August 2010
50 posts
Chatroulette Gets It Up: V.2 Is Now Live →
Why All the Taxis Are Always Late →
In many markets, coordinated poor service by multiple providers results in the short term profit maximizing strategy.
I’ve taken a 6am Monday morning train into the city 3 out of the past 4…
Why All the Taxis Are Always Late
In many markets, coordinated poor service by multiple providers results in the short term profit maximizing strategy. I’ve taken a 6am Monday morning train into the city 3 out of the past 4 weekends. This allows for great Sunday nights will Jill, Edie, and our new baby Cooper; and I’m an early to bed early to rise kind of guy so waking at 5am-ish is no issue. However, this requires...
The Phone →
“The telephone’s a terrorist I’m not even listening”
-Frente
Yes the telephone is terrible, but when should you use it?
I strongly believe in telephone use for nuanced conversations…
Secret Pumpkin Spice Lattes →
Cera at the office →
The Phone
“The telephone’s a terrorist I’m not even listening” -Frente Yes the telephone is terrible, but when should you use it? I strongly believe in telephone use for nuanced conversations that can be quickly resolved using voice but could spiral out of control on email. I would list in the bucket: Price negotiations. If you’re a good negotiator or have read Getting to...
Google Goes Realtime →
Call Phones From Gmail →
China Traffic Jam Could Last Into September →
waterlogged →
guitar jail →
Why Business is Poker and Not Chess →
A good poker player is evaluated over the course of weeks, months, years, and a career or playing. You lose some hands and some games, but this doesn’t necessarily mean you made the wrong calls….
Why Business is Poker and Not Chess
A good poker player is evaluated over the course of weeks, months, years, and a career or playing. You lose some hands and some games, but this doesn’t necessarily mean you made the wrong calls. With that said, each hand is a universe in and of itself. When you’re playing hand, your chip stack and the stacks of those around you may influence your play, but you’re mostly...
Naming Things →
In product oriented businesses you need to name things all the time. I find the best names for products are the ones that occur to you spontaneously and that you like right away. If it’s a name…
Naming Things
In product oriented businesses you need to name things all the time. I find the best names for products are the ones that occur to you spontaneously and that you like right away. If it’s a name you wonder about, it never gets better. It’s a lot like naming children. My favorite Buzzfeed name to date is our in-stream ad units. We call them “story units.” The name is simple...
one more →
BuzzFeed Yoga →
Bull Jumps Into Crowd →
Beloit College Mindset List →
A Gateway Checkin: I love Foursquare but Facebook... →
Being able to “tag” friends when you check in will be a huge growth driver for Facebook Places. I’m an unabashed fan of Foursquare and think the service will continue to thrive.
With that…
A Gateway Checkin: I love Foursquare but Facebook...
Being able to “tag” friends when you check in will be a huge growth driver for Facebook Places. I’m an unabashed fan of Foursquare and think the service will continue to thrive. With that said, if I’m out for dinner with my parents and check them in with me, they’ll see it in their feed, probably comment on it, and the next time they run Facebook on their mobiles,...
Beloit College Mindset List →
Make Your Own Twitter Parade →
all hail →
Taxes Are Killing Steve Schwarzman →
Shopkick App Pushes Bargains, Aisle by Aisle →
"You Can't Tell How People Are Going to Behave... →
Don Draper Channeling Steve Jobs & Not Convincing →
Don Draper seemed to be channeling Henry Ford and Steve Jobs when he casts aside market research in last night’s episode. Faced with research arguing for one marketing strategy for Ponds Cold…
Don Draper Channeling Steve Jobs & Not Convincing
Don Draper seemed to be channeling Henry Ford and Steve Jobs when he casts aside market research in last night’s episode. Faced with research arguing for one marketing strategy for Ponds Cold Cream, Draper explodes stating that after a few months with his campaign in the market people will think differently. The theme is that if Ford asked his customers what they wanted they would have said...
World's Most Advanced Spin Cycle Class →
SEO magic →
Five Rules For How To Make Things Go Viral →
'Twitter: The Movie' Trailer →
Shark Paddles Around Dude in Small Boat →
The New Amazon →
Coolest Internet VC Job Ever →
The Science Of Sharing →
Advertise On BuzzFeed With Our Story Units →
Why BuzzFeed users share more →
I often get asked why people share more on Buzzfeed. The data proves out this claim, but let me offer some qualitative drivers.
A recent study found that our users share 67.5% of the time, as …
Why BuzzFeed users share more
I often get asked why people share more on Buzzfeed. The data proves out this claim, but let me offer some qualitative drivers. A recent study found that our users share 67.5% of the time, as opposed to the next closest site, whose users only shared only 49% of the time: http://blog.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed/2010/07/buzzfeed-leads-in-social-boosting.html A BuzzFeed user is on average much more to...
more lolshirts →
We Can Haz Buzzfeed T Shirts On DailyBooth →
NYC Viral Media Meetup →
Earlier this week, we started the New York Viral Media Meetup. We did it because we weren’t aware of any meetup or group that addressed our particular subsector of the media and tech world…
NYC Viral Media Meetup
Earlier this week, we started the New York Viral Media Meetup. We did it because we weren’t aware of any meetup or group that addressed our particular subsector of the media and tech world in NYC. I’ve been really excited by the response to our first meetup, which is scheduled for next Thursday, as well as the groups quick membership growth. The event is filled up (our office is not...
Control a Ball With Your Phone →
Fair Graffiti →
The A-Team Iphone App →
Solar Roadways: The Prototype →
