I guess ICANN is moving towards letting people and companies use .anythingtheycanthinkof as a domain, and netizens aren’t too happy about it. And I understand why. So let’s propose something better… How about we remove the dots altogether? Why can’t I just type “google” or “facebook” into my browser address bar, have it go to [...]
I like CraigsList, but let’s face it, it hasn’t changed much in the last decade or so. But still, nobody can seem to supplant it. Somebody will eventually, but in the meantime, here’s how Craigslist could do it themselves. Use the Social Graph to increase trust If an individual person is going to peddle their [...]
First off, making your website or app social should not be a feature. It should either not exist at all on your site, or it should be a necessary part of your site or app’s core offering. Which means you should consider carefully before adding it at all. And if “social” is the core offering [...]
I think Facebook should reconsider their “Like” button. It eliminates sources of information from the conversation on Facebook. Why? Let’s say I read an article about something happening in the world, and I want to share it quickly. Most articles these days have that Like button sitting right there, and clicking it sends it over [...]
I’m going to take a little break from chatting up my current startup, PoundWire and write about something more general, startups. Chances are, if you’re reading this you’re kind of into them too. And I don’t mean every startup, because technically if you were to open a brand new pizza joint down the street, that [...]
I’m starting a new usage for the word Tron. Help me add it to everyday slang. Tron: v. – To disappear into your computer and exist only in a digital world. Tronning: v. – The process of disappearing into your computer world. Tronned, or Tron’d: n. – Congrats, you only exist to other people in [...]
I don’t know if that’s the number for sure. It’s just a guess. But it seems that by about the 4th comment on any Internet article where the thread goes to bad places. Sometimes funny bad places, but often awkward bad places. “Trolling” is the term I believe. But that four post estimation doesn’t count [...]
About 15 years ago I found email, and stopped writing letters. I figured I’d just wait for my friends and family to discover the same, and then reward them with email updates about my awesome life. But that wasn’t good enough… So then I found instant messaging, because trying to have a conversation over email [...]