jon steinberg

Hotpotato: Life (or TV), uh, Finds a Way

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:44:33 -0500

Hotpotato: Life (or TV), uh, Finds a Way:

Before getting into the meet of the post let me start off by admitting that yes, I like and watch Gossip Girl. You do to, but I’m willing to admit it.

With Hot Potato on my…

Take the $15 million

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:51:47 -0500

Take the $15 million:

On Sunday, @Bijan tweeted, “I’m a paying WSJ subscriber. But I haven’t read the WSJ in over two weeks. Ditching google isn’t the fix.”

A few weeks go I had tweeted this summary…

All the OS you need which is not much

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:45:30 -0500

All the OS you need which is not much:

I spent hours installing a build of Chromium OS (AKA Chrome OS) on Saturday. After about 7 USB formats and img file writings, I finally got it up and running on my Acer Aspire One….

Adsense for Google GeoCoupons

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:33:01 -0500

Adsense for Google GeoCoupons:

Local businesses want to be able to measure conversions at the cash register. This is why they want calls or sales, not clicks.

Google had rolled out a version of coupons years…

If voice service was invented today…

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:51:18 -0500

If voice service was invented today…:

Image via Wikipedia

I got this amazing new app yesterday on my iPhone and Blackberry called “Voice.”

Rather than typing messages, Voice allows me to transmit my voice in…

Everything is too long

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:37:18 -0500

Everything is too long:

Image by ladybugbkt via Flickr

Every evening event that I’ve attended over the past few months has led to meeting one or two great people. Each of these people has already…

sfhaps: SF on Social Great http://socialgreat.com/sf?period=168...

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:58:34 -0500

sfhaps:

SF on Social Great http://socialgreat.com/sf?period=168 (popular places)

My PublicEarth Schools Widget from the Techcrunch post

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:19:43 -0500

My PublicEarth Schools Widget from the Techcrunch post:

Have a look at my PublicEarth post on Techcrunch. The widget below didn’t make it, so here it is:

Congrats again to the team!

Where do nerds hang out...

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:39:00 -0500

Where do nerds hang out...:

SocialGreat Remixed with Search

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:53:06 -0500

SocialGreat Remixed with Search:

We’re launching a new version of SocialGreat today that has a native search methodology that makes the site much more useful. You can now determine which places are hot where and…

We perfected our simple first product, won the market, and now have nothing to do.

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:06:29 -0500

We perfected our simple first product, won the market, and now have nothing to do.:

It’s interesting how often solo entrepreneurs or 2-3 person teams express concern that their products and service will not be enough. Fears that the current market will not be big enough…

Tackling Local Online Advertising by both Cutting Carbon Emissions and Geoengineering

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:53:16 -0500

Tackling Local Online Advertising by both Cutting Carbon Emissions and Geoengineering:

Local is viewed as the final frontier. Many have blogged on the challenges of online local ad sales, and after just concluding two years of working in the sector, I though I’d add some…

The nook displays at barnes and nobles are made most ridiculous...

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:05:42 -0500

The nook displays at barnes and nobles are made most ridiculous by their absence of actual Nooks

Ron Conway on why mobile social companies start in NYC

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:03:24 -0500

Ron Conway on why mobile social companies start in NYC:

Grabbed my iphone at the right moment to capture this video (or at least the sound) of Ron reiterating some of the points I made in my blog post on Urban Density (Mobile, Social, Local):…

Selling Yourself Short in the Short-term?

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:30:50 -0500

Selling Yourself Short in the Short-term?:

Over a very interesting lunch today at Bubbie’s, Jim, Vin and I discussed the trade-off between white-labeling and “going it alone.” My gut always tells me that it will be too hard…

Urban Density (Mobile, Social, Local): Golden Triangle Remixed

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:57:04 -0400

Urban Density (Mobile, Social, Local): Golden Triangle Remixed:

Image by Jose P Isern Comas via Flickr

I was at a dinner of entrepreneurs last week, several of which, were working in mobile and mobile social. The topic of New York…

The DogPatch Mug This one based on the...

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:51:31 -0400

The DogPatch Mug

This one based on the comic:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogpatch

Upon which the theme park and shot glass were then based

My Dogpatch shot glass just arrived from eBay Check out the...

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:43:44 -0400

My Dogpatch shot glass just arrived from eBay

Check out the theme park story:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogpatch_USA

Love it when there is vintage stuff on eBay under and old brand that can be applied to a new brand…reminds me of my foursquare bag:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/steinbergjon/3834630012/

Socialgreat shoutout in this article on location-based hashtagging in the twitter stream

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:48:40 -0400

Socialgreat shoutout in this article on location-based hashtagging in the twitter stream:

“SocialGreat is an interesting partner in particular in that it does something similar to Buzzd. It uses data from places such as Foursquare, Twitter, and Brightkite to determine trending places in cities. Despite the similarities, it’s clear that the need for a place standard in on the minds of many of these companies.”

Joining Polaris Venture Partners

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:46:28 -0400

Joining Polaris Venture Partners:

After a wonderful tenure in Local Markets at Google, I’m thrilled to announce that I have joined Polaris Venture Partners as an Executive in Residence in New York. I’ll be working to…