May 2012
10 posts
May 9th
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May 8th
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May 8th
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“The first-class universities, policy initiatives and Silicon Alley, she said,...”
– Jennifer Chayes, Distinguished Scientist and the Managing Director of Microsoft Research New England  (via nycdigital)
May 8th
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“Fashion bloggers prove you don’t need to be an actress or singer to become...”
– Fashion Blogging is Creating a New Era of Influencers (via thenextweb)
May 7th
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May 7th
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May 4th
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“But I am never going to optimize short-term revenue at the expense of user...”
– Dick Costolo, Twitter CEO love @dickc’s clarity about what’s important (via bijan)
May 3rd
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May 2nd
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“Beware of the hashtag. According to the folks at Twitter, they may soon replace...”
– Hashtags To Replace URLS Report from Silicon Valley, Front Line of Social Media | Small Agency Diary (via Advertising Age)
May 1st
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April 2012
19 posts
NY Looks to Encourage Young Women for a Future in... →
nycdigital: Despite the fact that women hold over half of all professional occupations in the United States, they comprise only 25% of the all tech and computing jobs; and the male-dominated stereotype of the industry may lead the public to estimate an even lower percentage, according to the “Sit With Me” campaign, which encourages women to share their experience and aims to raise awareness for...
Apr 30th
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Apr 27th
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Apr 26th
“We use each of our devices at a different time. When it comes to sharing on...”
– Bitly to Launch New Consumer Version (via thenextweb)
Apr 26th
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“Sometimes innovation happens ‘cause you’re pissed off.”
– Mark Randall, Chief Strategist @ Adobe Systems (via inkinsurgent)
Apr 26th
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The Naive Optimist: We work a 4-day week and just... →
ryanleecarson: I think there’s something messed up about the startup culture in the USA. The belief is that you have to work 6-7 days a week and spend all your mental cycles on your company. Nothing but pledging your soul to your startup yields success, right? Not in my experience. We work a 4-day week at …
Apr 24th
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“If there’s something you want to build, but the tech isn’t there yet, just find...”
–  Dennis Crowley (via collaborativefund)
Apr 23rd
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Apr 23rd
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“this newer generation of VCs has a much more progressive agenda”
– Paul Kedrosky Eyeing Patent Reform, Influential VCs Test Their Power | peHUBpeHUB (via fred-wilson)
Apr 20th
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“Mark Zuckerberg personally goes to visit with the entrepreneurs and actively...”
– Resistance Is Futile: Why Facebook Acquisitions Tend to Actually Work | PandoDaily (via pegobry)
Apr 12th
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Apr 11th
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12 Tech Companies Offering Their Employees the... →
Apr 10th
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Apr 10th
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Apr 10th
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“In November 2006, Google bought the video sharing powerhouse YouTube for an...”
– Instagram Just Became The YouTube of Photos (via thenextweb)
Apr 9th
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Apr 9th
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Apr 9th
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Apr 3rd
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Apr 2nd
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March 2012
20 posts
Mar 28th
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Mar 28th
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Mar 28th
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Mar 28th
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Mar 28th
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“the New York tech scene has more of a “let’s stick together” ethos about it.”
– i really enjoyed Josh’s rant about NYC. and I agree with it too. Josh Miller, Co-Founder of Branch on moving his company back to New York (via nycgov)
Mar 28th
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Mar 27th
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Mar 16th
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Mar 16th
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Mar 16th
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Congrats to the New York-Based 2012 SXSW...
nycdigital: Congrats to the New York-based 2012 South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Awards winners. The three companies—listed below—were recognized among the best in the digital sector. We wish to acknowledge Expedition Titanic (in the “Classic” category), Projeqt (in the “Educational Resource”) and Americans Elect (in the “Special Honors” category). 
Mar 16th
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NYCEDC: Silicon Alley: Startup Ecosystem That... →
nycedc: Share “ Exciting e-commerce innovations happening in NYC- watch this space @liscrawford #sxalley Betsy Scherzer Mon, Mar 12 2012 19:00:15 ReplyRetweet Share “ @nycedc asks about women in NY startups…
Mar 16th
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Mar 15th
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“So apparently Milk’s shutdown of Oink had some bigger implications than we had...”
– Kevin Rose To Join Google (via thenextweb)
Mar 15th
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“We continue to focus on actually solving problems that real people have and not...”
– Arash Ferdowsi - How I Built It: Dropbox - WSJ.com (via jericsinger)
Mar 15th
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Vanity Fair: “Best Practices for Supervising... →
vanityfair: 1. Can Growing a Moustache Change the World? 2. My Robotic Kitchen Planned This Dinner Party 3. Political Humor 2.0: Teh Internetz R Leaking 4. How to Be Yourself When Everyone Else Is Faking It 5. Online Therapy … Naked? 6. I Need a Place to Sleep Meet Up 7. Eat Shit Sleep: Enlightenment…
Mar 14th
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Mar 8th
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“If you must drink, I strongly suggest drunkenness during the day and sobriety at...”
– SXSW, Here We Come. | Betabeat — News, gossip and intel from Silicon Alley 2.0. I AM SO READY FOR SXSW. (I promise this article is more useful than this one bullet point, but it is my favorite.) See you there! (via rickwebb)
Mar 8th
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Mar 7th
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Pinterest Lottery →
bmisocialplanet: Welcome to the bmi Pinterest Lottery, the first ever game of chance held on the online curation service Pinterest! We’ve put up an initial five boards, each featuring visual content from a different destination - Beirut, Dublin, Marrakech, Moscow and Nice. Each board has nine images,…
Mar 7th
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February 2012
17 posts
Yes, Social is Ruining Our Lives.
Feb 29th