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Joe Weisenthal reported yesterday that IAC is launching a new how-to video site called Life333.
One of the first questions he and others ask is, “Do we really need another how-to video site?”
My take is: yes… a few thousands more.
Part of our bet with BricaBox is that folks will want to create thousands of how-to sites, [...]

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If you’d like to continue the conversation about App Engine, please check out the re-post of my article on Silicon Alley Insider (Peter edited it down and it’s much more readable).
Also, I wanted to point out this article by David Recordon, who pointed out the connection between App Engine and Facebook’s Platform via Twitter from [...]

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“Web 3.0 will ultimately be seen as web applications which are pieced together.”
- Eric Schmidt
In the wake of Google’s AppEngine announcement, I want to remind you of this video I’ve posted before: Eric Schmidt talking about Google’s vision for the Web 3.0 computing era.

To me, AppEngine seems like the most logical evolution of Google Gadgets! [...]

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Everyone should check out URLrURL — an awesome new small URL service. Some buddies of mine in NYC made it. They developed a cool way of tracking memes through Twitter.
Please Digg it here!

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Add this one to WTFisTwitter.com:
Twitter is the PayPal of Social Capital

PayPal revolutionized financial transactions on the web, and I think Twitter is doing the same thing, but with transactions of social capital.
Thoughts?

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Things everyone should consider while designing a website:

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Looks like some users, including me, got a Google Docs upgrade today.
The look/feel is much more like a desktop app, which makes sense.
Check out this screenshot (click to make bigger)!

By the way, I’ll also note that Google Docs was a hot topic of conversation at dinner last night. My dad — a forward trending businessman [...]

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NO MORE INVITES!

Folks,
DropBox is blowing me away. Rarely do I find an app I must tell you about. Even more rarely do I find an app which I can tell you has done everything right.
Seriously, if any service wants to go into this space, they just need to copy what DropBox has done. There may [...]

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Photo: Jason Calacanis’ black SUV escort. Julia Allison and David Karp deciding where we’ll go next.
Last night, it seems as though I was the only person who got any work done in Silicon Alley.
No, it’s not that I wasn’t out enjoying the much reported festivities of Jason Calacanis being in town — I was there [...]

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According to Mike Arrington, there’s going to be huge consolidation in the professional bloggosphere, he wants to be a part of it. Oh, and because there will be consolidation and he wants to be part of it, he also wants folks like Alley Insider and PaidContent to stop raising money.
Hmmmm.
Never mind the fact that Arrington’s [...]

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