July 2009
63 posts
2 tags
“common rule of investors is: “Invest in teams first, markets second, and...”
1 tag
Stack Overflow Architecture →
Not quite about the architecture, but rather about choices made and lesson learnt.
3 tags
Official Google Reader Blog: A hearty welcome to... →
I thought this was the end (or at least close to it) of my search for the perfect way to consume feeds. Unfortunately, after trying it for couple of minutes I’ve decided that it is too early. Anyways, I like the direction they’ve taken.
1 tag
The Fake Free by Jeff Jarvis and Chris Anderson
They both speak about free. They both wrote a book. Printed and sold in bookstores. Not really free though.
And both are suggesting that newspapers should give up their print version. And leave their content available for free.
Isn’t this sort of funny?
4 tags
““Free” in the enterprise:
Free is not a business model, it’s a marketing...”
3 tags
“Mark Cuban brings an interesting point to the debate: when you live by your free...”
3 tags
Streamy - Discover and Share →
An interesting collaborative RSS aggregator. Unfortunately, it looks like it’s still missing basic functionality.
3 tags
Is this the alternative to iPhone 3GS?
Is the HTC Hero a good alternative to iPhone 3GS? By looking at GSMArena you could say so, but there are others that do not agree.
The only thing concerning me is that there is no sign of his launch in Romania.
On a related note, I’m wondering when will the companies in Romania learn that their customers are not stupid and shouldn’t be ignored and that opening up will help their...
1 tag
“Let developers have 10%-20% time to work with new technologies, the latest...”
3 tags
The Future of Videos on the Internet
Every time I’m watching a video on the internet I’m wondering if it would be a better and easier way.
Firstly, I’d like to get a transcript of the video. Through a bookmarklet or anything Javascripty. This way I could quickly skim over it and pick the parts that I’m interested in.
Then, I’d like to have each phrase linked back to the specific point in the video. In...
1 tag
Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule →
So f***ing true!
1 tag
Creating a Real Brand
Brands are wonderful assets when they capture the essence of a product, service, or event succinctly, meaningfully, and with endurance over time.[…] But when branding becomes a fad, it can reduce communication.
[…]
Branding should start with an authenticity test. (nb avoid putting “lipstick on a pig”)
— The Downsides of Branding by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Discover your...
2 tags
Quo Vadis Innovation
The basic problem: people who have deep knowledge about a topic sometimes assume other people have that same knowledge.
—How Knowledge Can Hurt Innovation - Scott Anthony - HarvardBusiness.org
I am wondering if information overload isn’t leading to even worse results.
1 tag
The Rackspace Cloud Announces Public API for Cloud... →
There is already a public repository on Github
1 tag
The Best About Us Page in the World →
2 tags
“People don’t buy on reason.
They buy on emotion.
They come to you
with one...”
1 tag
“ Reduce demand. Leverage the existing technologies to the fullest and expect...”
2 tags
3 tags
iPhone 3GS offer at Orange Romania
I was definitely not the first to hear about the iPhone 3GS offer from Orange Romania, so why not sharing the email I’ve received today (that is 19 days later than the day Orange has made the announcement in the media)
abonament iPhone 19 iPhone 39 iPhone 59 beneficii minute nationale incluse 200 300 500 SMS nationale incluse 100 200 500 MMS nationale incluse...
3 tags
“There are two undeniable trends in analytical data management. First, the amount...”
3 tags
“BlitzDB is a storage engine for the MySQL family that aims to be highly...”
1 tag
“Replace “How” with the phrase “In what ways” when you are trying to come up with...”
1 tag
2 tags
Alternative payments: Will history repeat itself? →
The future virtual wallet?
5 tags
On Enterprise Software
[…] the user experience in enterprise software has always been “pure shit” — the only difference is that in the past, we had nothing to compare it to, so we couldn’t tell how bad things were.
Eric Marcoullier, CEO Gnip
Unfortunately, I’ll have to disagree with this opinion. I think the enterprise software has usually offered a very bad experience to those using it, because the...
2 tags
Spezify →
Pretty interesting search aggregator.
Fred Wilson has blogged about it and I’m pretty sure the comment thread will bring in some new interesting data about it.
1 tag
Microsoft Azure Pricing: More Expensive Than...
I assume BusinessInsider editors were a bit confused when they wrote that the Azure prices are on par with those of Amazon and Google.
As you can see in the attached graph
both CPU and outgoing bandwidth are more expensive (with 25% and 20% respectively). As you can imagine these, along with storage, are the resources that you’ll use most and so it makes Microsoft Azure expensive compared...
Not an Upgrade — an Upheaval →
The hard truth about the future of journalism is that nobody knows for sure what will happen
3 tags
“Information Wants To Be Free. Information also wants to be expensive....”
4 tags
“I don’t know if they can’t make up their mind or what the problem is...”
2 tags
Everything You Need to Know About Microsoft Azure →
Short but good coverage of Microsoft Azure
2 tags
Orange Romania Strategy: Fast and Cheap
You have probably heard of the project triangle, the one that says that you can pick only 2 out of the following 3 attributes: Fast, Good and Cheap.
It looks like Orange Romania has picked its strategy: small (ie cheap) and accelerated (ie fast), leaving aside quality. Why would they consider quality on a market where they can easily ignore you customers?
3 tags
Me and The Real-time Hero
Me: Can I have a freeze button?
RT: What would that do?
Me: Allow me to go through what is already in... you know, just stop the stream...
RT: But you'd be loosing real-time? Don't you know that real-time is the new black?
Me: Well, I guess it might be. But if you always follow the stream, you'll never have a moment to stop and think.
“Microsoft makes most of its money from two products, Microsoft Windows and...”
I'm confused: Microsoft or Google?
Throughout his career at Microsoft, when Bill Gates came up against a rival with an impressive product, his standard move was to dedicate Microsoft’s resources toward coming out with a Microsoft version of the product. Microsoft would then refine that version—and, ultimately, in many cases, build a better one—while slowly but surely driving the innovator’s product into irrelevance.
This is a...
2 tags
“When I first looked at the Google showcase website for Obama’s visit to Ghana,...”
4 tags
Open letter to Mr.Thierry Millet, CEO Orange...
Dear Sir,
I am writing this open letter to you hoping that your new mandate as the CEO of Orange Romania will bring some changes to the company policy related to customer relationship and communication transparency.
In my attempt to keep things short, I will present you some facts that will hopefully prove that customer relationship and communication are areas in which Orange Romania needs...
1 tag
“It comes a time when a man has to ask himself whether he wants a life of...”
1 tag
“Unreasonable is about making improbable, but much needed things happen.
...”
3 tags
Video is the killer app, but not yet
Video is the killer app. It isn’t just 90 percent of the load on the network or video, it’s gonna be how you do business.
— Cisco CEO John Chambers
But before jumping this bandwagon, we should make sure that we have:
video indexing: videos must become searchable and bookmarkable, not only in terms of video frames, but also quotes, faces, etc
automatic transcription: video...
5 tags
2 tags
2 tags
Want a Nokia N97? Read this first →
Nokia N97 looked good at first glance, but this post confirmed all my worries. So, no Nokia N97 for me. Are you still looking for one?
1 tag
“Unreasonable is a must if you want to be extraordinary.
Unreasonable is...”
2 tags
3 tags
Watch
Perfect your pitch:
be brief
define the problem
define the solution
define the market size (how big is this opportunity)
progress
what’s unique about you (how qualified are you for this business)
While delivering the pitch, you should
show energy and enthusiasm
be human
use numbers (nb: be specific)
tell me what you want to me
be prepared for the deep dive discussion at any...
1 tag
“If you are wasting time but having fun, you are not wasting time. But…...”
2 tags
iPhone 3GS Jailbreak for Mac →
After the ultrasn0w for iPhone 3GS, the jailbreak for Windows, now the iPhone 3GS jailbreak for Mac is available. Unfortunately, the only one not ready is Orange Romania.
4 tags
1 tag
