chapter four – my 30s
Over the last couple of years I’ve come across a lot of services that had network externalities tied to it. SMS messaging, it’s no fun if there’s no one to text back. Facebook, what’s the point unless you’re seeing pictures and getting updates from people you care about? And most recently twitter. Okay I’ve blogged [...]
I like using Flickr. Infact, I liked using it so much I ponied up 20 USD for a pro account and have topped it up. I also enjoy Facebook, but would I pay 20 USD a year for Facebook now, probably not. Now if facebook had begun by only introduced a limited function for free, [...]
Like most of the rest of the world, I’ve been really interested in the US election this year. It’s been the most anticipated and tightly fought battles in my lifetime and I think it’s very cool to be an adult with so many American friends and family living in America at this time. But the [...]
I received a notice some time ago to try the new Facebook. I tried it for a day, didn’t like it and kept on using the old version. I spoke to some other friends and no one is really digging the new design. Are you using it? Seeing the notice “the new Facebook, try it [...]
I blog on my own site and – with Facebook’s notes import feature – my notes get reprinted on Facebook. This works well in some ways as (assumption) most of the people who read me on Facebook don’t use RSS so when they login to Facebook they see that I’ve written a new note. For [...]
I found it really interesting to see that Union Square Ventures was recruiting their new analyst through their blog. Fred and his crew really get it. I really like the evaluation methodology – candidates were asked to send a link showing their web profile. Personally, I think the best way to tell if someone gets [...]
A lot has been made about the (semi) new Facebook beacon. MoveOn and others are up in arms talking about the lack of privacy. There’s even a Facebook group against the beacon. I can see the value of the beacon and why Facebook are doing it. Although I’m not completely enraged by the impact on [...]
One thing that annoys me about using facebook is that I have to go into facebook to use it. I hate the fact that you get emailed when someone sends you a message, and the message isn’t shown in the email. I hate that the site makes you login to see what peeps are doing [...]
I’m becoming a bit of a spreadsheet nerd. Whenever I have the opportunity to look at some numbers and do a bit of crunching I get a bit nervous with anticipation – nerdy, I know! Sometimes I won’t really need a spreadsheet but just love working and seeing the numbers work. When I was looking [...]
I read a posting on mashable for chess.com a few weeks ago, and I can’t shake the thought that vertical social networks are a waste of time. I know that some vertical social networks are turning a profit and closing vc rounds and getting a lot of pub (like Dogster and Catster getting a $1Million), [...]