December 2009
25 posts
I just donated $35 to Wikipedia. Highbrow /... →
UXpert Needed @ AnyClip
As I just posted on my blog, we’re looking for a freelancer who fits the following:
NY-based UX expert to help bake UX into our development process
Help us define the next iteration of AnyClip.com
Strong emphasis on identifying scenarios
Start working with us by January 5th
Work half- or full-time for 3 weeks, potentially longer
gbattle:
“Glengarry, Glen-Christmas” - SNL skit, with Alec Baldwin playing the Elf from the main office. Brilliant.
bit.ly Pro, bit.ly Labs, and bitly.tv
bitly:
Bit.ly Pro is off to a good start. We launched on Monday night and over 1,000 publishers and bloggers had contacted us by Tuesday asking to sign up. Our new Pro point person, Greg Battle — you can reach him at bit.ly/bitlypro — is frenetically provisioning partners. Recent additions include defenders.org, gdgt, icanhascheezburger, Mashable, MTV Networks, Ning, Chris Sacca,...
bit.ly Pro, bit.ly Labs, and bitly.tv
bitly:
Second. For a while now, as we’ve watched bit.ly grow to more than 2 billion clicks a month, we’ve thought about the best way to surface our “top bits” — the most interesting, most quickly-trending links across the whole of the bit.ly service. We decided to start with a bite-sized approach. Our second Labs project showcases the most viral videos shared on bit.ly. We call it bitly.tv.
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Double Blind Distro: why tumblr is way racier... →
lessin:
for a long time I didn’t really get tumblr, now I do… The reason it is really really good, and the reason it matters, is double blind distribution means that I can consume pure content without…
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in an age of hyperdistribution, does this really matter, Sam?
Chris Henry died today. Most of you don’t know him but Bengals fans had a pretty intense relationship with him over the past years. For a while he was a total screwup — getting arrested and then suspended several times. Then, this year, he was a different man. He showed up to practice early, kept a curfew imposed by his fellow teammates and friends, and then, sadly, broke his arm a...
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theinterwebs:
On today’s Good Morning Interwebs “Wake Up with a Startup” we met Charlie O’Donnell (aka @ceonyc) from First Round Capital at the Ace Hotel, his “office” until February.
Watch here as we:
- Do the first ever livestreamed photobooth shoot (dang busted credit card machine!!)
- Tour the Ace Hotel lobby to see what all the fuss is about (men in jogging shorts! $10...
Trying something new with my Office Hours* this week. For every 15 minute time slot I give, I’m hoping attendees will donate $15 to Kiva.org.
*I started Office Hours last year as a way to meet more people, fitting 4, 15 minute slots in my schedule every Friday.