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Not only is AOL basing its entire dismal future on the most base sort of styrofoam traffic-whoring; it’s not even whoring in a new way. Demand Media, for one, has long been doing the exact same thing, with an algorithm-plus-sweatshop editorial production line that makes Gawker Media look like Aristotle’s School of Taking Your Sweet Time Thinking About Things.
Ah well. Neither useless crap on the internet nor AOL sucking is anything new.
Busting Myths About Black Friday And Cyber Monday - The Consumerist
The more you know…
It’s On Ebay
Gieves & Hawkes “Buckshot” Oxfords
Buckshot shoes are so-called because their seemingly random broguing is said to suggest leather that was put up on a wall and shot with buckshot. Beautiful.
If you’re not on Scoop St. yet, you should be. This is a fantastic deal.
This is crazy. 60% off the “Best of NY” shave and haircuts.
I just set up my profile on Google Health.
I added my basic vitals (birthdate, weight, height) plus the date of my recent flu shot, my allergies as well as past surgeries.
I shared my profile with my wife so she now has full access.
A few weeks ago I had a routine physical including blood tests to check on my cholesterol. I still don’t have the results. It’s on my todo list to call my doctors office to get the data but thats a hassle.
I wish there was an easy & automatic way to get that data into my profile.
As I’ve said before, the family tree is missing medical history. And while it’s easy to complain about the current antiquated paper based medical records system, it’s exciting to consider where things like Google Health and other web based services are taking us.
In the future my kids (and their kids) will be able to see my medical history. It will help us stay informed. It will help us make better decisions. As patients we will connect with others going through same issues. We can connect each other to new studies, new research, new data.
Powerful stuff to think about .
What else becomes possible once our data is available?
The API is exciting as well. (http://code.google.com/apis/health/) I can imagine a host of connected devices one day: insulin tracking, blood pressure monitoring, pedometers…
Why does YouTube stall and have that buffering icon in the middle of videos? According to the progress bar, it’s already downloaded plenty of the video.
Any thoughts?
Never mind, my answer only fixes the studder issue.
Anytime I ask for help to do something different people look at me like I have 8 heads.
Using Tumblr on Facebook?
You might be using the wrong app. This one is wrong. This one is right.
The right one is much faster.
FYI
What makes Facebook interesting these days? Basically the same things that made AOL a star a decade earlier.
- private messaging without an external email client: just like AOL!
- live chat: just like AOL!
- integrated games and shopping: just like AOL!
- every company feels a need to be there: just like AOL!
And here we are again, with consumers converging on a single site and companies clamoring to capture their attention.
AOL was eventually done in by a lack of openness and charging for options that were free elsewhere. So far, Facebook has avoided those mistakes. It will be interesting to see what social and economic forces drive its future—and whether it ultimately becomes something other than The Next AOL.
Hamish Bowles in Fantastic Man magazine.
John is the proprietor of Galcos Soda Pop Stop, and is a fountain of business wisdom.
Via CenterNetworks
Jason Calacanis on How To Kill Google
Much easier said than done but there may be a workable strategy derivable from this concept.
fuck that. where is the 19th button i asked for?
John McCreesh, Marketing Project Lead at OpenOffice.org, welcomed the announcement: “The OpenOffice Mouse is a really cool addition to the desk of any keen OpenOffice.org user. The Mouse team have worked closely with experts from the OpenOffice.org User Experience project to deliver the full benefits of the world’s leading open-source office software to the fingertips of users. The prototypes are stunning - I can’t wait to get my hands on the finished product.”
OpenOfficeMouse: The Multi-Button Application Mouse for OpenOffice.org
