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Fundamentally different and better campaign coverage than past at NYT

I think they deserve a prize. And Silver’s sparring partner Joe Scarborough (see @nbcjoe and @fivethirtyeight threads) looks like a dummy. http://nyti.ms/RAb2J9 NYTimes: State and National Polls Come Into Better Alignment It appears that President Obama is likely to go

Fundamentally different and better campaign coverage than past at NYT

I think they deserve a prize. And Silver’s sparring partner Joe Scarborough (see @nbcjoe and @fivethirtyeight threads) looks like a dummy. http://nyti.ms/RAb2J9 NYTimes: State and National Polls Come Into Better Alignment It appears that President Obama is likely to go

Internet traffic collapsed as the Sandy blackout started

Note 10/29 Monday middle of the day. The chart is US Midwest time. Compare to the trailing 30 days. http://internettrafficreport.com/30day.htm Last comparable drop was October 9th. Couldn’t figure out what happened that day of note.  

Internet traffic collapsed as the Sandy blackout started

Note 10/29 Monday middle of the day. The chart is US Midwest time. Compare to the trailing 30 days. http://internettrafficreport.com/30day.htm Last comparable drop was October 9th. Couldn’t figure out what happened that day of note.  

Build your own Kickstarter

Fast forward a few years later: these guys were ready to launch the newest version of the Lockitron and decided go on Kickstarter. And guess what? A day after Lockitron submitted their campaign, Kickstarter changed their policy about hardware companies and rejected them.

Build your own Kickstarter

Fast forward a few years later: these guys were ready to launch the newest version of the Lockitron and decided go on Kickstarter. And guess what? A day after Lockitron submitted their campaign, Kickstarter changed their policy about hardware companies and rejected them.

Android sucks, an example

Android doesn’t provide native video editing.   And in fact, it doesn’t have a standard video recording codec.   So if you write your own video editing stuff, you have to handle whatever crazy codec the phone designer might have

Android sucks, an example

Android doesn’t provide native video editing.   And in fact, it doesn’t have a standard video recording codec.   So if you write your own video editing stuff, you have to handle whatever crazy codec the phone designer might have

Tumblr-twitter asinine meme

http://www.businessinsider.com/tumblr-founder-david-karp-tumblr-is-kicking-butt-2009-8

Tumblr-twitter asinine meme

http://www.businessinsider.com/tumblr-founder-david-karp-tumblr-is-kicking-butt-2009-8

Plaxo traffic down by 30% in last 12 months

Plaxo.com Traffic and Demographic Statistics by Quantcast.   Contacts is a REAL THING. But now that somebody is trying to milk the business for revenue, it is clearly just dying.  

Plaxo traffic down by 30% in last 12 months

Plaxo.com Traffic and Demographic Statistics by Quantcast.   Contacts is a REAL THING. But now that somebody is trying to milk the business for revenue, it is clearly just dying.  

Rebelmouse thoughts

The Rebelmouse stream mashup homepage looks nice. But I don’t need a homepage on the web (e.g., about.me style). Maybe some people want to give that out as their main URL instead of a linkedin or a blogger page. If

Rebelmouse thoughts

The Rebelmouse stream mashup homepage looks nice. But I don’t need a homepage on the web (e.g., about.me style). Maybe some people want to give that out as their main URL instead of a linkedin or a blogger page. If

Besides Apple TV

Things Apple could do next BESIDES make a TV (that are also amazingly valuable areas to open up) 1. Make car stuff. Gear for the dashboard of your car. 2. Make wearable stuff, like a watch. 3. The fabled kitchen

Besides Apple TV

Things Apple could do next BESIDES make a TV (that are also amazingly valuable areas to open up) 1. Make car stuff. Gear for the dashboard of your car. 2. Make wearable stuff, like a watch. 3. The fabled kitchen

Peek.com that travel company

Those travel folks who launched “Peek” are kind of lame for stepping on our toes –> we are the startup called Peek. But we don’t do travel so let them be. Interestingly though, when we were just starting out we

Peek.com that travel company

Those travel folks who launched “Peek” are kind of lame for stepping on our toes –> we are the startup called Peek. But we don’t do travel so let them be. Interestingly though, when we were just starting out we