My friend blasted this over to me less than 1 minute ago...I have to give it to them for leverage LA for its ability to put together some very funny and creative content
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Its as "Sleazy" as 1-2-3
A New Way to Be Stalked
We don't want to alarm you or anything. But you might want to watch your back.
Starting today, it just got easier for you to be tailed.
The culprit: 123people.com, an Austrian-based search engine that officially launches in the US this week after months in beta.
Like Google if it focused solely on stalking people, 123 is going to be making it much more convenient for your exes, currents and potentials to find out everything you've ever gone public with. The site is just as simple to use as Google, but all the relevant info is displayed in easier-to-read categories. So, say an old flame types in your name. In seconds, the search engine aggregates everything from email addresses and phone numbers to ancient blog posts, regrettable YouTube videos, profiles from Facebook, LinkedIn, Friendster (remember that?) and MySpace. (Might be time to clean house.)
Of course, the upside is, thanks to those enterprising Austrians, it's now easier than ever to reconnect with people you've actually been wanting to hear from—even if you didn't know you had until a flirty email from them popped into your inbox.
Because every once in a while, an old flame just needs a new spark.
123people.com
We don't want to alarm you or anything. But you might want to watch your back.
Starting today, it just got easier for you to be tailed.
The culprit: 123people.com, an Austrian-based search engine that officially launches in the US this week after months in beta.
Like Google if it focused solely on stalking people, 123 is going to be making it much more convenient for your exes, currents and potentials to find out everything you've ever gone public with. The site is just as simple to use as Google, but all the relevant info is displayed in easier-to-read categories. So, say an old flame types in your name. In seconds, the search engine aggregates everything from email addresses and phone numbers to ancient blog posts, regrettable YouTube videos, profiles from Facebook, LinkedIn, Friendster (remember that?) and MySpace. (Might be time to clean house.)
Of course, the upside is, thanks to those enterprising Austrians, it's now easier than ever to reconnect with people you've actually been wanting to hear from—even if you didn't know you had until a flirty email from them popped into your inbox.
Because every once in a while, an old flame just needs a new spark.
123people.com
Monday, October 20, 2008
Invest in the 401-Keg plan while economy is down
If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in Delta Airlines one year ago, you will have $49.00 today. If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in AIG one year ago, you will have $33.00 today. If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in Lehman Brothers one year ago, you will have $0.00 today. But, if you had purchased $1,000 worth of beer one year ago, drank all the beer, then turned in the aluminum cans for recycling refund, you would have received $214.00. Based on the above, the best current investment plan is to drink heavily & recycle. It is called the 401-Keg.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
FFWD is the new Pandora of Online Video
FFWD.com just came out of private beta today. A few months ago i attended Under the Radar at the Microsoft campus and saw Patrick Koppula present his online video startup "FFWD.com" and I felt the fire for online video reignited in me. I was truly blown away at how he fully captured the idea i had for MyTV for ManiaTV a year ago.
Patrick and I have never met before that day but i had heard about his prior startup venture iLike.com which he co-founded. I can see how closely the layout looks to what I was working on at ManiaTV early last year! For my friends who are still at ManiaTV will know what i'm talking about:)
Some Positives on FFWD:
1. The User Experience execution is really dead on - lots of white background, short 4 line sign up, pick your interest with thumbnails (limited choices) and bam! start enjoying the pandora of online video!
2. I was able to invite all my 1850 contacts from my Gmail all at once:)
3. Non crowded video search experience, intuitive options to drill down on my interests
Other notes:
1. I can't rewind to prior video that i watched unless i save it
2. I tend to not scroll down to see who else was watching the same channel and wish I could
3. no place to comment or give instant feedback
Patrick and I have never met before that day but i had heard about his prior startup venture iLike.com which he co-founded. I can see how closely the layout looks to what I was working on at ManiaTV early last year! For my friends who are still at ManiaTV will know what i'm talking about:)
Some Positives on FFWD:
1. The User Experience execution is really dead on - lots of white background, short 4 line sign up, pick your interest with thumbnails (limited choices) and bam! start enjoying the pandora of online video!
2. I was able to invite all my 1850 contacts from my Gmail all at once:)
3. Non crowded video search experience, intuitive options to drill down on my interests
Other notes:
1. I can't rewind to prior video that i watched unless i save it
2. I tend to not scroll down to see who else was watching the same channel and wish I could
3. no place to comment or give instant feedback
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