October 2010
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“I wanted to project myself forward to age 80 and say, “Okay, now I’m looking...”
– Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, in 2001 on his “Regret Minimization Framework”
September 2010
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Follow vs. Friend
Our online world was dominated by mutual connections before Twitter came around. Friendster, MySpace, Facebook, and LinkedIn have all operated under this model:
Person A invites person B to connect
Person B gets an email, clicks the link, then clicks accept
Person A and B are now connected to each other
Twitter flipped this on its head and allowed you to connect to someone without them...
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Wikipedia to add article feedback →
While Wikipedia is one of the most trustworthy sources for historical information, it’s also prone to opinion and politics. The Wikimedia Foundation just announced plans to add “Article Feedback Tool” to their articles, making it simple for readers - who rely on information being accurate and neutral - to quickly identify if a page is a trustworthy source, as voted on by...
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“Sometimes people think that a simple description of a product means there isn’t...”
– Michael Arrington, TechCrunch
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“When you buy something cheap and bad, the best you’re going to feel about it is...”
– Redfin blog
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“So while I don’t expect Twitter to master its own destiny as far as the...”
– Alex Payne, former lead of Twitter’s developer platform
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RSS isn't dead, it's just too complex
There is a debate going on among tech personalities and companies over whether or not RSS is dead. Here’s a quick roundup:
It all started when Steve Gilmore claimed RSS was dead in 2009
Bloglines - owned by IAC - announced they are closing shop
Yesterday, Matthew Ingram from GigaOm said RSS is not dead
Dave Winer - credited with the invention of RSS - responds saying RSS “forms...
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“Good design is making something intelligible and memorable. Great design is...”
– Dieter Rams, legendary industrial designer
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