"Sit on the floor with your legs stretched straight out in front of you, toes pointing up. Reach forward from the hips. Are you flexible enough to touch your toes? If so, then your cardiac arteries probably are also flexible."
- Mark Evans
from Bookmarklet
"So let’s talk traffic. We’ve got people who love this goddamn phone so much that they’re living on it. Yes, that’s crushing your network. Yes, 3% of your users are taking up 40% of your bandwidth. You see this as a bad thing. It’s not. It’s a good thing. It’s a blessing. It’s an indication that people love what we’re doing, which means you now have a reason to go out and double or triple or quadruple your damn network capacity. Jesus! I can’t believe I’m explaining this to you. You’re in the business of selling bandwidth. That pipe is what you sell. Right now what the market is telling you is that you can sell even more! Lots more! Good Lord. The world is changing, and you’re right in the sweet spot."
- Mark Evans
from Bookmarklet
"One of the bigger lessons I learned over my time in Boulder at TechStars was this: Don’t Suck at Email. Now that I consider myself to be quite good at email, it pains me to see people suck at it. And the sad truth is that most people truly suck at email. This was a topic we discussed a lot over the Summer, so I hope in sharing this information I can help a few people."
- Mark Evans
from Bookmarklet
SFAMA's Toys for Tots Holiday Mixer at the Eve Lounge.
Celebrate the Holidays with fellow marketers and our special guests, US Marine Corps.
Bring an unwrapped gift to donate to the Toys for Tots drive. link: http://sfama.org/?p=659#sfama
No he does, but I think it's also time you get some sl... Sleep is a waste of time for the unproductive. I don't think you've been unproductive lately get some sleep.
- Jimminy Fuller
I'm looking left. I'm looking right. Back. forth. back. forth. In the space between truth and fiction I am playing PONG.
- Micah Wittman
lol this is classic - and very brave of you to post ;)
- Chris Saad
Brave, indeed. The arched brow says everything. :)
- Mark Evans
We all try to show our best side to the outside world, particularly when it's with regard to business. But is it really disingenuous to show a happy face any more than it would be to show a scowl? Neither represents you or the collective us 100% of the time. Does this mean we need a chart with all our moods on it to greet potential clients? :) I do like the arched brow. hehe
- Sheryl
Sorry to say this, Louis, but I will attempt to run away if I see someone coming to me bearing that smile you have on the second photo. I'd be like, "Darnit, here's another salesman wanting to pressure me into buying some thingamajig again..." No offense, Louis. But even for marketing, I really think you can do without the oh-so-friendly smile :-)
- Pandu ● IT Optimizer
from fftogo
Get her a droid. That way, if you decide you like it better than the iPhone, you can give her your iPhone and take her droid. :)
- Curtiss Grymala
from iPhone
Depends. Do you love her? Then get her the iPhone.
- Kevin Pedraja
Lots of fun phones are coming out this holiday season; I might hold off to see how the landscape looks as the reviews come in.
- Matt Cutts
from iPhone
Matt's got a good point. I don't think we've seen all that Android has to offer yet (not to mention rumors of a Google-branded phone).
- Jesse Stay
I'll throw this out there, what does she want? I'm just say'n :)
- Owen Greaves
you should get your self an Android phone so you can test it. Then buy her the better of the two.
- J. Abdul-Qahhar
<slide of hand> iDon't think you want AT&T as a service. These ARE the Droids you are looking for! :-)
- manielse (Mark Nielsen)
Give her the iPhone and get the Droid for you!
- Chris Rogers
I told Phil that in a similar situation I could take his iphone and he could get whatever new phone he wanted. :) (this was awhile back when I knew he was thinking about getting a new phone)
- Andrizzle Gizzle
That is the Droid you're looking for. Go Android all the way.
- Oracio
Wait... the Holidays are just around the corner, as MC said.
- Mark Evans
What type of phone does she like? What's her main usage? How technical is she? And, yeah, the most important question: how much do you love her. :)
- brainno722 (Peter)
We have neither due to our Crackberry addiction. But I have a hint. I use a Curve 8310. Sheryl has a Bold.
- Ken Camp
What would suit her best? What is she interested in? How would she use it? What a woman wants better count sometime or you won't count for long. :) If it were for me, I'd get a Droid.
- Sheryl
6 months ago I would have said a PRE... ugh.... wait until you read the Droid reviews first! :) @SherylBreuker remembers my misguided Pre enthusiasm. ;)
- Mark Evans
Why not ask your wife what she wants instead of using her as a guinea pig or giving her your hand me downs? Or, is this may sounding much too egalitarian
- sofarsoShawn
Get the Droid because we know you'll play with it and you can give us real-time comparisons of them. -- But for the sake of marriage harmony, you should first ask her what she wants.
- Brenda Young
"1. Head to google.com 2. Paste the following code into the address bar of your browser: javascript:void(document.cookie="PREF=ID=2602f2ce49362929:U=7b6893b1882d5a94:TM=1239881060:LM=1254195610:L=0qXJlAA:GM=1:S=CwDGQD20E8U14zDg;path=/; domain=.google.com"); 3. Hit enter or ‘go’ to run it (you have to be on google.com at the time). It will not give you any feedback, it will just run and set the cookie. 4. Refresh the page."
- Mark Evans
from Bookmarklet
""What's possible? What is the simplest thing we could say in code, so that we'll be talking about something that's on the screen, instead of something that's ill-formed in our mind." I was saying, "Once we get something on the screen, we can look at it. If it needs to be more, we can make it more."
- Mark Evans
from Bookmarklet
Study..."reveals that if you use your willpower to do one task, it depletes you of the willpower to do an entirely different task." - http://www.futurepundit.com/archive...
"Have you ever sat down to work on a crossword puzzle only to find that afterwards you haven't the energy to exercise? Or have you come home from a rough day at the office with no energy to go for a run?"
- Mark Evans
from Bookmarklet
Welcome Baby Ryan!!! My baby Ryan (17 years!) and I are honored to welcome another superstar to our planet! Love, hugs, and lots of kisses to Baby Ryan, Mommy Maryam, Dad Robert and big brothers Milan & Patrick and of course Grandma!!! My guess on Ryan's arrival (predication) was only 23 hours off. I thought he would arrive on Friday, Sept. 18th at 11:45 pm. Love to all, Kelly & Ryan Kim
- Kelly S. Kim
What a moment, eh? I remember when my daughter came into this world, it was so exciting there were no words for it. Congrats on your wonderful baby boy!
- Michael J. Carrasquillo
Congratulations! Welcome to the world, Ryan. :-)
- Yvette Ferry
Congratulations Robert and Maryam! And welcome Ryan. If I was having a baby today, I'd begin a blog for him/her straight away as an online diary they could look back on when grown up.
- Sandra Large
الهــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــی چقده ناز نازیه.اینو فارسی نوشتم مریم جان بخونن ....راستی به باباش که نرفته:)) خوشگلتره:)) پس به شما رفته
- joupy
I was a c-section six week preemie in an era when that was seriously life-threatening, they didn't know if I would make for the first week. It always gets me a see a c-section / preemie come howling into the world. Welcome, little guy!
- Bob Morris (polizeros)
from iPhone
Beautiful baby! Congratulations daddy man :)
- Gary
:) Congrats Robert... best wishes to your family! Get her name in twitter and ff!
- Business Blogger【ツ】™
Right ON! I am so happy for you. I have 4 kids of my own and they are my greatest joys. Take care and I hope all goes so smooth for him and mom.
- Robert Anderson
Congrats! I wish a long and healthy life.
- Muammer Okumuş
Robert, you newest addition is too freaking adorable. I hope you and Maryam are doing well. Congratulations! Here's to a long, prosperous future!
- Mike Nayyar
Reboot Your Brain? calorie restriction and intermittent fasting along with vitamin and mineral intake, increase resistance to disease, extend lifespan, and stimulate production of neurons from stem cells. - http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_webl...
"The human brain, it turns out, is even more efficient than previous estimates:"
- Mark Evans
from Bookmarklet
"But here's the surprising fact: Deep Blue can still only win about half the time [against a tiny percentage of the human population -- the best software would crush everyone else]. Although their biological computers seem woefully outclassed, grandmasters can still use wit and guile and learned intelligence to beat the silicon mainframe." <--- More specifically, we play chess in a...
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- Christopher A Carr
i think matthew believes that crawling on 4 is faster than walking on 2
- Allen Stern
I particularly like the conversation they're having on the journey; ... watch out for the electrical socket.
- Mark Evans
Is that a hotel? Its enormous, and empty, with what might be a firehose cabinet. Either a hotel, empty office building, or you are contemplating the purchase of a 20,000 sq ft mansion.
- DGentry
That's just waay too cute Louis! Reminds me of when my son started walking.
- Jim Connolly
Why do we loose that instinct, of the second we get the slightest bit off balance, just launch your feet straight into the sky and let the nice soft ass take the hit?
- Matthew DeVries
P = mv (inertia = mass * velocity). As we get bigger not only does our mass increase, but it takes longer for us to fall to the ground and so we achieve a higher velocity by the time we hit. I suspect that as adults, falling back on our bottoms would no longer help, we'd still be likely to break something. So we lose the instinct.
- DGentry
Just learn to fall. I fall onto my back many, many times during Aikido practice.
- Tad
Interesting. Along those lines, vook.com ; bringing worlds of video and books together on the Internet, through multiple applications, devices and platforms. @marksilva
- Mark Evans
I agree about Scoble's instincts... I just stay away from things that make him cry
- Sean Reiser
That's a tough test. I'd be hard-pressed to give anyone my money who didn't already have a track record.
- Hutch Carpenter
Scoble might very well have more success than the majority of VCs if given money.
- Mark Evans
I wrote him a five figure check once.
- Louis Gray
I hope to write Louis Gray a five figure check some time
- Jesse Stay
Yeah, Louis, that investment's doing all right, ain't it?
- Hutch Carpenter
After another 35K miles, he might just let you, Jesse. :)
- Mark Evans
Ill write Louis a Four Figure Check so he can turn it into a 5 figure check he can give scoble
- Jeremiah Owyang
What would Scoble invest in if he were a VC?
- Mark Evans
who will write me a 3 figure check so I can give it to Louis?
- Jeremiah Owyang
I love foursquare (when it's up). Congrats to the team on raising a round. Interesting area.
- John McCrea
John I noticed it's been having problems the last few days too
- Jeremiah Owyang
FourSquare is cool. If I could, I would invest in Yelp. I think they are closer to the real money than Twitter or Facebook is. That means that they will either get purchased, or will go all the way on their own. The Yelp iPhone app is already the best one for location. The rest are just games. :-)
- Robert Scoble
Scoble’s strength as a VC would be bolstered by his ability to pull in outside pieces for mashups and outside marketing/publicity resources to build early momentum. This is something most VCs claim to do, but are really only around to write cheques. However, a role that might fit Scoble better than being a pure VC would be to also direct an incubation garage where he could contribute ideas and solutions on a daily, face-to-face basis.
- A Mitchell
Fourquare is not ready for prime time. I'm on it, I play it, but it just isn't stable or accurate or complete enough to be really satisfying. That being said, I am still the Mayor of Sam's Chowder House.
- Francine Hardaway
Francine, I had claim to New England Aquarium for a short time :-) I only wish it was available in Salt Lake City now.
- Jesse Stay
I used to think Brightkite but Foursquare has the mojo right now. It's tied to places so it's easier to use and rewards frequent check-ins with fun titles like Mayor and achievements. It has a solid business model. And it's much more social. I've use them both and I'm increasingly gravitating toward foursquare.
- Leo Laporte
Foursquare is an absolutely amazing social, location awareness app. Moreover, it is super young and although limited to the city you are in, it should dominate when it picks up steam. Plus, it has a really friggin cool name.
- Braden Douglass
I like Foursquare but Brightkite has more features; upload photos to flickr, sync update with facebook status, comments/mentions and already a few augmented reality mashups. Here's my location based iPhone app review blog post: http://socialwayne.com/pvc . Foursquare isn't in my city yet but I had a chance to "play" with it during a recent NYC trip. It has features that will make users...
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- Wayne Sutton
Brightkite. Foursquare is a non starter, since they don't operate in any cities I'd ever want to be in.
- Otto
from iPhone
I didn't realize Foursquare had to "operate in cities"... I thought you just added locations when they weren't already in the service.
- Lindsay is in 20-ten
Lindsay: Nope. Foursquare only works in 21 cities: http://foursquare.com/cities . Which makes it a non-starter, since the nearest one of those is 400+ miles away from me.
- Otto