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“ the basic idea is that when you are just one or two standard deviations above the mean content value, filters dominate because content that hits that richness is relatively abundant and replaceable. There is far more content at the value level required than you could possibly consume, so any given content owner/producer lacks pricing power…. but, I believe that as we approach 2020, we are going to face a scenario where we are a sufficient number of degrees above average content in what is required to compete, that filters will be delivering scarce and valuable content in an effort to compete. If filters start delivering content that isn’t replaceable/commodity, then all of a sudden the content owners are going to find themselves with a lot more leverage.

sam lessin: modest proposals - a log on information, privacy vs. publicity, communication, change, people

kortina’s bit: Sam is spot on here. Actually, by tuning in to the signal, I think I am already approaching this state of consumption. I find myself actually reading only a few exceptional authors and only exceptional pieces of content produced outside that authorship surfaced through filters like SUM(friend that shared/linked piece of content * my respect for friend’s expertise/opinion in domain of content).

Social context is super important in this calculation, btw.

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HTML5 and App (one-two punch)?

thegongshow:

I’ve got a dumb question and I’m sure a techie reading this blog can set me straight.

Why don’t developers who build HTML5-based iPhone apps (like the new HTML5 Google Voice app) also syndicate their apps in the App Store? The App Store version would just be an instance of the UIWebView Class on a canvas that displays only the HTML5 app. In other words, the App Store version is just a wrapper for the web version that essentially launches a separate browser just for your app.

It’s a bit hacky, but it allows the accessibility of HTML5 apps without sacrificing the distribution that comes with being listed in the App Store. So, why don’t we see more developers doing this?

[Note: Jon Steinberg wrote a nice post on this subject. I originally wrote this piece as a comment on that post. It didn’t get answered there, so I’m upgraded it to a post here.]

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January 30

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Svn Checkout with Private Key Over SSH

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January 29

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Venmo + Simple Kitchen = Recipe for Awesomesauce
My buddy Kortina just informed me that his startup Venmo has partnered with the Simple Kitchen.
Simple Kitchen is using the Venmo trust relationship to enable anyone to create a house account with them. To get setup, just text “trust simplekitchen” to Venmo: 646.863.9557
Trusting Simple Kitchen on Venmo is like leaving your credit card with them so they can just charge you whenever you’re done eating. You don’t need to bring cash or wait for them to process your credit card anymore. Plus, they’re going to be sending special Venmo cash back deals to their trusting customers.
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I’ve already stopped using cash with friends and just transfer funds via my venmo account.They recently won an award and it will definitely be the first of many.
Keep up the awesome guys.
If you are reading this and want to give venmo a try let me know if you need an invite.

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Venmo + Simple Kitchen = Recipe for Awesomesauce

My buddy Kortina just informed me that his startup Venmo has partnered with the Simple Kitchen.

Simple Kitchen is using the Venmo trust relationship to enable anyone to create a house account with them. To get setup, just text “trust simplekitchen” to Venmo: 646.863.9557

Trusting Simple Kitchen on Venmo is like leaving your credit card with them so they can just charge you whenever you’re done eating. You don’t need to bring cash or wait for them to process your credit card anymore. Plus, they’re going to be sending special Venmo cash back deals to their trusting customers.

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I’ve already stopped using cash with friends and just transfer funds via my venmo account.They recently won an award and it will definitely be the first of many.

Keep up the awesome guys.

If you are reading this and want to give venmo a try let me know if you need an invite.

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January 27

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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-24)

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

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Venmo's Restful Coolness

rafer:

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@kortina and friends have a slick social payment service out called Venmo. I was assaulted by an SMS notification issue (maybe resulting a half dozen extra texts) and whined on Twitter. Because Kortina explicitly “trusts” me in the Venmo system, I can take money out his account unilaterally. To combat my whining, he sent me a URL representing $5.

https://venmo.com/kortina?txn=charge&amount=5&note=for%20not%20making%20new%20sms%20alert%20prefs%20yet

Without much work that URL says what it does. Click it and it “charges Kortina $5 for not making new SMS alert prefs yet.”

That’s how REST oughta work.