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Re:Guy captures firing on the Mino HD in his pocket on Thursday June 11, 2009 @04:11PM (#653523)
I have to agree with froo, if this was a fake conversation it would have gone a lot smoother and Scotty would have had a few more one-liners.

How to Put your lazy customers to work

http://blogs.dovetailsoftware.com/blogs/main/archive/2007/12/28/Working-Customers.aspx

The biggest shift in the treatment of customers lies in letting them into your operation, with degrees of involvement ranging from soliciting feedback, to partnering with users in development design. Here's how to put them to work for you...

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This just in: Second Life replaces Fox Network

http://tracksuitceo.wordpress.com/2007/12/03/goodbye-television-stations-hello-social-networks/

Social networking is about to start replacing television stations. Not all of them, of course, but many stations will lose regular viewers to people who are spending more and more time fiddling about on social networks like MySpace, Facebook, Flickr, etc. After all, most of the programming is becoming harder to watch, the commercials are forever getting longer and longer, and the majority of...

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Startup tool gets you out of your car lease for Xmas

http://www.insideautodeals.com/index.php/2007/12/07/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-to-get-out-of-my-lease/

Swap a Lease is a cool Web 2.0 tool that puts you in touch with people who are interested in taking over your lease with, did you get that, no penalties. This is definitely the easiest and cheapest way to get free from that old lease and start the new year in a new ride.

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Does Web 2.0 rely on instinct or hard numbers?

http://blogs.dovetailsoftware.com/blogs/main/archive/2007/10/18/Elusive-ROI.aspx

Story talks about how a lot of business managers and IT managers act on gut instinct instead of hard numbers. And part of the problem is that Web 2.0 creates so many difficult to foresee results it makes you wonder if there are any real "hard numbers".

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My Wiki Can Beat Up Your Inner-Office Memo

http://blogs.dovetailsoftware.com/blogs/main/archive/2007/10/09/accidental-collaboration.aspx

Thoughts on why Web 2.0 tools are being adopted by even the big boys of business. Big companies, no matter how backward or resistant to change will eventally succumb to these tools simply for convenience. But what about Twitter? You'll be surprised...

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Re:Is there a US alternative to Second Life? on Wednesday August 22, 2007 @11:23AM (#45228)
Habbo is for 13-18 year olds (and probably younger but they probably have restrictions so the youngsters say they're 13). Second Life captures an older demographic (not sure of the stats). The market seems ripe for some newer competition. Something like a Linked In in a virtual world.
Re:How To Rid Debt By Becoming a Cash Money Superstar on Thursday July 12, 2007 @12:55PM (#33860)
Thanks for the lively discussion! I get better comments on ycombinator than I do on my own blog! You're all Cash Money Superstars.
Re:Our hurricane-tracking startup on Friday June 22, 2007 @05:01PM (#30147)
Great mashup guys! I like the cloud toggle switch.
Re:Entrepreneurs: Don't Quit Your Day Job on Thursday June 14, 2007 @04:21PM (#28193)
Hey Donna, Thank you for the submission!
Re:Entrepreneurs: Don't Quit Your Day Job on Thursday June 14, 2007 @04:14PM (#28191)
Hey Reelman, I'm the TrackSuit CEO, the first company I started is EmployeeInsider, an online job rating forum for all industries. I'll write more about it later (tomorrow?). I've since run several businesses. I do SEO contracting and most recently I've done marketing through one of my companies for ridester.com Thanks for the comment!