Monthly Archives: February 2010

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Twitter updates for 2010-02-18

  • RT @JessicaMah: Any startups looking to recruit CS/EE students, Berkeley is hosting a startup fair on March 4th. DM me for details! #
  • An email I received today reminded me of Aesop's fable of 'The Tortoise & the Hare.' http://k9.vc/aJIKG5 Motto: Slow & steady wins the race. #
  • Don't know about the 'addicted to oil' but we are most definitely addicted to electricity! #
  • We were in the middle of dinner by candlelight http://twitpic.com/13vmyk when the power finally came back. ~11hr outage, no phones/Internet. #
  • RT @TeslaMotors: “We lost 3 empls in a plane crash today. We're a small co & this is a tragic day. Our thoughts go out to their families.” #
  • Wow, just read that the plane that crashed was owned/piloted by a Tesla exec. 3 fatalities reported. #
  • So this is what a vacation feels like! No electricity in most of Palo Alto due to a small engie plane crash near airport. Even AT&T was down #
  • Catching up with Eli — at University Cafe http://gowal.la/s/8P3 #
  • According to NPR/KQED a small engine plane crash near Palo Alto Airport caused the power outage in Palo Alto. Crazy traffic w/lights out. #
  • A beautifully foggy drive down Sand Hill Road http://twitpic.com/13se07 #
  • Okay, so I wan't having breakfast at the Cleaner's but at Buck's… Would help if I point to the right location 🙂 #
  • Wrapping up breakfast meeting — at Canada Cleaners http://gowal.la/s/2n2D #

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Twitter updates for 2010-02-17

  • RT othman: RT @stop: "Good design is obvious. Great design is transparent." –Joe Sparano #
  • I'd estimate that 90% of posts on my Google Buzz are from Twitter. Now I get to see the same stuff on FB, Twitter *and* Buzz! #redundancy #
  • That lawyers bill using decimal fractions instead of minutes (0.10 hrs : 6 min) must say something about the profession ?? #
  • Before building a product, ask: Who is your customer? What is their pain? Do they have $$s? Will they pay? Can you solve pain? #

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Twitter updates for 2010-02-16

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Twitter updates for 2010-02-15

  • Wondering why I haven't seen more in the press/blogs about @Google's Social Circle for social search. Try this: http://k9.vc/aPchNL #
  • Expedia Customer Service #FAIL RT @TechCrunch: My Bloody Valentine: Expedia.com – http://tcrn.ch/bYcKiF #
  • RT @DanielleMORRILL: Just tried new Twilio powered app txt2ping.com and here are the results for Twilio.com http://twitpic.com/13aoun #
  • RT @barneyp: Great post on #Ted: http://bit.ly/dlQemp by @Scobleizer. On envy, elitism, community, experiments, and value for money. #
  • And the smarter yet use Ad Blockers? 😉 'The smarter you are, the less you click' – ReadWriteWeb (http://k9.vc/c7pE6yvia) h/t @daslee #
  • If a user is not inclined to click an ad, why bother showing it to them. Adblocker extensions prob don't have huge impact on ad revenue. #
  • Another article showing how clueless NYTimes writers are these days. Most ads make $ on clicks. No clicks, no $ lost. http://k9.vc/atExOI #
  • Just installed AdThwart (similar to AdBlock) extension to get rid of ads on Chrome. Now my transition is permanent! http://k9.vc/9JZTVn #
  • Once displays are there, we will need consumer/cheap 3-D cameras. Television Begins a Push Into the 3rd Dimension – http://nyti.ms/6eE4up #
  • Funny (and good) to see Twitter making a dent in politics all over the world, including India. http://k9.vc/bDXq8q Go @ShashiTharoor #
  • If the leader is the flint, the first follower is the spark; first follower transformed a lone nut into a leader http://frc.vc/39C HT @joshk #
  • RT @tedsv @TEDNews On the BBC: What the world needs now, in 18 seconds http://on.ted.com/88XU #TED #TEDxSV #
  • Extraordinary indeed. The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers (via #TED) See previews at http://thelxd.com #
  • Awesome stuff RT @occipital: Blaise @ MSFT demos realtime 3D tracking on a Bing maps substrate at TED. http://on.ted.com/88V1 #

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Twitter updates for 2010-02-14

  • IMHO this article only shows how clueless the NYTimes' writer is about what drives Silicon Valley. http://k9.vc/aZUkSZ #TheEndIsComingWooo #
  • How to use a twist/innovation to break into a crowded space: A dating site by math geeks. http://k9.vc/cFmmEx #
  • Enjoyed reading @georgezachary's post on @venturehacks on the history of venture capital. http://k9.vc/azWPyy Looking forward to the sequel. #
  • For those wondering who Shelley is, she's @Stanford's Audi TT with a mind of her own http://k9.vc/9qlH3e #
  • 'the modern car is a computer on wheels' 'more code than in some jet fighters' http://k9.vc/aVHYnx (And they haven't met Shelley yet ;)) #
  • The VC motto? 😉 RT @martenmickos: "Learn to say no to the good so you can say yes to the best." – John C. Maxwell #quote #
  • Buzz bootstrapping genius/scary RT @rashmi: Social networks need time to grow up; Buzz was born as an adult http://bit.ly/aDW7wo #
  • "Do something that matters" – What’s Better: Saving the World or Building Another Facebook app? – http://tcrn.ch/c7UtCt by @vwadhwa #
  • RT @Bill_Gross "Don't put limitations on yourself, others will do that for you." James Cameron #TED "Failure IS an option, but FEAR is not!" #
  • RT @Bill_Gross: Conley happiness equation – Wanting what you have/Having what you want. Western countries focus on the denominator. #TED #
  • RT @bfeld: yet another good startup visa story – http://bit.ly/dlrp6B #startupvisa #

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