crowsfan85

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by crowsfan85 15y ago
They tried Adsense on StackOverflow. It was a "crushing disappointment". See http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2009/08/podcast-64/
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by crowsfan85 15y ago
I don't think design should ever be slapped on. But I do think it makes the most sense to test and launch a first version with what amounts to a functional wireframe/prototype, if possible.
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by crowsfan85 15y ago
According to this April 2011 LA Times article [1], six senior VP's now oversee these areas: mobile, social, Chrome, YouTube/video, search, and ads. [1] http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/04/exclusive...
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by crowsfan85 15y ago
I agree. I've also found this perl script handy for recursive find/replace: http://www.neilgunton.com/doc/deep $ deep replace "foo" "bar" "*.html"
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by crowsfan85 15y ago
Great concept. Love it. Adding to my toolkit. Maybe consider leveraging/partnering with http://userstyles.org .
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by crowsfan85 15y ago
Site is down for me. Here is cached page: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://...
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by crowsfan85 16y ago
From above stream, a shot of people waiting to be rescued: http://twitpic.com/48e4r4
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by crowsfan85 16y ago
Personally, I would love to see Google in the carrier business, but it would be a huge risk to their brand/image. Most everyone loves Google right now. Most everyone hates wireless carriers. So, it sounds like it could be a good opportunity
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by crowsfan85 16y ago
Correction: ServerFault discussion here... http://serverfault.com/questions/72767/why-is-internet-acces...
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by crowsfan85 16y ago
Joel Spolksy posted about this problem on his blog last year: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2009/10/08.html Here's the related ServerFault post: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2009/10/08.html
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by crowsfan85 16y ago
Yeah, me too. Hate those popups. To remove: (1) download Stylish add-on for chrome or firefox, (2) add CSS style below #vspb, button.ws, button.vspib { display: none !important } .vspi { background: none !important; border: none !impo
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by crowsfan85 16y ago
Yeah, besides being first mover and the associated brand recognition, I don't know what competitive advantages Groupon really has. Especially when sites like http://www.sandiegosaves.net/ are able to "aggregate" the deals from all the dai
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by crowsfan85 16y ago
Yes, Winamp 2.95 still is outstanding. Simple, functional, tiny footprint, etc. Get it here: http://www.oldversion.com/Winamp.html and apply AlpineAmp skin: http://customize.org/winamp2/skins/4571 The lesson- Sometimes newer and more "f
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by crowsfan85 16y ago
Another great move by Google.. great PR for honoring Topeka, great April Fools joke, great way to bring attention to Google broadband, great way to continue being the "good guys", etc.
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by crowsfan85 17y ago
> 1984 ad featuring Apple as the bad guy? See Simpsons S20:Ep7. http://youtube.com/watch?v=CZGIn9bpALo