October 2009
September 2009
WatchThis is actually an audio track. I decided to upload a track to my own servers and play it with quicktime. It might take a moment to load the player.
I listened to this in the morning at 5:30 driving on a country road on the way to the gym. It’s an amazing track - give it a few minutes at least.
I think this is Wolf & Lamb, but I might be wrong. Does anyone know?
Why can’t...
“On Thursday, Facebook will make that [language] translation tool available to...”
– Facebook Offers Translation Tool to Other Sites - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com (via rafer)
This story came out right after another on “The Myth of Crowdsourcing”. I love it when a pundit is smacked down so hard, so fast.
“So content sites are left only with impression-based display ads, haggling over...”
– cdixon: Why content sites are getting ripped off
This is why I’m really excited about the Neilsen / Facebook deal.
Facebook will be able to accurately measure how ads change intent, currently just on facebook.com.
This is yet another dimension where identity is so valuable. Knowing who you...
Facebook Attrition and Twitter Trends
Unlike you, I’d rather have an area of Twitter where I can see more Trending Topics, not less. Let me plow through the long tail to my heart’s content.
I think we agree here, and we’re both trying to find interesting things. Again, my point is just that the top layer aren’t interesting. Like most makers, we like to drill down into data porn. They don’t let you.
Of course,...
1 tag
“Good luck to employees joining Twitter now. Although the common stock valuation...”
– Nuances of Twitter Financing | Bronte Media (via rafer)
Wow, I hadn’t thought of that. This is a really important point, and a reason to not accept a high valuation based upon the expectation of future clout and revenues.
Facebook Attrition and Twitter Trends
gbattle:
giantrobotlasers:
I’m about to hit the hay, but just had a thought. There are more people actively playing Farmville on Facebook than are on Twitter. That blows my mind, for a few reasons. The $1B valuation / uber hype around twitter is one part of it. But coming from the other direction, that so many people would try out something so frivolous and un-fun as farmville is really quite...
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One parting thought for the evening
I’m about to hit the hay, but just had a thought. There are more people actively playing Farmville on Facebook than are on Twitter. That blows my mind, for a few reasons. The $1B valuation / uber hype around twitter is one part of it. But coming from the other direction, that so many people would try out something so frivolous and un-fun as farmville is really quite amazing. I get the same...
Umm... I'm standing in front of a SCUD missile
— Ivan http://kirigin.com cell: 617.777.4317 via iphone
“debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if...”
– Brian Kernighan - Clever ideas that failed
Watchinnonate:
Protect Insurance Companies PSA from Will Ferrell (via MoveOn.org)
Why exactly would we need this PSA if 80% of people actually wanted something?
whitneymcn:
Couldn’t fall asleep until 4:30, couldn’t sleep manage to sleep past 8. Should be an interesting day.
what an apropos typo
Design at Facebook →
whitneymcn:
Seems like Douglas Bowman’s observation on leaving Google is relevant here: the number of designers on staff signifies less than whether any of those designers hold a position of authority in the company.
If “design” doesn’t have any muscle within the organization—it’s viewed as those people who are eventually brought in to make stuff look pretty—sheer numbers are irrelevant. Until...
awesome vanity plate: NULLPTR
— Ivan http://kirigin.com cell: 617.777.4317 via iphone
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-9-20) →
Nine Inch Nails (9)
Nirvana (8)
Radiohead (4)
Black Eyed Peas (2)
Stevie Wonder (1)
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