January 2012
27 posts
BRYCE DOT VC: Our First Pull Request →
brycedotvc:
A few weeks back we put OATV.com and it’s underlying code up on GitHub.
At the time, I thought it would serve as a repo for sharing some of the work we’d done in designing our new site. And my hope was that it would be helpful for someone looking to build a site with a similar look and feel.
Then, last week, something happened.
Yay! Thrilled that Benny made the first pull...
“‘For instance,’ [Meryl Streep] says, forking at a bread-crumbed oyster, ‘we are...”
– “Meryl Streep: Force of Nature,” Vogue (via thatluciegirl)
Well, that was definitely an order of magnitude better than Paul Revere’s lame story.
Steve Jobs, Superhero
As I was reading the book, something struck me like a hammer: Despite Steve Jobs’ choice of words, lack of empathy, and sometimes prickly demeanor, he spent a huge amount of time giving his most talented employees constant, hard, critical feedback.
Thinking about how most companies dole out feedback — if they do at all — it’s usually directed at the bottom quartile of performers versus the top....
betashop: Knock-Offs Are Bad Design →
betashop:
Here at Fab.com we’re all about good design.
Authenticity is part of our soul.
We guarantee that every product we sell is authentic and that we are authorized to sell it.
We offer our own unique graphic designs on website.
Everything is home grown and original.
That’s what good design is all about.
Being true to designers, creators, and customers.
That’s why I take it as a...
The Gong Show: Timehop →
thegongshow:
Personal data on the web is growing rapidly. More people are spending a greater percentage of their time social networking (time spent per user on social networking sites has grown over 300% in the last two years). Additionally, there are more people coming online for the first time every day,…
Product Management Then and Now →
Organization: Old: Marketing New: Product (Product Management plus User Experience Design), a Peer to Technology and Marketing Education: Old: MBA New: Computer Science or User Experience Design Spends Days: Old: Writing Requirements Documents New: Product Discovery / Pursuing Minimum Viable Product Learns About Customer Behavior: Old: With Focus Groups New: With User Testing and A/B Testing...
Inside Breaking News: The Paterno story: What went... →
breakingblog:
Incorrect reports that long-time Penn St. coach Joe Paterno had passed away Saturday night were picked up and re-transmitted by, among others, us at BreakingNews and @breakingnews. We soon learned those reports were wrong, and we owe you both an apology and an explanation.
Our editor noted that CBS Sports — a trusted source — reported Paterno’s death around 9pm ET. The CBS Sports...
