Monthly Archives: April 2010

HTC incredible review

Posted on April 30, 2010 by

Pretty smoking little device. I used the HTC hero and the MOTO Droid. I still keep a blackberry in rotation. This new incredible is flat out more polished. Inside and out. It’s form factor is slim, sleek and fun. Screen … Continue reading →

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LIKE is the wrong function to base the social web on

Posted on April 29, 2010 by

Discussion and idea swapping and socializing is and should be so much more than just liking something. The like function is going to just create more noise. It’s no where near as useful as a bookmark or hyperlinks. Alas like … Continue reading →

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Facebook limited by ad budgets

Posted on April 25, 2010 by

Facebook’s new releases and plans were the talk of the week In the tech industry (by the way, not the only industry that matters!). Probably for good reason. Facebook’s size and growth is very impressive and the service is obviously … Continue reading →

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Part I of 5 Part Series: Business People Learning From Elite Athletes

Posted on April 23, 2010 by

To start, the goal is not to be an ‘elite’ athlete… (1)   Sports, like businesses or social movements have goals and costs. In sport, the goal is to win. Thus, the most skilled movement (plan) is one that accomplishes the … Continue reading →

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Weplay’s Upcoming Direction – Weplay Neighborhoods

Posted on April 20, 2010 by

Hi all, Rather than write generally about online communities I figured I’d blog from the inside about one community building effort in particular, Weplay.  A couple of posts ago I talked about my experience and belief that real world structures … Continue reading →

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look up! a cartoon.

Posted on April 17, 2010 by
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Building online communities: offline connectedness essential

Posted on April 17, 2010 by

Online social networks as a dominant medium for ideas, relationships and communication is not a fad. Online communities not based on something substantial in the offline world are a fad or rather were the easiest types of networks to get … Continue reading →

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iPad Will Sell Because Ages Under 10 Get It. Period.

Posted on April 8, 2010 by

Look, I’m a parent.  As much as I hate to admit it, kids do greatly influence spending in the household. My 6 and 4 year old don’t just like the iPad – they get it. As Reese, 4 years old … Continue reading →

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Local Advertising Algo Follow Up

Posted on April 7, 2010 by

Nice write up from my friend, Florent, about Foursquare API being used to create location heatmaps. This is precisely the location behavior data I was talking about in my post the other day. You see in his heatmap I know … Continue reading →

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Weplay.com – Working on Things You Personally Use and Believe In

Posted on April 6, 2010 by

Weplay.com is a great experience and it’s a great start-up to work at.   At its core Weplay is a clean-well lit platform for parents, kids and coaches helping them do all the things you want and need to do in … Continue reading →

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