Tuesday, March 9, 2010
iPad Gets a Doritos-Themed Parody [VIDEO]
Shared by JaredIn a truly inspired mashup, College Humor equates the iPad with Doritos, creating a commercial parody for something called Spice…
iPad Parody videos are great. Poor Jonathan Ive.
“I would argue, for example, that Wikipedia has done more for continuing education for all adult learners than any educational institution could have done by itself.”
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Housing and Transportation Affordability Index
This site is awesome! It lets you compare housing and transportation costs of different locations throughout a city. And cost means money, time, and ecological expenses. Check it out.
“23 points by ambiate 11 hours ago | link Oh, forgot the most important part. Stay white hat. If you ever venture into the dark side of online ads, you will probably get caught and have a wasted investment.
Offline affiliate marketing is win-win, but in a cheap country it might be hard to pull off.
I know there are some issues with getting accepted for adsense in other countries. If you have problems, email me (profile link) and I’ll give you one of the solutions.
1. Find a notepad. 2. Write: “Things I can teach you:” 3. List everything you imagine you can teach a person (This can range from simple math to programming to drawing to singing like an american idol?) 4. Hard part is over! Relax and decide on your mid-range topics (ones you’re not a guru at, but with a little research could obviously teach someone) 5. Create little niche sites (google keyword tool -> show CPC -> Arrange by amount of hits (look in the 10k-20k views range -> google “keyword” (yeah quotes) -> if its less than 40k pages, and wikipedia is a top result, you probably just found a $9 investment (domain cost) that would turn into $20/mo. 6. Once you’ve spent 2 weeks doing this, you should have a feel for the idea and what grasps people’s attention etc. Try some of your more guruish topics. Hell, make an ebook and offer it on one of your adsense sites.
There are also tons of sites that pay you to write articles[1] or photoshop!/img>
You said cheap country, but I don’t really understand the scope of that… but I’m going to assume you know another language. If so, start a site offering translation services or just scope out people. iPhone apps, etc need translations and shell out serious cash for them.
my experience(I made money, got cocky, and lost too much): http://sanguinity.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/money22.png
xutopia’s recent story(6k/ebook) http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1159445
One final bit: when you research (blogs/sites) you will probably stumble upon keywords like ‘mesothelioma, structured settlements, annuity payments, criminal lawyers, tax attorneys, asbestos, etc,’ being the gold mines. Don’t waste your time. $40/clk($5-15 your share) sounds amazing, but its another losing game trying to get ranked in search engines.
[1: http://www.associatedcontent.com ] ”
Offline affiliate marketing is win-win, but in a cheap country it might be hard to pull off.
I know there are some issues with getting accepted for adsense in other countries. If you have problems, email me (profile link) and I’ll give you one of the solutions.
1. Find a notepad. 2. Write: “Things I can teach you:” 3. List everything you imagine you can teach a person (This can range from simple math to programming to drawing to singing like an american idol?) 4. Hard part is over! Relax and decide on your mid-range topics (ones you’re not a guru at, but with a little research could obviously teach someone) 5. Create little niche sites (google keyword tool -> show CPC -> Arrange by amount of hits (look in the 10k-20k views range -> google “keyword” (yeah quotes) -> if its less than 40k pages, and wikipedia is a top result, you probably just found a $9 investment (domain cost) that would turn into $20/mo. 6. Once you’ve spent 2 weeks doing this, you should have a feel for the idea and what grasps people’s attention etc. Try some of your more guruish topics. Hell, make an ebook and offer it on one of your adsense sites.
my experience(I made money, got cocky, and lost too much): http://sanguinity.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/money22.png
xutopia’s recent story(6k/ebook) http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1159445
One final bit: when you research (blogs/sites) you will probably stumble upon keywords like ‘mesothelioma, structured settlements, annuity payments, criminal lawyers, tax attorneys, asbestos, etc,’ being the gold mines. Don’t waste your time. $40/clk($5-15 your share) sounds amazing, but its another losing game trying to get ranked in search engines.
[1: http://www.associatedcontent.com ]
Hacker News | Ask HN: Fastest way to make $300-400 a month online?
Friday, March 5, 2010
Mobile phone as virtual world
Shared by Jared
What do you think of the interaction video?
Little World: Making Mobile Phones More People-Centric
“Determined to create a more people-centric phone, the team explored…
Thursday, March 4, 2010
“In Microsoft OneNote 2010 Beta, you can share any notebook so that you can access it on other computers or on the Web, or so that you can work in it together with other people. As a collaborative tool, OneNote offers far more than the ability to send static notebook pages via e-mail. Depending on the nature of your projects, you can use OneNote to brainstorm together with other people in meetings, use the notebook pages as a virtual whiteboard, and set up shared notebooks in which everyone can view, add, and edit information. Unlike other programs that lock files for editing by one person at a time, OneNote 2010 lets multiple authors access a shared notebook at the same time. Anytime someone edits to the pages and sections in the shared notebook, OneNote automatically synchronizes the changes so that the notebook is always up-to-date for everyone. OneNote also maintains a separate offline copy of the notes on each user’s computer. That way, shared note-taking participants can continue to edit the notes locally even when they are temporarily disconnected from the network. The next time they connect to the shared notebook, OneNote automatically merges their changes with the changes made by everyone else.”
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Android app can recognize a person, pull up their status updates
Shared by JaredComments
And so it begins.
“To really work, Sierra observed, an entrepreneur’s blog has to be about something bigger than his or her company and his or her product. This sounds simple, but it isn’t. It takes real discipline to not talk about yourself and your company. Blogging as a medium seems so personal, and often it is. But when you’re using a blog to promote a business, that blog can’t be about you, Sierra said. It has to be about your readers, who will, it’s hoped, become your customers. It has to be about making them awesome.”
How Hard Could It Be? By Joel Spolsky: Let’s Take This Offline
“What would be best paths through product space?
My first thought was “doesn’t Amazon already organize things independent of vendor?” But what we’re really looking for here is a recommendation engine, and Amazon really isn’t very good at that. As I see it there are three main steps which should be done in order. The more you know about ahead of time, the further you can skip ahead. Here are the steps:
Step 1. I don’t know what I’m looking for.
Maybe I’m looking for a good science fiction book. Or a gift for a 14-year-old niece. A deep gift recommendation engine alone could probably make a good startup. The engine should ask some probing questions and give recommendations—either specific products or product categories, depending on the type of question. This experience mimic the experience of having an experienced salesperson ask questions and point you towards good options. A beautiful browsing option would be a great way to conclude this step.
Step 2. I know what I want, but I haven’t decided which brand or model to get.
Here we need a deep comparison. The ability to rank priorities would be really helpful. Let’s say I’m buying a laptop. The site should ask me how much I care about weight, screen size, processing power, etc. It can then recommend models that fit within my budget. There’s a huge amount of domain-specific knowledge required to get this right for a variety of products.
Step 3. I know what product I want.
Here we need to give comparisons among vendors. Price, shipping speed, return policies, and other general customer feedback are important. This is where it helps to be a trusted third party.
This problem is a huge undertaking, which is why no one has come close to solving it yet. Frankly, unless the domain is very restricted, I don’t think a three person team will be able to do enough specific programming and testing to make it work.
The principles and mechanics would best be discovered in a very narrow marketplace, and one full of confusion. Electronics would be the natural stating place, but a less crowded market might also work.”
My first thought was “doesn’t Amazon already organize things independent of vendor?” But what we’re really looking for here is a recommendation engine, and Amazon really isn’t very good at that. As I see it there are three main steps which should be done in order. The more you know about ahead of time, the further you can skip ahead. Here are the steps:
Step 1. I don’t know what I’m looking for.
Maybe I’m looking for a good science fiction book. Or a gift for a 14-year-old niece. A deep gift recommendation engine alone could probably make a good startup. The engine should ask some probing questions and give recommendations—either specific products or product categories, depending on the type of question. This experience mimic the experience of having an experienced salesperson ask questions and point you towards good options. A beautiful browsing option would be a great way to conclude this step.
Step 2. I know what I want, but I haven’t decided which brand or model to get.
Here we need a deep comparison. The ability to rank priorities would be really helpful. Let’s say I’m buying a laptop. The site should ask me how much I care about weight, screen size, processing power, etc. It can then recommend models that fit within my budget. There’s a huge amount of domain-specific knowledge required to get this right for a variety of products.
Step 3. I know what product I want.
Here we need to give comparisons among vendors. Price, shipping speed, return policies, and other general customer feedback are important. This is where it helps to be a trusted third party.
This problem is a huge undertaking, which is why no one has come close to solving it yet. Frankly, unless the domain is very restricted, I don’t think a three person team will be able to do enough specific programming and testing to make it work.
The principles and mechanics would best be discovered in a very narrow marketplace, and one full of confusion. Electronics would be the natural stating place, but a less crowded market might also work.”
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