following me
mcdavis:
synecdoche:
It should be that you should definitely not keep a poland spring bottle of water next to a poland spring bottle filled with gin next to each other on your night stand because when you wake up at 6AM dying of dehydration and grab one to chug without looking, there is a 50/50 chance it will not end well.
This is a game of Russian Roulette you can play on your own.
One of...
“A full report is below, but here a few highlights from our findings:
...”
– Pinterest Data Analysis: An Inside Look (via jryu)
2 of my first 3 Facebook newsfeed items are...
This is what it means to be 28 I guess.
“If you’re a smart Ph.D. from MIT, you’d never go to Wall Street now,” says a...”
– Is This the End of Wall Street As They Knew It? — New York Magazine (via david-noel)
“In 1990, there were 610 hedge funds in the world. In 2000, there were 3,873; in...”
– Is This the End of Wall Street As They Knew It? — New York Magazine (via david-noel)
At least the public is learning to stay out of stocks.
No more football...
section9:
I haz the sadz.
Man, I had the same thought today.
“President Obama on Tuesday called New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin to...”
– SETH MEYERS, Weekend Update (via inothernews)
Fab Isn’t an Ecommerce Company; It’s a Content... →
courtenaybird:
“Fab didn’t scale like an ecommerce company, because it isn’t one. Sure, ecommerce is how they make money, but what drives the love for Fab is the content. Co-founders Jason Goldberg and Bradford Shellhammer are essentially magazine editors masquerading as etailers. Day-after-day, they are designing a gorgeous, aspirational life for you one item at a time.
…What’s more: This is...
Matter Anti-Matter: A Lesson in Compromise from... →
ensignau:
Recently, Pinterest was asked by officials from Mitt Romney’s campaign to change the name on the account of a user who had created a satirical board poking fun at Romney’s, how shall we say, epicurean tastes.
While it’s clear the Pinterest team appreciated the commentary and creativity…
Very well done. Assuming your users are intelligent works more often than not.
Recommendations for restaurant in Carroll Gardens?
Looking for a place that serves delicious food, takes reservations, and a vegetarian won’t go home hungry. Char No. 4 is top choice currently.
“For example, among 18- to 34-year-olds 24 percent have taken unpaid internships...”
– 34% of 25- to 29-Year-Olds Moved Back Home - National - The Atlantic Wire (via infoneer-pulse)
“My favorite personalities stopped speaking to each other and started speaking to...”
– One day I woke up and twitter sucked « Jordan Cooper’s Blog: startups, venture capital, Hyperpublic (via msg)
I stopped using Twitter in 2010 for exactly this reason. Tumblr, Techmeme, Facebook, and NYTimes.com are where I get news on current events and engage with people I care about.
...
Watchgsiener:
Impressive story.
Original weekend project mvp link on HN: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2406614
(via Gumroad Gets $1.1 Million From Chris Sacca, Max Levchin And Others To Turn Any Link Into A Payment System | TechCrunch)
Holy shit this is brilliant. Wow. Changes everything.
How Tumblr Should Do Promoted Posts
Thoughts expressed in this post are derived from conversations with Julie Fredrickson and Greg Battle.
As you all have seen, Tumblr recently began playing with the idea of publishers paying $1 to highlight posts in the stream. As I said then, I’m glad Tumblr is experimenting, and every time a community-based site makes changes, it always runs the risk of backlash, so kudos to them for...
“Pinterest already is driving buyers to some websites. In the last six months,...”
– How Pinterest Is Becoming the Next Big Thing in Social Media for Business — Entrepreneur.com (via courtenaybird)
Wish they posted some absolute numbers here. Pinterest’s growth has been so fast that 446% increase sounds silly because it is silly (it was still tiny 6 months ago). But kudos to...
parislemon: Path, Not Pathological →
parislemon:
As an iOS lover and Path champion, a number of folks have asked for my take on the Path address book situation of yesterday and today. I’ve avoided weighing in for two reasons: first, I wanted to talk to some other actual developers about the situation. Second, the fact that CrunchFund is…
Actually, it does call into question Path’s company culture with respect to...
Blip is Hiring!
evangotlib:
I’m looking for an Account Director for my New York sales team. Apply here or contact me on Tumblr.
“There’s no denying that Pinterest is fun, looks great, and a lot of people love...”
– Pinterest is over-hyped — Forrester Blogs (via courtenaybird)
Wake up Barnes & Noble!
likesandlaunch:
Growing up, my parents often took us to Barnes and Noble. Whether it was Friday evening after dinner or a rainy Sunday afternoon, trips to the bookstore were a rare occasion that fed the curiosities of everyone in my family — something they believed should be practiced often.
These trips to B&N planted seeds to learn something new. My sister would head over to the fashion...