February 2012
25 posts
I’m kind of over Park Slope—it’s not a destination for nightlife anymore.
– Park Slope is Dead, Says The New Yorker… But Is It? - Park Slope, NY Patch
Public Data Sets : AWS →
alexainslie:
“Public Data Sets on AWS provides a centralized repository of public data sets that can be seamlessly integrated into AWS cloud-based applications. AWS is hosting the public data sets at no charge for the community, and like all AWS services, users pay only for the compute and storage they use for their own applications.”
n September 2009, he launched Freshbox Catering with $40,000 in seed money from...
– 2010 Finalists: America’s Best Young Entrepreneurs: Freshbox - BusinessWeek
Cooke says some people don’t even buy anything when they come in; they...
– People Are Awesome: The Coffee Shop Where Everyone Pays for Everyone Else’s Drinks - News - GOOD
It took a while, but word has started to spread around the tiny coastal town,...
– People Are Awesome: The Coffee Shop Where Everyone Pays for Everyone Else’s Drinks - News - GOOD
In layman’s terms, if you take a great shot of an important historical...
– Official NYIP Photo Blog - Main - Instagram’s Dirty Little Secret?
The audio files can be transmitted by small beacons that cost only a few...
– At Fashion Week, a Peek at a New Tactic for Marketers - NYTimes.com
Made Fashion Week’s mobile app, which will be available for iPhone, iPad and...
– At Fashion Week, a Peek at a New Tactic for Marketers - NYTimes.com
cultural currency
– This Is Your Brain on Comedy | Brain Pickings
All over America, the Department of Homeland Security is running ads promoting...
– According To The FBI, Internet Privacy Is Now Considered To Be Suspicious Activity
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The business proposition is compelling: A company offering APIs will build it...
– 2012 Is Shaping Up As the Year of Open APIs - Dion Hinchcliffe’s Next-Generation Enterprises
- Networks of people, participation and ideas matter more than networks of...
– Letter from Betaworks CEO: ‘Data is the New Plastic’ | Betabeat — News, gossip and intel from Silicon Alley 2.0.
Companies focusing on the networks created by people on mobile devices will take...
– Letter from Betaworks CEO: ‘Data is the New Plastic’ | Betabeat — News, gossip and intel from Silicon Alley 2.0.
The blue color gives that well-known blueprint feel, and shouldn’t prompt...
– A wireframe kit for Google Drawings and 5 reasons it beats Omnigraffle and Visio - Morten Just
Note that this means that in a prototype language, there is no abstract concept...
– JavaScript: What is the difference between “__proto__” and “prototype”? - Quora
“We’re getting closer to a wider roll-out of Timeline and the Open Graph, and we...
– We’ve listened to 1.5 billion songs on Facebook already | VentureBeat
In launching the new features, Facebook chose to partner with a slate of...
– We’ve listened to 1.5 billion songs on Facebook already | VentureBeat
January 2012
75 posts
about @accomplish: “I have a lot of love to share for your amazing page. I...
– user in denmark about via AngelList
Eventually everything connects—people, ideas, objects…the quality of the...
– In His Own Words: Charles Eames
, Virginia State Sen. Janet Howell (D-Fairfax) on Monday attached an amendment...
– Janet Howell, Virginia State Senator, Attaches Rectal Exam Amendment To Anti-Abortion Bill
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Come 2016, almost 70 percent of Internet users in G-20 nations will be from...
– Internet economy set to hit $4.2T in 2016, half of world’s population will be online | VentureBeat
While the group’s projections sound like a major shift, they’re actually...
– Internet economy set to hit $4.2T in 2016, half of world’s population will be online | VentureBeat
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The inability of algorithmic filtering to adequately surface relevant/timely...
– Tumblr CEO: Curators now outnumber Creators 9 to 1 | LinkedIn
use Mulberry to build all kinds of apps – pretty much anything that might...
– 0.3 Brings New Tools for Interactive Apps - Toura Mulberry
Forcing yourself into some half-assed “serendipity” is completely odd.
– What would you consider forced serendipity? Think of existing apps like Facebook, and brand new apps like Highlight. Location-Aware Apps Flat-Out Suck
Strangers are strangers for a reason
– Location-Aware Apps Flat-Out Suck
, “Asking what ‘problem’ Timehop solves may be asking the wrong question. That’s...
– Timehop, A Time Machine For Your Social Media Updates, Gets $1.1 From Foursquare Founders And Others | TechCrunch
Timehop, a startup that humbly began as Foursquareandsevenyears ago, has just...
– Timehop, A Time Machine For Your Social Media Updates, Gets $1.1 From Foursquare Founders And Others | TechCrunch
What the headline should be is that consumers are leaving web developers behind....
– You’ve probably underestimated just how big this is – Cross Platform Dev Blog
As for splitting up the goodies, there’s a lot on the line. According to...
– Heidi Klum to File for Divorce From Seal | TMZ.com
Can you play Kanye
On that one-stringed instrument?
Because this song sucks
– (via manhattanhaikus)
Babies in Park Slope
Babies babies and babies
So many babies
– (via manhattanhaikus)
The Sail Songfacts reports that Bruno used to leave high school without saying...
– AWOLNATION – Free listening, videos, concerts, stats, & pictures at Last.fm