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Best advice I've ever gotten: "Doesn't matter where you are or what you are doing, just who you are with." That one hasn't let me down yet.

Definitely agree, just had a long conversation with a coworker about MS's need to apply research to real-life products. FYI, here's the "post to Facebook" feature, it's still in be…

Here's the thing - the really smart people at Microsoft are out there working on the hard problems, like improving facial recognition for image searches, writing software that sync…

This article reminded me of a quote I heard a while back: "People pay for atoms, not for bits". Not 100% accurate, but if someone is going to fork over cash, you really, really, re…

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I'm tired of them, too. However, here are a few areas where I think building a Twitter app can be useful. First, if you take advantage of the fact that a semi-interesting Twitter a…

I'm working on the finishing touches for the next phase of my "A Startup A Day" project. The goal is to bring together experienced entrepreneurs, high-potential hackers/designers, …

This is definitely the post to read if you want a good perspective of what's really going on. I don't have any firsthand knowledge, but around this time every year MSFT seems to do…

Better question - would Facebook apps improve to the point where they would be worth paying for if FB built out a payment platform? Would enough pro devs start building FB apps if …

Facebook had this same "Quit your job, get easy money by building stupid little apps like this one!" buzz about a year ago. I actually know some people who quit their very well-pay…

Good idea for those with some extra time during the holiday break. Here's one I like that I've been saving for my blog ( http://www.astartupaday.com ) but I'll go ahead and post it…

Come on, this is funny.

Any guesses on how many "To Do List" apps are going to be available within the first month? Note to to do devs: I've got the killer To Do List app framework - it's a spiral-bound n…

Hey man - thanks for taking the time to put this post together. I work for MS and use the products on a daily basis, and while I don't completely agree with all the conclusions, I …

In addition, just think of the massive amounts of cash these researchers are stealing from the network TV execs and advertising agencies, since they may be working on this in their…

Why not? Not disagreeing, genuinely curious what your thoughts are.

I took a crack at this problem space a few months back: http://astartupaday.wordpress.com/2008/08/16/y-combinator-ch... I was messing around with way I described the idea (partiall…

Option 1: Remove it completely. I think it's pretty obvious that there are two links. The simpler you get, the more weight you give the stuff that's on the page, and to me this fal…

I love this site. Last year I posted an idea on my blog that was a collection of extremely simple sites where you get instant answers to questions like this. Is it raining, did the…

Two words: Rescue. Time.

IMHO, Hulu's incredible success is a big milestone in the inevitable digital entertainment convergence story. Prediction: The next-gen gaming consoles will bring together TV and mo…