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Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:35:42 +0100

“Most people will look at that and say that’s not me. I don’t have 110% to give. I have a family, I have a mortgage, I have other interests. Where’s my place in the startup world if all I have to give is 60%? What can putting in part-time give?
The good news is much more than you think. The marginal value of the last hour put into a business idea is usually much less than the first. The world is full of ideas that can be executed with 10 to 20 hours per week, let alone 40. The number of projects that are truly impossible unless you put in 80 or 120 hours per week are vanishingly small by comparison.”

Daring Fireball Linked List: Google Wants 2.25 Percent Royalty for Every iPhone Sold

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:17:51 +0100

Daring Fireball Linked List: Google Wants 2.25 Percent Royalty for Every iPhone Sold:

“Apple can be a dick about patents. Microsoft can be a dick about patents. But of the three, only Google is a hypocrite about patents — against their use as a competitive weapon only until they have their own to use.”

Facebook Starts Turning Listen, Read, and Watch Stories Into Ads | TechCrunch

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:44:39 +0100

Facebook Starts Turning Listen, Read, and Watch Stories Into Ads | TechCrunch:

“Now, a band could sponsor listens of their songs, and TV studios could sponsor watches of their episodes on Hulu or Netflix. Catering to a wider range of advertisers, anyone featured in a news article could pay to expose a link to it to the friends of those who’ve already read it. These action Sponsored Story ads complement Open Graph activity ad targeting that lets advertisers reach users who’ve taken a selected action with traditional ads.”

Say what? Google is going to do hardware? LOL! — Tech News and Analysis

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:28:55 +0100

Say what? Google is going to do hardware? LOL! — Tech News and Analysis:

Google und Hardware. Ich wünschte, es würde großartig. Aber ich befürchte, dass Google einfach nicht weiß, was es macht.
“Amazing, to see one of smartest companies show such lack of discipline and self awareness. Amazing!”

WikiData – Announcing Wikipedia’s Next Big Thing | Data Liberate

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:12:45 +0100

WikiData – Announcing Wikipedia’s Next Big Thing | Data Liberate:

“The beginnings of an interesting project from WikiMedia that could radically influence the data landscape – well woth watching as it progresses.”

Why we are buying paidContent — Tech News and Analysis

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:41:52 +0100

Why we are buying paidContent — Tech News and Analysis:

GigaOm kauft paidContent. Sehr gut.

Google and affliction of me-too-ism

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:11:39 +0100

Google and affliction of me-too-ism:

“Where Google does have a stellar track record is web infrastructure and innovations in network design and architecture. And that is because, infrastructure is Google’s DNA.”

LinkedIn Beats The Street, Q4 Revenue Up 105 Percent To $167.7M | TechCrunch

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:56:55 +0100

LinkedIn Beats The Street, Q4 Revenue Up 105 Percent To $167.7M | TechCrunch

Tribler Makes BitTorrent Impossible to Shut Down | TorrentFreak

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:12:08 +0100

Tribler Makes BitTorrent Impossible to Shut Down | TorrentFreak:

“Downloading a torrent is also totally decentralized. When a user clicks on one of the search results, the meta-data is pulled in from another peer and the download starts immediately. Tribler is based on the standard BitTorrent protocol and uses regular BitTorrent trackers to communicate with other peers. But, it can also continue downloading when a central tracker goes down.

The same is true for spam control. Where most torrent sites have a team of moderators to delete viruses, malware and fake files, Tribler uses crowd-sourcing to keep the network clean. Content is verified by user generated “channels”, which can be “liked” by others. When more people like a channel, the associated torrents get a boost in the search results.

The latest addition to Tribler is a Wikipedia-style editing system dubbed “Open2Edit,” where users have the option to edit names and descriptions of torrents in public channels. All without a central server, totally decentralized.”

iOS Address Book access should prompt the user for permission – Marco.org

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:27:08 +0100

iOS Address Book access should prompt the user for permission – Marco.org:

Yep.

heise online | Lettland setzt ACTA-Ratifizierung vorerst aus

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:03:22 +0100

heise online | Lettland setzt ACTA-Ratifizierung vorerst aus

EyeEm Launches API to Help Break from the Photo-Sharing Pack

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:47:06 +0100

EyeEm Launches API to Help Break from the Photo-Sharing Pack:

“The API is read-only at the moment, although the ability to post photos to EyeEm from third party apps is in the pipeline – something that Instagram seems opposed to. The API currently offers access to user photos, albums, favourites, likes and comments, as well as topics and photo tags by city, country, venue and by event.”

Netvibes acquired by Dassault Systèmes for $26M — Tech News and Analysis

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:47:05 +0100

Netvibes acquired by Dassault Systèmes for $26M — Tech News and Analysis

Why Techmeme now lists events, and how to get your event listed - Techmeme News

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:31:09 +0100

Why Techmeme now lists events, and how to get your event listed - Techmeme News:

Techmeme bleibt eines der spannendsten neuartigen Newsangebote im Netz.

Pinterest Hits 10 Million U.S. Monthly Uniques Faster Than Any Standalone Site Ever -comScore | TechCrunch

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:13:56 +0100

Pinterest Hits 10 Million U.S. Monthly Uniques Faster Than Any Standalone Site Ever -comScore | TechCrunch:

Immer das gleiche. Bessere Vernetzung der Umgebung -> Rekord-Wachstum.

Wolfram Alpha Pro democratizes data analysis: an in-depth look at the $4.99 a month service | The Verge

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:13:56 +0100

Wolfram Alpha Pro democratizes data analysis: an in-depth look at the $4.99 a month service | The Verge:

Das sieht sehr spannend aus: “We’re excited by the possibilities of Wolfram Alpha Pro, and not just for the realm of academics and research. Regular users may not have had much reason to dig into the service before now, but the ability to bring the entire brunt of Wolfram Alpha’s computational engine on any arbitrary piece of data democratizes the idea of statistical analysis.”

Path’s Trust Misstep May Hurt Upcoming Health Data Features | Lifestream Blog

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:26:14 +0100

Path’s Trust Misstep May Hurt Upcoming Health Data Features | Lifestream Blog:

“So it’s now clear that Path is definitely going to integrate health tracking devices and data into their app.”

Café-, Restaurant- und Ausgehtipps: Urbany ist das ultimative Empfehlungs-Mashup

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:26:14 +0100

Café-, Restaurant- und Ausgehtipps: Urbany ist das ultimative Empfehlungs-Mashup:

“Die iPhone-App Urbany des Berliner Startups Uberblic zapft einschlägige Empfehlungs- und Locationdienste an, um standortbasierte Tipps für Cafés, Restaurants, Bars- und Musikveranstaltungen zu geben.”

Gut gemeinte Intransparenz im Sinne des Nutzers?

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:11:42 +0100

Gut gemeinte Intransparenz im Sinne des Nutzers?

fscklog: Path - ein weiterer iOS-Adressbuchabgreifer

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:11:41 +0100

fscklog: Path - ein weiterer iOS-Adressbuchabgreifer:

“Aus der langen Liste der Gründe, warum iOS den Zugriff auf das Nutzer-Adressbuch durch eine App nur nach explizitem Abnicken zulassen sollte: Path schnappt sich ohne Hinweis das komplette Adressbuch und packt es auf die eigenen Server.”