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A ‘quieter’ notion of ‘social’
I generally try to avoid linking to other people’s posts on this blog, as well as writing about the same project in consecutive posts, but I think this is worthy of an exception. Litr‘s co-founder, Jaime, really won me over … Continue reading
Litr: Recognizing the gift of location
Hey everyone, I know you know how excited I am about our new location-based gifting application, called Litr. We’re still operating in stealth mode, but check out my new post on the Litr blog for some sweet, sweet tease.
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How the other [more than] half lives
Like many fellow technophiles, we often find ourselves focusing on increasingly niche opportunities within new ‘sub-trends’ of web and mobile technologies. Social networking (Facebook/Yelp) led to real-time (Twitter/Buzz’d) which led to location (Foursquare/Gowalla) and so on. While still of tremendous … Continue reading
UserMover’s solution to the paywall dilemma
Hey everyone, The London Times implemented a pay wall for its content and lost 99.5% of its reader base! Check out my good friend Eric Capper’s piece on how UserMover.com offers a potential solution to this ‘paywall dilemma’.
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Can ‘pop culture’ make social media honest?
While working on our new ‘mood checkin’ application, I’ve been noticing just how deep the relationship is between pop culture and social media. Of course, the content created by users on social networks and utilities is heavily influenced by trends … Continue reading
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Buyer’s Remorse: Why you (and they) need a secondary marketplace for subscriptions.
The idea behind UserMover is simple. It’s going to help you get rid of a subscription you no longer want and replace it with one that you do want. We all know what it’s like to buy into a subscription … Continue reading
Hey everyone, I’ll be keeping something of a blog on our ventures here, probably about one entry each week. Look forward to sharing more about our notions (and trials and tribulations in bringing them to life) as we go forward. … Continue reading
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