January 2010
64 posts
Hard (Jody Den Broeder Club Remix) | Rihanna &...
“We unveiled the First Round Capital Entrepreneur’s Exchange fund. This...”
– Redeye VC: Sharing and Exchanging… Now that is financially and structurally innovative. Josh never ceases to impress with his entrepreneurialism and creativity.
“It’s made me rethink everything,” a Goldman Sachs employee said last...”
– Bonus Watch 2010: Goldman Sachs Pays Huge Bonuses And Gives Junior Bankers A 50% Salary Raise WTF!
“On Wednesday, Gregg Popovich was asked about a Yahoo! Sports report that the...”
– Popovich Dismisses Trade Report
Commitment
jackzerby:
There’s a HUGE difference between saying you’re going to do something some day, and actually doing it. Ideas are easy, they come and go; but to sit down and get to work, that’s the hard part.
That’s not the hardest part though…
The hardest part is continuing to move forward and work when you don’t feel like it, when you’re mad, when you’re sad, when you’re tired, when you’re...
Designing Live (in Real-Time)
flavorsdesign:
I like speed and hate friction while I’m designing.
Friction could be defined as:
Design/Save/Preview/Go back/Design/Save/Preview/Go back/Design/Save
Even reading that gives me anxiety…
So far the pure design parts of Flavors are as frictionless as I could get them. Colors update immediately, as well as fonts and images. However, the biggest hole we had in the system was...
“Its latest move is to wipe out the boring “management’s...”
– Netflix Dumps Boring ‘Management’s Commentary’ From Its Earnings Call This would remove one of the larger obstacles to HiiDef going public :)
“Regarding Calacanis’s basic point, that Comscore grossly understates the...”
– Comscore, Calacanis, Quantcast etc. « VCMike’s Blog
Web-based investment platform Covestor lets you... →
Not to burst your bubble, or discredit the concept, but retail brokers haven’t picked stocks or done anything necessarily proactive since the early 90s, particularly Merrill Lynch’s highly regarded cadre of brokers. The best brokerages transitioned largely from a transactional to annuitized model (driven by assets under management), dispensing with individual recommendations in favor...
Strong Will Continue | Nas & Damian Marley
“Geithner’s “too big to fail” bailout policy has led directly...”
– Is It Just Us, Or Did Tim Geithner Get Fired Yesterday?
“They intend to sell about 10 million shares over the next five years,...”
– Google’s Brin And Page To Sell Off Shares; Give Up Majority Voting Power Over Five Years | paidContent
WatchWild Boyz on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
“This resolution does not simply express our condolences, but rather it commits...”
– Ron Paul in a statement before the House of Representatives, January 21, 2010, Statement in Opposition to H Res 1021, Condolences to Haiti. (via jakelodwick) END THE FED AND ELECT RON PAUL PRESIDENT before its too late, impeachment is a very real option.
Stylo | Gorillaz, Mos Def & Bobby Womack
“Today’s the day. ‘Safe In The Steep Cliffs’ represents the tightest, most...”
– Emancipator Music Not a day goes by without someone asking about the music used in the Flavors.me demo video. Liz Gannes from NewTeeVee first introduced me to Emancipator’s music years ago and I haven’t stopped listening since.
WatchWelcome Avon! on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
“The news comes a month after Michael Bassik, the station’s first chief digital...”
– Air America Ceasing Live Broadcasts, Will Declare Bankruptcy | paidContent Losing Michael was definitely the writing on the wall.
“Sources inside major financial institutions are saying that they are scrambling...”
– Obama Earthquake Rocks Wall Street | New Financial Sector Regulations
I Made It | Kevin Rudolph, Birdman, Jay Sean &...
Resurrection | Lupe Fiasco & Kenna
“Chuck Schumer is a corporate whore who was whole-hog for the expansion of...”
– » Kudlow Should Run Against Schumer In November - Big Government
via John Carney at Clusterstock who added: “Schumer gets a lot of Wall Street and hedge fund money, in part because every now and again he calls up executives and hedge fund managers to let them know he’s considering...
“Lala realized that any music solution must include music already possessed by...”
– Apple’s Secret Cloud Strategy And Why Lala Is Critical
“Most people, when presented with something of value that is scarce and...”
– Will people pay for the New York Times online? cdixon.org
Now Live! Flavors.me: "Chargers Release"
Font sizing, bullet toggles, permalinks, LinkedIn, Etsy, Posterous, Foursquare, Wordpress, Blogger and significantly improved RSS + Netflix support is now live on Flavors.me.
That’s What Ni**as Do | Lil Wayne & 2Pac
WatchHardball: No one’s a friend in politics The money shot goes down at the 1:50 mark.
“The myth of the government spending money on road construction to fight...”
– Massive New Study Confirms Stimulus Spending On Road Construction Does Nothing To Lower Unemployment
“U.S. intelligence officials have concluded there are only about 100 al Qaeda...”
– The Military-Industrial Complex is Ruining the Economy « Naked Capitalism via dalas
“Fox News is believed to make more money than CNN, MSNBC and the evening...”
– Roger Ailes of Fox News - NYTimes via Alley Insider