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BlackBerry6 - The developers using HTML5 get all the same capabilities of our Java app developers.
Tue, 08/03/2010 - 16:58BlackBerry6 - The developers using HTML5 get all the same capabilities of our Java app developers.
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RT @extensionfm: We just pushed ExFM version 1.5.3 to the Chrome extensions gallery. It adds support...
Mon, 08/02/2010 - 18:39RT @extensionfm: We just pushed ExFM version 1.5.3 to the Chrome extensions gallery. It adds support for @soundcloud search, tracks and …
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Just discovered Autolux. Liked it immediately - http://bit.ly/bV1HwA
Mon, 08/02/2010 - 18:39Just discovered Autolux. Liked it immediately - http://bit.ly/bV1HwA
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Reason to Not Not Do a Startup: The Idea
Mon, 08/02/2010 - 17:13Sometimes I ask people I know in my life who I believe would be good entrepreneurs, “have you thought about doing a startup?” I common response to this question is, “Yes, but I don’t feel like I have a good idea.”
I typically let the conversation end right there, because I would never push someone to do a startup that is hesitant. A good entrepreneur has an undeniable drive, a hunger to bust through brick walls and make their startup successful. It’s not possible to try to convince someone with logic to adopt that often-irrational entrepreneurial frame of mind.
But, if I were to continue the conversation, I don’t think a lack of a good idea is a reason to not do a startup. Want a good idea? Here’s 30 great ones that Paul Graham wants to fund. Why would Paul Graham just give away 30 great ideas for free? Because the value of a business is not in the idea. In an early stage company, the value is in the people involved.
It’s the same reason that anytime I have a startup idea, I immediately write a blog post about it here. I know that ideas are cheap, and additionally, ideas get better as people contribute feedback to them, shape them, and make them their own. I’d love to see a great team make any of the nagging startup ideas banging around in the back of my head a reality.
Entrepreneurs almost never take a startup from idea to full execution in a straight line. The idea is a just a starting point from which people weave and bob around as they try to figure out where the money is in a new market they are creating, or existing market they are co-opting.
The converse is true here too. If you’re really passionate about doing a startup because you think you have a great idea, you are actually starting with very little. In fact, the passion you have is very likely far more valuable than the idea itself. So, I would never discourage someone in that position, but my advice at that stage is typically: go get the 2 or 3 smartest people you know and run with the idea. Because people are so important, it’s really difficult to give the idea a fair shot if you do it alone.
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1.5.3 Released - More SoundCloud Support
Mon, 08/02/2010 - 17:08We just pushed out 1.5.3 to the Chrome Extension Gallery. This adds support for SoundCloud Groups, Tracks and Search.
Check these pages out for some great new music -
http://soundcloud.com/tracks/hot
http://soundcloud.com/tracks/latest
http://soundcloud.com/groups/trance
http://soundcloud.com/search
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RT @tricil: @threv also, extensionfm!!! I feel like I just discovered winamp or lastfm for the first...
Sat, 07/31/2010 - 18:05RT @tricil: @threv also, extensionfm!!! I feel like I just discovered winamp or lastfm for the first time.
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RT @majman: SoHo seriously needs a combination Pizza Hut & Taco Bell
Fri, 07/30/2010 - 19:56RT @majman: SoHo seriously needs a combination Pizza Hut & Taco Bell
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This is great - http://www.openappmkt.com
Fri, 07/30/2010 - 19:56This is great - http://www.openappmkt.com
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I’m at Sushi Yasuda (204 E. 43rd St, at 3rd Ave, New York). http://4sq.com/5VMFI2
Fri, 07/30/2010 - 02:32I’m at Sushi Yasuda (204 E. 43rd St, at 3rd Ave, New York). http://4sq.com/5VMFI2
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I went from the first generation iPhone to the iPhone4. I saved...
Fri, 07/30/2010 - 00:06I went from the first generation iPhone to the iPhone4. I saved something like 2 hours a day added up :)
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Best sliders in the city. w/ @gregory80 (@ Mark) http://4sq.com/4EKlwx
Thu, 07/29/2010 - 00:49Best sliders in the city. w/ @gregory80 (@ Mark) http://4sq.com/4EKlwx
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staff: Borked ID3 tags got you down? Now you can edit your...
Wed, 07/28/2010 - 22:57Borked ID3 tags got you down? Now you can edit your Audio post’s track info and album art! Sweet.
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RT @extensionfm: New Release: SoundCloud Support! http://bit.ly/bXszh3
Tue, 07/27/2010 - 23:44RT @extensionfm: New Release: SoundCloud Support! http://bit.ly/bXszh3
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I don’t care what Foursquare says. @majman is definitely the mayor here (@ Gimme! Coffee)...
Tue, 07/27/2010 - 23:44I don’t care what Foursquare says. @majman is definitely the mayor here (@ Gimme! Coffee) http://4sq.com/2VjgFT
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New Release: SoundCloud Support
Tue, 07/27/2010 - 20:48We just released 1.5.2 to the Chrome extension gallery. This new release adds support for SoundCloud!
In their own words - “SoundCloud is a new online audio platform that lets music professionals receive, send & distribute their music”. In our words - SoundCloud has a ton of amazing music that you need to to listen to right now!
Support for SoundCloud works both on soundcloud.com as well as any site that has a SoundCloud widget embedded (like this one).
SoundCloud support is really exciting because it opens up a direct link from the artist’s studio into the listener’s music library. If we think back to when bands used to record music for ten’s of thousands of dollars in a studio, then produce millions of plastic discs, then ship those discs to thousands of stores, then have listeners spend 20 minutes trying to open the plastic surrounding those plastic discs, well anyway you get the point. Now artists can make music for the cost of a computer, upload it to SoundCloud and within seconds it’s inside their fans’ music libraries. Pretty incredible!
In addition to SoundCloud, this release also adds Tumblr oAuth support. Previously, logging into Tumblr meant giving us your username and password. With oAuth, you now just tell Tumblr you trust us and they give us a token to use on your behalf. You can untrust us (don’t know why you’d ever want to do that!) any time you want and the token will stop working. It’s a lot more secure this way. If you are already logged in to Tumblr inside the extension, you may want to consider logging out and then logging back in with oAuth.
We’d love to hear what you think about these new features. Leave us a comment here or on our UserVoice page.
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I want the Magic Trackpad. And the Magic Rechargeable Batteries.
Tue, 07/27/2010 - 17:12I want the Magic Trackpad. And the Magic Rechargeable Batteries.
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-7-25)
Tue, 07/27/2010 - 00:22My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-7-25):
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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RT @j2labs: I vowch for @majman: he designs my favorite music player and plays tasteful jams in the...
Mon, 07/26/2010 - 23:36RT @j2labs: I vowch for @majman: he designs my favorite music player and plays tasteful jams in the office. http://vow.ch/2ef
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RT @jonaswoost: Blogged: Three music services I love...
Mon, 07/26/2010 - 23:36RT @jonaswoost: Blogged: Three music services I love http://www.heutepopmorgen.com/2010/07/26/three-music-services-i-love/
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Dinner with family. 13 of us from Romania to Israel (@ Serafina at Time Hotel) http://4sq.com/aGAiD3
Mon, 07/26/2010 - 06:32Dinner with family. 13 of us from Romania to Israel (@ Serafina at Time Hotel) http://4sq.com/aGAiD3
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