March 2008
86 posts
Opening Day
The Tribe opens today @ home against the White Sox. I signed up for MLB.TV last night— I can’t wait!
[alex]: http://tinyurl.com/yo3nyb
[alex]: why did i buy this?
Almost forgot about jury duty on Wednesday!
The Next Generation of Web Services
I am noticing a growing trend amongst my friends and I: we are increasingly using the web to manage our daily lives.
Over winter break I told my mom that I don’t go to drugstores as often as I did a few years ago. Amazon has made this part of my life easier. I buy a fair amount of items on Amazon, and when I do, I always look around my room or apartment to see if there is anything we need....
Heading to Uburger for lunch. When I get back I’m going to write a post about the next gen web services
“Now, for Canseco, it’s clearly just about making a buck, regardless of who...”
– SI.com - Writers - Phil Taylor: Money-hungry ‘author’ Canseco must put down pen - Wednesday March 26, 2008 12:10PM
SODA tonight.
Dear Experience.com,
When Babson made me register for your service, I gave you detailed targeting information about jobs that interest me. At a broad level, I told you that I am a finance and economics major. More specifically, you would know that I have been looking for venture capital and hedge fund positions.
This morning, for the third time, you sent me an email about positions at Verizon Wireless. I realize...
Dave Matthews Band— Sweet Caroline
The last...
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More on ASP.NET
Maybe the web service that I have to make for my final project will change my mind, but I think that ASP.NET sucks.
I understand that it has its advantages, but I find myself spending a lot of time converting back and forth between data types. Maybe after PHP I have lost patience for strongly typed languages?
Also, its slightly more complicated to get a REST architechture working. By default,...
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My Slingbox Died
I first got slingbox a week after the original box was released. After several years of usage, it finally stopped working. It’s been my favorite purchase. For the past few years, I’ve been able to watch the indiands, the cavs, and the browns. I’m going to hold off on buying a new one until later this year. They are supposed to release a box that can stream HD content. I’m...
I wonder what I left on the cruise. My bag is 12 lbs lighter than it was a week ago.
APIs and Structuring Data
Readers of this blog know that I think we will see more companies who have a similar architecture to twitter—users will derive the value of a service through 3rd parties. I’m willing to bet that companies with this model are dealing with unstructured data. I don’t mean unstructured from a code standpoint, but rather the output of the users. If you look at twitter, you have movies, music, tech, and...
Vacation
We leave for our cruise tomorrow morning, and return on the 23rd. I’ll be checking emails regularly. If I can, I’ll post some pics throughout the week.
Terms of Service - YouTube APIs and Tools - Google... →
Not for commercial use…
“There are currently no limits on how many queries you can send per time period.”
– Google Code FAQ - Are there any limits on the number of operations I can perform using the API?
Very interesting.
Jack Johnson— Crying Shame
Getting my college basketball fix before spring break— why is it always scheduled during the first week of the tournament?
Jury Duty
I’ve been summoned for the 3rd time in 4 years. April 2nd.
One last midterm tomorrow. NYC tomorrow afternoon or Friday morning?
No time to blog today. Back to back to back exams from 1:40-9. Then one more tomorrow
Thoughts on ASP.NET
My roommates and I are taking a class in ASP.NET. Our midterm is tomorrow and I’ve been teaching all night. We are approaching it from a C# standpoint.
The only language I’ve ever worked with is PHP (I started looking at rails over break). I, like many other kids my age, never had the chance to formally learn the language— this is actually my first programming class.
Half of...
Charging for API Access?
I’ve been considering the implications of charging for API access for the past two years. During this time I’ve looked at both sides of the argument, and, at times, I’ve been on the fence. Several months ago I began to understand the economics of this new model enough to formulate an opinion. Free is better.
At a certain level, a business needs to have revenue channels....
Oasis— Wonderwall
The Importance of Mobile Devices
Alex Iskold wrote a great post about the iPhone SDK. Alex states that, “a handheld device has lept forward, years ahead of what is available inside any modern browser.” This is a very powerful offering.
Mobile phones are the most important device of the text generation. You can think of it as the bloodline of our social economy. Text and email are the only ways to truly reach me 24/7....
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New Design
Spring break starts Thursday after my last midterm. We don’t leave until Sunday, so I am going to use my free time this weekend to start working on a new design. It looks like my roommates are heading out for a few days before coming back for our flight on Sunday. It will be great to get some quiet time around here. I probably won’t get as far as I’d like to— I might be day...
Reviews and User Endorsements
Andrew wrote a post about writing a positive review on a recent vacation destination. He raises an interesting question: “Why should I ever review a place online? I’m happy to write a bad review about a place that treated my poorly in order to warn other consumers, but what’s my incentive to write a good review if I really like a place?” I realize that I’m taking this out of...
Fred posted a great track today. The saxophone...
Live— All Over You
Libs
I’m going to lock myself in the library for the rest of the day. It’s the only way I’ll avoid rockband. The game is awesome, but I wish that there were more songs by the rolling stones.
On Wednesday I have midterms in natural disasters, advanced web development, and game theory. Corporate financial strategy is on Thursday. Natural disasters is a true “senior”...
APIs and Openness contd
Traditionally APIs have been used to drive traffic to a service. They result in additional signups, more usage, and inbound links. HousingMaps is a great example. It drives traffic to both CraigsList and Google Maps. I want to use this example to illustrate a fundamental shift in the way APIs are being used. Services are now driving traffic to applications built using APIs. I’m not going to...
Getting ready for my fantasy baseball draft @ 3
Lupe Fiasco— Superstar
This is a single off...
I got towed. Wonderful. I also get more parking tickets than anyone in this city (see my first post)
Indians vs. Mets on ESPN!