July 2010
4 posts
June 2010
4 posts
I finally figured out why the iPad requires a...
My apologies if this “insight” is obvious (or obviously incorrect), but it just occurred to me and I thought it was worth sharing.
When you buy an iPad, you must plug it into a computer in order to set it up. That’s mystifying to me, since the device can independently connect to the Internet and to Apple’s stores for music, video, and applications. As far as I know, the...
SocialFlow Company Blog: SocialFlow Announces... →
We’re happy to announce that we’re a part of the betaworks family of companies, and we work directly out of the betaworks offices in NYC. Our funding partners are betaworks and Dan Porter (formerly Ticketweb), CEO of OMGPop, and all-around knowledgeable advisor. Dan has been invaluable in crossing…
May 2010
3 posts
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bit.ly blog: Introducing bit.ly, fugu edition →
Today we’re rolling out a new release of the bit.ly website, designed to help you more easily shorten, share, and track your links. The interface has been redesigned from the ground up to be easier to use, faster to load, and provide brand new features. The new release (which we’ve been…
under the wire: How Wired.com Tracked the iPhone... →
In response to Wired.com’s scoop identifying the finder of the lost iPhone prototype, many have asked me how we did it. The process of uncovering digital footprints to identify Brian Hogan was indeed challenging and enlightening, so I thought I’d tell the story here. Heck, it might even teach…
April 2010
4 posts
March 2010
10 posts
WatchBetaWorks Gets Another $20 Million for Twitter-Friendly Start-Ups. Building a Mountain or Digging a Hole? | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD
February 2010
9 posts
WatchHalf an hour of security footage related to the killing of the Hamas leader in Dubai. I’ll watch the whole video at some point — but it’s amazing how suspenseful the first few minutes are.
WatchTony Haile on “Hacking the North Pole”
The most romantic spam I've ever gotten!
From: Uliana S <devnn@XXXXXXX> Date: February 12, 2010 6:07:46 AM EST To: “shopping@XXXXX” <shopping@XXXXX>, “shopping@XXXXX” <shopping@XXXXX>, “shopping@XXXXX” <shopping@XXXXX>, “shopping@XXXXX” <shopping@XXXXX> Subject: greetings from me, dear Privet, my dear friend! Think of me always and dream of me often [SPAM...
January 2010
2 posts
Apple Store madness.
lewiskingblog:
Apple stores don’t have “no smoking” signs. Legally they need them but they “ruin the design of the store”, so for every apple store in the UK they pay £50 a day to keep their windows sign free. Crazy shit.
EDIT: I forgot to include the source, it’s a friend who works in the Apple Store in Norwich, The evidence is the fact that they aren’t actually in the windows.
Watchomgpop.com - Quantcast Audience Profile
December 2009
3 posts
November 2009
5 posts
URL shorteners working with Internet Archive for...
301works:
Date: November 11, 2009
The Internet Archive and founding companies announce today the launch of 301Works.org, a service to archive shortened Universal Resource Locators (URLs). This will enable redirect services to incorporate these shortened URLs when a member company ceases business activities.
The use of shortened URLs has grown dramatically due to the popularity of Twitter and...
October 2009
18 posts
In defense of ebook readers
marco:
Marc and Clint are defending ebook readers from the categorical criticism and doubt in blogs over the last few days, sparked by remarks by John Gruber and Jason Kottke.
I got a Kindle 2 in February, mostly so I could make Instapaper work well on it. I expected it to be used mostly as a development device that I would occasionally use to read a book.
The following week, Tiff was packing...
