March 2010
11 posts
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Memorari →
There are certainly many easy ways to remember something- program it in your cell phone, tie a ribbon around your finger, maybe write a note to yourself and stick it in your wallet. But, like, a lot of that requires effort, man. Well strain no more with Memorari, which will remember what you need and remind you at the specified time, date, and communication method via phone, IM, email, etc....
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Augmented-reality maps: Blaise Aguera y Arcas on... →
Blaise Agüera y Arcas is the architect of Bing Maps at Microsoft, building augmented reality into searchable maps. He’s also the co-creator of Photosynth, software that assembles static photos into a synergy of zoomable, navigatable spaces.
In a demo that drew gasps at TED2010, Blaise Agüera y Arcas demos new augmented-reality mapping technology from Microsoft. (Recorded at TED2010,...
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Inside Leo Laporte's TWiT Cottage →
Leo Laporte has been a pioneer in creating tech podcasts such as his TWiT network, developing a business out of his popular radio show on KFI, and the remnants of Tech TV.
Jonathan Marks drops by Leo Laporte’s production studio in the heart of Petaluma, Northern California. The town is about a half hour’s drive North of the Golden Gate Bridge, at the foot of Sonoma County,...
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How To Build Your Brand Using Social Media – AJ... →
In this Mixergy interview Andrew Warner invited AJ Vaynerchuk, Co-Founder of VaynerMedia, to show how his company helps organizations like the Jets and the NHL build their brands using social media — and how you can use some of the same ideas to grow your brand.
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Fiverr -- What Would You Do For Five Dollars? →
Fiverr is a place for people to share things they’re willing to do for $5.
Fiverr is a marketplace for gigs that are priced at $5. Essentially, you can sell and buy tasks for $5. So anyone can create a gig for small service on the site, and visitors can accept gigs as well. Gig prices are fixed at $5. Buyers can order gigs and are required to pay for the gig in advance. Fiverr takes $1 ...
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What are some effective techniques for building... →
Pulkit Agrawal from Ahmedabad, India asks: “Organic link building, according to me is one of the most difficult tasks for SEOs of SMEs. Can you please list 5 effective ways of organic link building other than building great content?”
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Fred Wilson talks trends, advice for startups →
Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures talks about some of the trends he sees in the startup space. Fred’s blog has been an excellent place for information around venture investing as well as general entrepreneurial ideas and advice.
Silicon Prairie News
Vadim Lavrusik on Vimeo.
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The Longest Way →
Time-lapse of one year walking, growing a beard
Christopher Rehage spent one year walking from Beijing to Urumqi, China and chronicled his epic foot journey (and simultaneous beard growth) in a cool little vignette. Rehage had originally wanted to strut his way all the way to Germany, but after 4646km, he opted to shave his beard and return to school to finish his degree.
Christoph...
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Ted's Birthday - Improv Everywhere stunt →
Here’s the latest Improv Everywhere stunt, which was featured on This American Life. This time the organized pranksters get a bunch of people to throw a random person a birthday party. They all call him Ted and pretend to know him from somewhere specific, such as university, work, and elementary school. See how the joke pans out.
Read the full story at Urban Prankster.
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Want to get drunk for cheap? There’s an app for... →
Happy Hours by SF Weekly shows you all of the food and drink specials going on in your city. Not sure where to go? Shake your phone and the app will randomly select a place for you.
Happy Hours, is an free application for the iPhone, Android, and the mobile web. With it, you get access to some 15,000+ happy hours in 30 different cities around the country. You simply load the app up, tell...
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Yahoo! Timeline 1995-2010 →
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