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February 05 2012
從小處看 Facebook IPO

(圖片:cc via owenwbrown )
是說這一個禮拜科技圈充斥了 Facebook IPO 的新聞,真是躲也躲不掉。不但我每天開車的廣播談論它,連我開台灣雅虎新聞的時候,旁邊的 “你可能也會想看” 推薦十條新聞竟然全部都是臉書 IPO 的相關消息,是有沒有這麼誇張。
在矽谷,Facebook 工作沒日沒夜的傳聞從沒斷過,一直有傳聞聽說他們要的就是最聰明的腦袋加新鮮的肝--反正附近就是 stanford 跟 berkeley ,供給一時無虞。這些每年大量從最高學府畢業的高材生在網路史上最龐大的社群網站這大纛下為夢想焚膏繼晷的工作,最終造就了這樁可能是網路創投史上最受矚目的一樁 IPO。其實我們都在見證歷史。
Facebook 對於我們生活的影響,絕不只是改變我們交友方式那麼簡單,Mark Zuckerberg 的野心是直接了當的要以 Facebook 為中心、對隱私重新解讀甚至重塑網路年輕一代的生活習慣。去年年末科技圈沸沸揚揚討論 frictionless sharing 對美國網友閱讀習慣的改變就是一例。當你在雅虎新聞或華盛頓郵報點選一則新聞、在spotify聽一首歌,你的朋友馬上就知道你做了什麼事情,完全零時差。矽谷的一些專欄作家抱怨這大大的限制他們的閱讀自由,在點閱連結前都還得三思這篇文章到底適不適合被朋友看到,但這對 Mark Zuckerberg 來說,這些都只是進入隱私完全開放時代的前菜而已。
很久以前 Saturday 在這個部落格曾經慨嘆台灣的 PTT 為什麼沒有辦法變成像 facebook 這樣的服務,同樣是在校園起家的社群系統,論功能其實 FB 的功能 PTT 也都有,如果能有一個指標能把 PTT 的網友活動數據轉換成相對應的 PV、UV 那肯定也是相當驚人,但說白話 PTT 的功能大概在五年前就陷入停滯,這麼多的流量每天在上面來來去去但卻沒有累積出更有價值的東西。看到現在 Facebook IPO 的一頭熱,有時候我不禁好奇如果當初 PTT 決定跨出校園走向商業化到底會變成怎麼樣。

上一週 Y!TW OMG 也開始推行 frictionless sharing 功能了,方才才看到幾位朋友點閱了 “英國嫩模自 PO 全裸照粉色兩點讓網友崩潰” 的新聞… 嗯我還是不要說是誰好了。
phonestack
So it's Saturday night and you're out with friend. Are they the inconsiderate jerk who can't stop checking their smartphone? Or is that you? Either way, here's one way to make dinner a little more interesting. I've seen/heard this described as both "The Phone Stacking Game" and "Don't Be a Dick During Meals". It's been mentioned on a couple of blogs, but a quick straw poll of my friends suggests that it hasn't become widespread yet, at least on the West Coast. Which is a shame, because it's perfect for folks in tech.
Hell yah! Because Race Car [Flickr]
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new york times
The New York Times released its latest earnings report earlier this week, spurring another round of discussion about the newspaper's paywall, which was near the beginning of this year. The consensus: Early signs are positive, but it's not doing well enough to offset plummeting print ad revenue.
February 04 2012
charlie chaplin modern times
For more than a decade now, the Internet has done a great job of making things in our day-to-day lives more efficient by easily connecting parties who can have a mutually beneficial personal or business relationship. This same idea is now on the verge of disrupting labor and changing the definition of employment as we know it.
bulls pamplona
Much ink has been spilled these past few days on the Facebook IPO filing. Much of it analyses the details revealed in the S1 initial document. Some of it has focused on revenue and growth; some of it on control and corporate governance, some on valuation and how reasonable or not it is likely to be, and a little on whether or not the IPO represents the end of Facebook’s growth cycle. So, should you be a bull, and buy? Or should you run as fast as you can away from the bulls?
Demonstration_in_Al_Bayda
Change in the air. It’s palpable. Those of us in the technology world are witnessing a transformation: a buyer-led revolution in how information technology is both produced and consumed. Smartphones and tablets are upsetting the PC order; social applications are impinging on traditional “workforce productivity” and communications applications.
Gillmor Gang test pattern
The Gillmor Gang — Robert Scoble, Kevin Marks, John Taschek, and Steve Gillmor — trembled in the face of Facebook's IPO and all-out war on the open Web, also known as Google. Me, I go back to Bill Gates during the DOJ deposition when he basically said we don't need no steenkin' breakup when Google will come along and be invented. @kevinmarks makes a good college (fitting) try of defending the open schmopen set, while none of us seem to notice Social Spring just keeps on rolling over conventional wisdom. Me, I'm pretty jacked up waiting for what this means for Twitter. Go Giants!
eco2market-map
Quick, what's the second most traded commodity in the world, after oil? Sorry, no: it's not coffee. In fact, while hard data is scant, it may well be -- of all things -- carbon. No, really. According to the World Bank (PDF) , the global carbon market was worth a whopping 1.42 Facebooks US$142 billion in 2010. Mind you, it's not like container ships weighed down to the gills with graphite are crossing and recrossing the Pacific every week. What we're actually talking about here is the trade in carbon offsets, ie, the absence of carbon. Very Zen, no? Anyway, techies should be comfortable with this notion; I seem to recall spending less time studying electrons than I did "holes," ie their absence, while acquiring my EE degree. Anyway, where there's a $twelve-figures market, there are startups fighting for a share. In particular, there's a bit of a war on to see who will be the primary aggregator of carbon-market data. On one side, dominating the market, I give you the Goliaths Point Carbon, a tentacle of the Thomson Reuters kraken, providing "independent news, analysis and consulting services for European and global power, gas and carbon markets," and Bloomberg New Energy Finance, doing much the same. On the other, I give you plucky little David eCO2Market, a Paris-based startup with an algorithmic sling.
Sh#t VCs Say: “Have You Ever Tried Kiteboarding?”
Following in the tradition of “Shit Silicon Valley Says” and other Shit ______ Says memes, August Capital’s David Hornick has made “Shit VCs Say.”
There are some gems in here, including:
“Is an 11 good on Klout?”
“What if we put that in the cloud?”
“Have you ever tried Kiteboarding?”
“That is literally the worst Four Seasons in the world.”
Add your own below, maybe we can get David to make another video.
品牌故事(初版) | Schee 徐
markzuckerberg
Leadership guru Warren Bennis asked whether leaders are born or made. When asked if Wall Street would accept a young Mark Zuckerberg in his early 20s as CEO, Facebook investor Peter Thiel said: “Well, we’ll wait until he’s over 25 to file”. Wise move, considering that Mark’s title on his business cards read “I’m CEO, bitch”. This week Facebook filed its S-1 to go public. Mark is 27. How Mark managed to launch a social networking site after Friendster had crashed during MySpace’s zenith has been widely chronicled. What’s been less discussed is how Mark mastered the six requirements to succeed, namely Ambition, Vision, Determination, Execution, Luck and Timing.
Welcome
Two days ago, I received an invite to Pinterest. (I know, I'm late.) After signing up, I pretty much ignored the welcome message, just as I do with most services. But last night I decided to get myself caught up after the Crunchies, and started reading through all my unread emails (even the ones from Nigerian royal's relatives) and found myself actually reading through the Pinterest welcome email, too. It's wonderful, and the reason it's wonderful comes down to just one bullet point:
Pin carefully! As one of the first members of Pinterest, your pins will help set the tone for the whole community. Use big images, write thoughtful descriptions, and pin things you really love. Also, no nudity :)
西班牙之旅-浪漫古都托雷多 Toledo

有一句話是說來西班牙如果只能選一個城市的話,那就非托雷多莫屬。領隊這麼對我們說,可見這個城市在西班牙是多麼重要又有特色。

整個托雷多城的建築維持在15~18世紀左右的風格,在這看不到那種很古老的建築,尤其是沒有被大量城牆包圍讓我小小失望。不過由對岸看下去,也只能用目瞪口呆來形容,這個城市光是由外表看就非常有魅力,同時也是被列為世界文化遺產的城市。









看到這個熟悉的名字了嗎?偉大的 El Greco 畫家就葬在這,後期他也都在這創作,一幅在教堂的畫還成為這的景點。





對了,那個天橋說是給主教走的。







我一進去之後就被那強大的空間感給鎮住,我這才知道為什麼之前的教堂都不帶我們進去。這感覺就好像是幼稚園和大學的區別,如果你在台灣去過教堂,那就是廁所和城堡的差別吧。









































吃飽飯足之後,我們就坐著車往唐.吉柯德小鎮移動,開始另一個浪漫的行程。
行程進度:4/10
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