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I wouldn't be surprised if MS is trying to leapfrog over the latest social craze and looking further down the road to DECIDE what the next craze will be before anyone else can.

These comparisons are disingenuous. It's much like comparing similiar cars from two different years. Plus I am sure Android will "leap frog" Siri soon anyway. With a semi open plat…

This update was desperately needed. But you may have chance still. It seems you may have a head start on google as they are just now entering a limited test. Unlike most products i…

I agree completely. It does seem really obvious now. But anyone who's had a pre-Google/Facebook online life remembers that you had different handles for diff sites. My aol name was…

This is a technology company with technical founders. What is the industry norm, if one exists?

What language are you finding are the most efficient to use when coding a mobile app? Needs to be able to hold down dynamic info from servers, and audio and video files. Anyone wor…

you can probably find many great reasons for why someone started a startup. But what I found underlying most reasons was the fact that a person thought that they could do something…

you're absolutely right. Even though this idea's been out there he's shown a rare ability to be a critical thinker and problem solver, something that is lacking in most adults. I'm…

objectively speaking, you still need teachers and social interactions in classrooms for students to progress in a well-rounded way. well it is the union's job to protect jobs, it's…

technology has made the world an easier place to communicate, however looking at this map is easy to see the cultural divide that exists in the world.Facebook was built as an Ameri…

while I can definitely follow the writers logic, it presupposes there is only one way to get to the singularity. If you assume that computers always need human input until we get t…

I used to work in the financial industry, and while technology and business practices change, here are some things I found out that might be useful to you. Most large commercial tr…

I'm not a YC funded company, but I don't think one has to die for there to be another option. And YC's existence should not stop anyone from offering alternatives. YC created somet…

I am posting this topic with the hopes of getting a discussion going. I enjoy reading all the interesting articles, but with all the intelligent people on the boards I would really…

One of the best things about writing software is that you constantly get to make things that didn't exist before. The Internet was originally created so scientists could share info…

not really a question or an article. I love getting to read all the interesting articles that users submit. But I do wish there was more discussions going on underneath them so we …

you're right, "avoiding your customers" is not a scalable long-term solution for deployment. As businesses, big or small become more global this will become a bigger problem. As I'…

if you dig deep on this site you will find examples of written applications and video submissions that were successful. That should give you an idea, just an idea mind you of what …

here are two tips go online to your county clerk's office they will have a list of newly formed businesses. The listing usually includes name address and telephone number. It shoul…

not bad for a 48 hour build. A little attention to formatting and graphical aesthetics and I can see your site easily be used by some blogger. the most important thing you've alrea…

I have to completely disagree with this author. Even if you're confident in your code, send your best people to work on it, are able to rollout a phased deployment and have the cap…

while postponing your IPO may seem like a good idea, technology companies need to be aware of the fact that the industry changes so fast that competitors could emerge and given suc…

I would first like to preface this by saying that I think insider trading is wrong. And individuals who blatantly and obviously take advantage of privileged private information for…