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foomarks
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About foomarks
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Comment #2018774
I've always wished Delicious would get more social and more niche-y. One particular idea I'm interested in is to uncover user bookmarking patterns and not just bookmark popularity.…
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Comment #1945322
Good print designers will know the possibilities and limitations of the medium they're working in. I think the same can be said about the screen medium.
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Comment #1830990
Font rendering: I realize jMockups might only render "web-safe" fonts. But I would love to see an iteration that incorporates any typeface shared between a team of designers who ha…
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Comment #1830790
I love where this is going. One thing that I would like to see included, which is absolutely essential for the way I design website is line-height: it is the core structure of my d…
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Comment #1551498
I love this idea, but how come they couldn't include this functionality into the Magic Mouse too? (Maybe next version?)
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Comment #1517928
Other crazy factors involved: 1. You can't smell the product when you're in the store, so you have to know more about the product either through brand awareness or referral. 2. Lik…
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Comment #1517867
I'm loving this new advertising strategy, but I'm still not going to buy this product. They've done a great job of making more people aware of the product, but I can't shake the im…
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Comment #1482173
This article makes no mention that preference might reflect contemporary culture and times.
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Comment #1478676
Most video games have a pretty strict narrative: Finish the story or die. The ending of that story is often firm: I've rarely come upon a video game that actually has different out…
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Comment #1435422
I think Honda and Toyota are designing these devices for their growing elderly population in Japan.
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Comment #1435408
It's good to read this again because I couldn't put my finger on it before: despite the ingenuity of the storage system, this guy is living with so much stuff that it feels claustr…
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Comment #1396813
Also add: * Balloons! http://bit.ly/99sLWo
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Comment #1396808
Wait-a-sec, what about the kids over at Crisis Commons ( http://oreil.ly/dm1OW0 ) and Grassroots Mapping( http://bit.ly/99sLWo ) considered community journalists, and doing their b…
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Comment #1391082
Ahh, ok, so blind speculation about even positive outcomes is dangerous (and I can see how this can be just as abused as shorting). So, I can see why paying attention to who is sho…
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Is there social value in shorting?
The value of investing (going long) in a business makes sense to me on a social level: it's people putting faith in other people that they will offer a good business to the market …
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Comment #1381736
"Too bad most of Wired's content is so resoundingly meh..." Guess I know where they should really spend their time and money!
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Comment #1381614
I'm also thinking that the actual production of interactive material is, when done relevantly, extremely time consuming. Can the cost of programming and interaction design stay on …
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Comment #1381195
I have a strange feeling we've been here before: Are Magazine apps going to be the new Flash website?
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Comment #1370555
Dug this Boy Genius Report article up from May 6th: "The amount of voice minutes used by young adults continues to plummet as email, IM and SMS grows at a rate of 150% during the y…
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Comment #1370256
I will gladly pay for a phone outright if the carriers offer a data-centric plan for $50 a month with no commitment. Until then, I'm hiding out this year with Google Voice and my V…
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Why does an unsubsidized iPhone cost $300 more than an iPod?
The iPhone 3G 8gb = $500 unsubsidized iPod Touch 8gb = $200 Do the raw materials and the technical support costs for the mobile component in an iPhone really value at an the extra …
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Comment #1367389
I started reading this too, and did some tangential reading along the way. I'd hate to be in the same room as 2010 Lewis and 2007 Lewis: "But the most striking thing about the grow…
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Comment #1361414
I second this! Please someone buy back Delicious, or make a new one: + Delicious is lagging behind in mobile support. + Delicious could be taking more advantage of the conversation…
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Comment #1333024
I loved their .02 feature which was essentially like short little tweets you could send to other friends. It was super easy to use and before my friends ever understand how to use …