Archive | August, 2011

Weekend Wacky Jumble Picture: What’s Wrong With This TouchPad Ad?

Posted on 21 August 2011

Hey, Kids! Can you find four things wrong with this advertisement in a 6th Ave Electronics flyer? Turn your screen over for answers! sıɥʇ ɹoɟ ɹǝʌo uǝǝɹɔs ɹnoʎ uɹnʇ ʎןןɐǝɹ noʎ pıp ˙4 ˙ʇno pןos ʎןqɐqoɹd s,ʇı ˙3 ˙ʇı puıɟ uɐɔ noʎ uǝɥʍ 66$ sʇsoɔ ʇı ˙2 ˙ɯɹoɟʇɐןd pǝןıɐɟ ɐ ‘soqǝʍ sunɹ ʇı ˙pɐdɥɔnoʇ ɐ sıɥʇ ˙1 [ Thanks, Evan! ]

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ItsAlmo.st Time For A Decent Countdown Tool

Posted on 21 August 2011

There are a number of online apps that let you create a timer that counts down to a given date and time, but frankly, most of them suck.

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How Discovery Will Drive Transactions

Posted on 21 August 2011

Editor’s note : Guest contributor Semil Shah is an entrepreneur interested in digital media, consumer internet, and social networks. He is based in Palo Alto and you can follow him on twitter  @semilshah . All year, I’ve heard some variation of this phrase: “ A big shift, from search to discovery, is underway online.

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(Founder Stories) Kevin O’Connor: Having An “Exit Strategy Is Total Bullshit”

Posted on 21 August 2011

Chris Dixon  wraps up his interview with  FindTheBest  (and DoubleClick) co-founder,  Kevin O’Connor by asking him about his end goal for FindTheBest. O’Connor responds that an “exit strategy is total bullshit,” he is simply doing what he loves doing and notes that if you solve a big problem “you end up with lots of options.” O’Connor also suggests that people are actually using the social web less intensely as its novelty fades and it becomes a regular part of their web experience. As the interview concludes in the video below, Dixon inquires about O’Connor’s distribution channel for his “decision-making engine,” FindTheBest

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The Daily Show On How Chain Bookstores Can Compete With The Internet

Posted on 20 August 2011

Borders’ bankruptcy this summer has further underscored a major shift in the way people consume the written word, namely in pixels as opposed to print. As our chain brick and mortar bookstores inevitably go the way of our chain brick and mortar video stores and record stores, the ever-sharp Jon Stewart and author (and PC-dude) John Hodgman mull over various ways bookstores can stay competitive (video, above).

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Review: Energizer Dual-Zone Inductive Charging Pad

Posted on 20 August 2011

Short Version: Energizer’s Inductive Charging pad gets rid of the wires, looks nice, and just makes getting your charge on easier.

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New This Week on the Inside Network Job Board: Aarki, TinyCo, Tagged and More

Posted on 20 August 2011

The  Inside Network Job Board  is dedicated to providing you with the best job opportunities across social and mobile application platforms. Here are this week’s highlights from the  Inside Network Job Board , including positions at  Aarki ,  King.com ,  Acquinity Interactive ,  TinyCo ,  GREE International ,  Elti Solutions ,  Tagged ,  Breaktime Studios  and  Ace Studios/Tetris Online .

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Revenge Of The Killer Script Kiddies!

Posted on 20 August 2011

They’re out there. Be afraid.

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Gillmor Gang 8.20.11 (TCTV)

Posted on 20 August 2011

The Gillmor Gang — Robert Scoble, Seth Goldstein, John Taschek, Kevin Marks, and Steve Gillmor — sat in awe of Apple’s massive hammerlock on the tablet market. What the New York Times called 97% of the purchased category became crystal clear as HP folded its cards and went home to an uncertain future

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Don’t Follow The Crowd

Posted on 20 August 2011

Editor’s note: Jules Maltz is a General Partner at Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), a late-stage venture capital firm based in Menlo Park. You can follow him on Twitter @julesmaltz. Whenever I’m about to make a new investment, I always think about the 2

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