We’re in the midst of a period where people are questioning business models. It’s in these downturned times that new innovative businesses and ideas spring up. Recessions are a good time to “prototype”.
March 2009
March 14
Adium to Integrate Twitter by IM
Very nice. Twitter’s IM support is really what finally hooked me on Twitter. Services like Excla.im is awesome, but lacks incoming messages. Looks like Adium will fix that.
JaikuEngine
Jaiku, a service that many felt was superior to Twitter, but killed by Google, is now open source. Running on Django and AppEngine, you can have your own microblogging community.
(via danw)
March 13
Transactions iPhone
Very cool idea. An iPhone app that processes credit cards to Authorize.net or PayPal. Simple, to the point and perfect for the mobile context. I wish I had thought of this one.
(via kurafire)
8 rules to discourage your employees
“If you are committed to pissing off your employees, but can’t quite find the way to do so, you can follow these rules and achieve success.”
March 10
What we’re doing right now, on the web, matters. We owe each other our very best work.
— Derek