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Category Archives: Startups

Memorable Demos from TechCrunch 9

I say memorable because they fed us drinks.
As the sun set on Menlo Park Friday night, hundreds of interactive web heads gathered on the patio to test and show off their projects.

It reminded me of a high school science fair, but with margaritas and pretty girls.

There were a handful of gracious sponsors, impressive product launches, [...]

Introducing the Bevy

Apple’s 2nd generation iPod Shuffle clips on to anything, so why not make it multipurpose?
The guys at mophie recently unveiled the Bevy, one of the sweetest keychains I’ve ever used. Besides being a shuffle holder, it doubles as a keychain, and triples as a bottle opener. Just pop out your Shuffle if you wanna uncap [...]

Easy bookmarks on your iPhone

iPhone Dev Camp has some pretty smart people hacking away at Apple’s brand new toy. A lot of the attendees have been working on their apps for months, and some are just starting out.

Paul Neyrinck and Ishan Anand have developed a simple bookmarks application called AppMarks. If you set AppMarks as your home page, the [...]

Why I love Twitter

It’s passive interpersonal communication. You can know what your friends are doing, without even trying.

When I try to explain the logic behind Twitter, most people respond, "Why do you care?"
Because a simple text message or an IM notification is convenient. Sometimes I don’t really care what people are doing, but it only takes 5 [...]

Tumblelogs are easy

To make a simple analogy: If blogs are journals, tumblelogs are scrapbooks.

That’s the first line in Tumblr’s FAQ section, but I like Wikipedia’s definition better:
A tumblelog is a variation of a blog, that favors short-form, mixed-media posts over the longer editorial posts frequently associated with blogging. Common post formats found on tumblelogs include links, photos, [...]