Dear friends and readers, my apologies for not posting anything for a while.
I figured I should post something just to get the half naked guy in the video below away from the prominent top post spot.
It’s been pretty crazy for me personally, but in a good way. I am definitely moving to California. I have [...]
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May 23rd, 2008 at 12:45 pm by Ari Shohat
Growth and Declines of Networks: A Theory
| Business, General Rants, Marketing, Web | 0 Comments |
Andrew Chen had a great post up a few days ago titled “Social network death spiral: How Metcalfe’s Law can work against you.” I do recommend you read the entire pose, but if you’re short on time here’s a recap:
Metcalfe’s Law
Does everyone remember Metcalfe’s Law? It was formulated by Bob Metcalfe, the inventor of Ethernet [...]
May 13th, 2008 at 11:15 am by Ari Shohat
New Premium Service Landing Page for DI.fm
| General Rants, Marketing, Streaming, Web | 1 Comment |
Last week we got a new Premium service landing page out.
Here’s hoping it converts better, I do think it looks and performs much better. We’ll be testing things like the title and the main image there over time to see if it makes any impact.
Here’s what it used to look like before:
And here’s what it [...]
Hi everyone,
So my blogging has really cooled off lately huh? I decided to fly to San Francisco and spend some time in the Bay Area looking for houses to rent.
I was gone most of the week, only returned Saturday morning on a red eye flight. My wife and I plan to make the move in [...]
April 16th, 2008 at 11:27 am by Ari Shohat
On Giving Up Blog Reading
| Blogging, General Rants, Web | 0 Comments |
This comes from a post by Rob on a blog called Coconut Headsets. No idea how I once stumbled on it, but a good snippet for all:
Like most human expression though, as it became cool, everyonewanted to do it, and most people were lousy at it. At birth, the blogosphere was the very antithesis of [...]
April 15th, 2008 at 10:00 am by Ari Shohat
Presidential Superstitions
| General Rants, Politics | 0 Comments |
Via this Washington Times article:
Sen. John McCain is famously superstitious — he won’t take a salt shaker from a passer’s hand: bad luck
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McCain has a whole slew of superstitions and rituals, many stemming from his days as a Navy fighter pilot, a notoriously superstitious bunch. He won’t throw a hat on a bed (bad luck), and [...]
March 28th, 2008 at 11:06 am by Ari Shohat
A Piece of Colored Plastic for $49.95
| General Rants | 1 Comment |
Okay seriously, this is some kind of a chair for babies between 3-6 months old. After that it’s useless, and even then it’s a “luxury item” if you are too lazy to sit your kid on your lap.
But 50 bucks for a colored piece of plastic? I am definitely in the wrong business. As my [...]
March 27th, 2008 at 9:38 am by Ari Shohat
Funny And a Bit Sad at The Same Time
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This made for a good chuckle today on my bus ride, so here’s a repost of “Dumb Brits” from Julia’s blog:
Winding down for the weekend already, I got this via email and I just love stuff like this. Here are some real examples of dumb Brits on various game / quiz shows.
UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE (BBC2)
Jeremy Paxman: What is another [...]
