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Astro's Island Architecture supports selectively including multiple component frameworks / JavaScript libraries (React, Vue, Svelte, etc..) for interactivity.
Gatsby's Vahalla Content Hub supports multiple (not all at once) meta frameworks like Next.js, Gatsby, Nuxt, Remix, SvelteKit, etc...
It looks like you fixed exactly what I was seeing. It seemed odd for a site dealing with security to not be served over SSL. I'm not sure what the issue was, but it appears to be resolved.
Why is your site not secure? Let's Encrypt makes this easy.
Great execution! I wonder if this is what Paul Graham was envisioning when he wrote about a "web-based excel/database hybrid" in his post "Startup Ideas We'd Like to Fund"[1] in 2008.
22. A web-based Excel/database hybrid. People often use Excel as a lightweight database. I suspect there's an opportunity to create the program such users wish existed, and that there are new things you could do if it were web-based. Like make it easier to get data into it, through forms or scraping.
Don't make it feel like a database. That frightens people. The question to ask is: how much can I let people do without defining structure? You want the database equivalent of a language that makes its easy to keep data in linked lists. (Which means you probably want to write it in one.)
Are you being sarcastic? Although it might not be well-known, Google actually does have excellent customer service. Google Places, Google AdWords and Google Analytics all have excellent customer support. My only complaint is that Google Analytics isn't as clearly listed if you're not an AdWords user.
I would suggest giving a better idea of the product before you sign up. It's just an MVP, so it's not a big deal. Just don't forget that when you arrive at home, you don't know who you're trusting with your identity nor do you know what you're getting into. Give a teaser.
Do you have a way to track call metrics? We'd like to be able to track conversions from a Google Voice number.
Hey Dan, Improvely looks like an awesome product. Incredible work for a one-person shop. Our company was talking about a click fraud monitoring system last week. I'm going to pitch this to the rest of our agency tomorrow.
It's surprising that none of these content providers are delivering targeted ads. You're totally right, for as much information as we've given these companies, video ads remain completely irrelevant to individuals.
For online video in general, it seems like Facebook is the company missing the largest opportunity. With the demographic information they've acquired over the years, they could easily leverage Facebook Connect on all the video platforms where authentication is utilized. It seems like the hardest part is building up ad inventory to support various demographics.
It's good to see a publisher trying a new business model other than advertising and paywalls. I like to see companies leveraging their core competency and providing it as a service. Priceonomics is killing it!
The technology and business model side of the equation could be solved, if the licensing problems were resolved. Too bad all the streaming services are still hamstrung by licensing issues from truly providing a service wherever you are. Netflix is still unavailable in most parts of the World, including many Asian countries where piracy is the most prevalent.
There are many other examples of the New York Times providing interactive data visualizations which do exactly what you're talking about.
[1] http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/09/06/us/politics/co...
[2] http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/11/02/us/politics/pa...
[3] http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/02/20/movies/among-t...
How do you qualify "good journalism"? Data visualization is a powerful tool for story telling and the NYT has been at the forefront of this revolution in news. "Good journalism" is telling a story accurately and in a format that people can understand. Your claim that "good journalism has taken a back seat to flashy visualizations" seems to denigrate the work of data scientists such as Mike Bostock who are transforming news in a very meaningful way.
How does data visualization qualify as "link bait" in the derogatory sense of the word?
Yelp needs a "Useless" flag. All kidding aside, the fact that a reviewer has complete control to destroy a business reputation without any sort of accountability or credibility is wrong. There's nothing saying that Andy has ever physically visited this establishment. Of course a "Useless" flag would be useless itself because every active business owner would flag every negative review as "Useless".The unfortunate reality is that Yelp attracts only the worst in human emotions. In this case, it wasn't even related to the product or service.
Elon Musk will be making an official announcement with Hyperloop details later today[1]. Hyperloop.com is now being redirected to this splash page.
It's encouraging to see public opinion and the medical community evolve on the issue of medical marijuana. However, there still remains an ambiguous interpretation to the way the substance is treated between State and Federal governments. For example, in my home state of Oregon the laws on medical marijuana possession are quite liberal, yet the consequences at the Federal level make progress on the issue nearly void. Furthermore the consequences at the state level in Oregon for illegal possession of marijuana remain quite harsh [1].
My biggest concern is that people who otherwise wouldn't be criminal are becoming lifelong criminals by getting locked up for a relatively harmless substance. From a financial standpoint, our government needs to tax the substance so we aren't treating a large portion of the economy differently than any other industry.
[1] http://www.robertcrowlaw.com/blog/drug-crimes/oregon-marijua...
The correct link to the Reuters article is http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/26/net-us-hacker-deat...
Michael is very responsive to questions although you should first use his debugging tips. He'll usually fix your problem with one line of code.
http://ruby.railstutorial.org/help
If you don't find your answer from either the debugging tips or a Google search, try writing your question on StackOverflow. Most of the issues you face are probably solvable by knowing what line of your error to search for.
I would argue a name change at the point of a pivot or significant redesign is a great time to refresh the brand identity as well. The internet marketing industry is changing rapidly right now in light of Google Panda/Penguin and the massive growth we're seeing in mobile. Lots of SEO companies are changing their software offerings to fit the evolving needs of marketers.
The name moz ("m-ah-z") makes me think of SEOmoz. The name moz ("m-oe-z") makes me think of Mozilla or Dwight's crazy brother from The Office. Moz is simple, short and recognizable to those in the SEO industry. I don't think they'll have too much trouble getting people to recognize the new brand.
By the way, the old domain was SEOmoz.org which isn't a great domain name for a commercial product. I never understood why they didn't loose the .org since they owned the .com.
Bandwidth and storage costs were surely a growth pain. However, the thing that was inevitably going to sink them was the $1 billion lawsuit they were facing from Viacom.
How many different ways have we heard the same thing?
> So what’s new? Simply, Tumblr gets better faster. The work ahead of us remains the same – and we still have a long way to go! – but with more resources to draw from.
Wow, someday someone's going to get caught plagiarizing. An acquisition rarely leads to "more resources to draw from" and more often leads to neglect. Yahoo clearly has a lot riding on this deal and will surely make a strong effort to disprove the doubters on this one. However, unless they're banking the company on Tumblr (doubtful), then it's hard to imagine more resources going into Tumblr.
The only time a large company's resources bring value is when the acquiring company has legal and lobbying resources a small upstart could never afford. YouTube and PayPal are probably the best examples of this.
We're starting to see another destructive trend in acquisitions. First we saw a trend in acquihires. This clearly is bad for users and only serves founders interests. Now we're starting to see a trend towards acquiring relevance. For example, Facebook bought Instagram for "$1 billion" before it made any money for the sake of remaining relevant. In Facebook's defense, they bought it on a cash/stock (reportedly 30% cash/ 70% stock) deal. The stock ended up being worth much less. Yahoo buying Tumblr may work out, but it's very unlikely it will have any direct financial return on investment. The only return on investment is the slight chance Tumblr stays a relevant brand and in return keeps Yahoo's brand afloat. Yahoo needs to make some big bets, but I'm not convinced this is the right one.
What do you think would be their best bet? My guess is it would be something less trendy since most of those end up being fads. Google's best acquisition was clearly Applied Semantics; not YouTube.
It's a good thing they don't "put Google Code out of it's misery". There are millions of sites using jQuery hosted on Google Code.
Say you have $10,000 set aside to start a business. If you invest $1,500 in a domain name, before you truly validate your product, then you are throwing away 15% of a very limited budget with $0 in cashflow. Now say your business has been validated and you're making $100,000 per year. If the price goes up to $15,000, you're still in a much better position since you have proven cashflows to legitimize that expense. The original $1,500 was actually much more expensive, relative to your cashflows. You would be buying off the assumption that you're business will succeed, rather than when your business is succeeding.
If you're not building a physical product, I don't think it's necessary to invest in a domain. Early on you should just be focusing on the product. The name may change as the product evolves. If your product reaches any level of success, you can then decide to purchase a better domain. At the point of success, you'll have the resources to purchase a better domain.
Keep in mind...
* dropbox.com was getdropbox.com
* basecamp.com was basecamphq.com
* foursquare.com was playfoursquare.com
* facebook.com was thefacebook.com
There are a lot of creative ways to fake it until you make it. Don't choose a terrible name that nobody can pronounce, but there are other alternatives for a lot less money. In the last year, I've purchased a half dozen domains that are simple to pronounce and didn't cost more than $9.
Seeing a paid option always makes me a little more comfortable using a product. It gives your product a sense of longevity. Congrats on launching premium!
Just a simple gripe on blog design. A few months ago someone posted an article about an all-to-common problem [1] in company blogs. Your site doesn't have any link to your actual product. Luckily this article has a link, but unless every article links to the product, you are losing business every time. You're forcing your readers to manually type in the URL instead of having a simple link in the header of every page. It's a simple fix, but it could pay off big time.
You're right that a vast majority of immigrants are not working in technology. However, I disagree with you that we shouldn't encourage immigration. The United States was built by immigrants. A majority of Americans are only a couple generations removed from being immigrants themselves. There's a good chance that you are as well. Many of the most innovative and industrious people were immigrants and not only in technology. The impact of sensible immigration policy that creates more tax payers (employers and/or employees) and greater transparency is good for the economy at large whether in technology or not. There is a risk to technology "putting other people...out of work", but that's irrelevant to whether they pay taxes in the United States or in another country.
The article isn't condemning the cause of immigration reform, but rather shining a light on the fact that the most powerful voices are too narrowly focused. Technology visionaries seem to be overwhelmingly focused on self-serving initiatives in the name of economic growth.
The reality is immigration reform needs to be felt throughout the economy, not simply towards engineers and knowledge workers. It's important for business leaders to stand up for immigration reform, but it would be better if they recognized the issue in a more holistic way. The economy is much larger than what is perceived within the Valley.
Om Malik is one of the few journalists I trust within the bubble of Silicon Valley. Part of the reason this article has a lot of resonances is because he's a dissenting immigrant who understands the values of technology and startups.
I highly doubt they are censoring the story. It's much more probable that Gawker.com is banned. While the story of Arrington might be notable to the HN community, Gawker is traditionally a tech tabloid. Most of their content can only serve to harm the startup community.