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by bitsm 12y ago
From the outside, it's hard to dispute that Wallet didn't have enough "utility value", but Square didn't seem to do much to market Wallet to merchants. Almost none of the local merchants I tried using Wallet with kn
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by bitsm 13y ago
So this is an interesting case for animation, but turn off the javascript and try real-world (manual) scrolling -- both pngs and svg perform about the same for me in Chrome (osx). I'm not sure there's much of a takeaway here unles
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by bitsm 14y ago
Just FYI, most, if not all, of this is built into javascript already, via the DOM. http://www.joezimjs.com/javascript/the-lazy-mans-url-parsing...
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by bitsm 15y ago
Forrst has a similar system for promoting user posts as an advertising alternative, though Kyle (founder) uses credits (called acorns) and there are several ways to earn credits, outside of simply purchasing them. It's a great idea: it's ha
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by bitsm 15y ago
The entire point of the lean startup is getting out of the building and validating your ideas with customers. Everything else is gravy. Go out, talk to people, and they will define what you should be building, and what will constitute MVP o
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by bitsm 15y ago
Research like this has implications far beyond the primary application. There's a significant amount of knowledge and technology developed in order to implement the primary application, and most of the value is likely there, in improved pro
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by bitsm 15y ago
I wonder if this shot across Netflix's bow (which it likely is, way too early to definitively walk away), combined with Netflix's lower (base) digital subscription, will open the door to premium Netflix packages -- Starz as a premium add-on
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by bitsm 15y ago
I have been doing some interviewing lately, and only just received my first "prototyping" test, based off a short user scenario. It was almost scarily broad, given the 3 days I had to complete it, but I think that's the point -- show initia
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by bitsm 15y ago
It's always "good enough", except when it isn't. :) Seriously, though, startups -- and websites in general -- are continually moving targets. Your requirements are always changing, your user base and their needs are always changing. You eve
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by bitsm 15y ago
Love it! I've been playing around with the same idea, using HTML5/CSS/JS and the Baker Framework. I'm inspired!
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by bitsm 15y ago
The thing most people miss about gamification is that most games suck, and likely, so will your new gamified whathaveyou. Gamification is the new forums.
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by bitsm 15y ago
I think those pointing to his follower count are missing the point. Morton's has established what sounds like a pretty great CRM for their customers. I'd be really interested to know how they're set up. We live in an age where everyone is a
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by bitsm 15y ago
This is a great idea, and there is a market for this, as anyone with a baby will tell you. But have you done any customer development? As others have mentioned, you have a lot of competition. First you have relatives. They buy lots of new c
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by bitsm 15y ago
When you operate at the DNS level, you get to do all kinds of cool things with site traffic. Cloudflare started with a value proposition based on security, but low-cost hardware and advent of cloud technologies have allowed them to easily e
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by bitsm 15y ago
So, could this work between two phones? That would be interesting: Paypal meets Square (and possibly disrupts both).
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by bitsm 15y ago
Your last point is the rub -- Groupon's creating a "heavy discount" mindset with consumers that often transcends product loyalty. Groupon's focus is local service businesses, which, if they're smart, can offset the initial discount with ups
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by bitsm 15y ago
The reason self-publishing works for Doctorow is not because his audience wants it to. It works because he works extremely hard, is prolific, and smartly leverages technology as well as his massive audience at BoingBoing. He is not an overn
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by bitsm 15y ago
These are difficult to find. In the past, I have found these in individual city GIS department websites, but haven't found a single source that aggregates lots of cities. Quality and formats tend to vary as well.
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by bitsm 15y ago
So what's the line on this practice? It does seem to work in out some cases, but entrepreneurs seem to be gaming the system now, which would make this practice a much worse deal for the buying companies. 24 months does seem to be the avg. t
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by bitsm 15y ago
I can't decide if this is a good or bad thing. I could be wrong, but it feels like a punt by Google. Shouldn't they be owning the quality of their own marketplace?
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by bitsm 15y ago
Hey, if you're still looking, we're doing early testing on an online portfolio service that might meet your needs. I'd be glad to send you an invite. Email me at tim -at- bitsmachine -dot- com http://bitsmachine.com Example portfolio (min
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Interview with Hacker-artist Cory ArcAngel(interviewmagazine.com)
2 points by bitsm 15y ago|0 comments
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by bitsm 15y ago
How does this not also cover every web browser in existence? This seems to cover any networked communications system. Analytics and online ads would seem to be especially vulnerable. All I can see is this guy is really good at writing paten
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by bitsm 15y ago
The problem with the metaphor "you're dead but you don't know it" is that at the end of the movie, Willis' character accepts his situation -- pretty easily, in fact. The startup founder is unlikely to see the light so quickly. How to break
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by bitsm 15y ago
Since I don't have to be PCI-compliant, it's doubly important that the company I'm trusting to handle my customers' data is doing their job right. It'd be irresponsible NOT to ask. A small, three-guy startup running on Linode with little to
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by bitsm 15y ago
Yeah, as others have pointed out, that doesn't answer the question. I'm familiar with transparent redirects offered by Braintree and SpreedlyCore. But Linode (mentioned in the footer) is not PCI compliant by default, so it's worth asking wh
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by bitsm 15y ago
Are you guys PCI compliant?
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by bitsm 15y ago
On Mac at home, SuperDuper for bootable backup, plus TimeMachine, to a 2TB dual disk external with drives mirrored via RAID. SuperDuper is great. Having a bootable backup is awesome when things go wrong. The RAID gives me some peace since I
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by bitsm 15y ago
First, I love this kinda stuff, but this is not exactly the first. SMITH magazine published Six-Word Memoirs in Feb. 2008 and made the NYTimes Bestseller list. The book had almost 800 authors, each of whom received a copy. http://www.smith
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by bitsm 15y ago
I'd be very careful when considering and implementing most of these ideas. While the sentiment is correct (make users' experience easier), many of these approaches have pitfalls or require fallbacks. Your signup and login pages MUST be bull

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