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Will Twitter For iPad Kill Off Tweet Developers?
After releasing an official iPhone app in May, the folks at Twitter HG have unveiled an iPad app that may strike fear in the hearts of third party tweet developers. Twitter for iPad takes advantage of the iPad’s fluid touch interface, letting you move lots of information around smoothly and quickly – without needing to open and close windows or ...
Gowalla Announces ‘Highlights’ Feature, Sends You To Your Happy Place
Gowalla today rolled out a new feature called ‘highlights’ and by using this feature users can now give little items to places they visit, marking them with useful icons to show off their importance. While the program offers basic items, such as “Best Cup” for cups of coffee, it also features some wacky options like “My Happy Place” and “Guilty ...
Convertible Debt vs. Equity
Seth Levine from Foundry Group touched off a debate on which is the best way to raise startup financing: convertible debt or equity. Paul Graham intentionally or not actually started things with a tweet, “Convertible notes have won. Every investment so far in this YC batch and there have been a lot has been done on a convertible note.” ...
Future Generations Steal from Themselves
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A Cheaper Better Backup Solution?
After reviewing VaultPress by Automattic the creators of WordPress , there has been a lot of spirited debate online and off over how much one should pay to backup their WordPress blog. Although cheaper alternatives are available, very few match the backup frequency of VaultPress, save one which is blogVault. Created by Inactiv Media Solutions, blogVault offers users an inexpensive ...
Disqus Seeking Out A Few Brave Bloggers?
With more blogs embracing Disqus dead simple comment service, the engineers behind the company have decided to roll out a new tool to help publishers gain more insight about their commentors. Unfortunately the new feature is not yet ready for prime time, although Disqus is asking for a few brave blog volunteers to help them work out the bugs in ...
Happy Birthday Blogger! Here Are 11 Reasons Why We Love You
A 11 years ago on this day a man named Evan Williams set out on a quest to make blogging easier. After much thought, sweat and hard work he introduced the world to Blogger, which was later on assimilated by Google. Fast forward to today and Blogger is the number one platform in the world according to Quantcast and despite ...
It’s not so simple when it’s for a business
No matter what kind of business you have, or how small or large your business might be, having a blog for your business helps you stay in touch with your customers. A blog will draw your prospects closer because they can learn about your business and what you sell. Blogs help build customer loyalty, and they also help you create ...
International PR agency EIDO uses Basecamp to show progress to clients from around the world
Adrian Jones of Eido Public Relations on how the team at EIDO uses Basecamp: Eido Public Relations is an international technical PR agency with offices in London and Tokyo. Despite our modest size and the fact that our team is literally spread across the globe, thanks to Basecamp we are able to operate a completely seamless and highly-effective service to ...
Blog Like a Farmer
This is a guest post by Kim De, a freelance writer and author of Zen Kitchen, a blog focused on recipes and food issues. Sustainability is the capacity to endure. For animals to remain strong and healthy under adverse situations. For humans to maintain their well-being. For agriculture to satisfy human needs for generations. It is a word that ...
