Disqus - Friends of TheOysta

Re: Stuff

Yarone Goren — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 14:44:19 -0000

Paul - keep writing!!!!!

If anyone is interested in learning more about the tricks involved in selling stuff...

- Read Paco Underhill's work - "Why We Buy - The Science of Shopping" is a good start.

- Watch Barry Schwartz's talk at Google: "The Paradox of Choice - Why More is Less." Extends a bit upon Paul's opinions about the value of stuff and simplicity.
http://video.google.com/vid...
(you can skip ahead to about 3 minutes - that's when it really starts)

Re: Zumbox Delivers Paperless Mail (In Beta)

Yarone Goren — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:04:18 -0000

At present time, all of the mail for a household appears in the same mailbox - just like your front yard mailbox.

Re: Zumbox Delivers Paperless Mail (In Beta)

Yarone Goren — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:18:06 -0000

David - True, we've creating our own mail system on top of physical street addresses.

The fact is that businesses like The Gas Company, The Water Company, The Plumbing Supply outfit still send paper invoices and statements to most of their customers. These businesses spend millions of dollars each year in postage alone (not counting paper, printing, labor, etc.).

The question is: when is this going to change? and how?

We think that by mirroring the experience of traditional postal mail with a digital platform, we provide a practical alternative for both sender and recipient.

I do think, eventually, that the USPS needs to consider such a model.

RE: Geographic regions, don't forget that we 1) charge postage. Our research indicates that this is a forcing function for quality. 2) We give mail recipients full control of their box. You can choose to "block" a mail sender, for example.

Re: Zumbox Delivers Paperless Mail (In Beta)

Yarone Goren — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:34:03 -0000

The platform is designed to handle international addressing. At present time, we are only focused on U.S. to U.S. mail.

Re: Zumbox Delivers Paperless Mail (In Beta)

Yarone Goren — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:36:06 -0000

@Arno - Zumbox works the same way. You see an envelope on the screen. Click on an envelope to see a replica of the printed page.

Re: http://blog.getbugcam.com/2011/05/introducing-bug-video.html

Yarone Goren — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 03:36:27 -0000

If I'm understanding you correctly, you mean file size (i.e. megabytes). This issue is moot in that *we host* the bug videos (securely) on our servers. The video is either embedded into the UI of your web-based bug tracking tool, or, accessed via a URL.

Re: Scripting News: Photographs

Yarone Goren — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 03:52:15 -0000

Hi Dave. Someone should make it really easy to preserve and share old photographs. Here's how I think it could be done:
http://www.yarone.com/2011/...

Like a carpet cleaning service that goes door-to-door. Scan old photos in your driveway within a few hours. Do it once, and that's it.

P.S. Read the stories and check out the photographs at folklore.org

Re: http://blog.getbugcam.com/2011/05/introducing-bug-video.html

Yarone Goren — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:02:38 -0000

I see. Lots of companies have moved or are moving to web based issue tracking, hosted in the cloud. The uploading shouldnt be bad. We use a video encoder that's optimized for recording the screen and it's highly efficient. And yes, BugCam is designed to allow you to fill out your bug report, and even submit it, while it's still uploading.

Re: Rocking your Hustle and Customer Service LaunchRock style

Yarone Goren — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 18:16:30 -0000

+1 for LaunchRock. We're using it for Bugcam (http://www.getbugcam.com). They've been great!

Re: Yarone Goren - Tinkering in the lab...: "The problem is we don't understand the problem"

Yarone Goren — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 16:06:39 -0000

Ha, very cool! Thanks for sharing.

Re: http://www.yarone.com/2011/02/vcard-utility-for-gmail-google-apps.html

Yarone Goren — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:48:16 -0000

Ahh, good to know, thanks.

Re: BugCam Blog: Private Beta Coming Along Nicely!

Yarone Goren — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:48:29 -0000

Thanks Harvey!

Re: http://www.yarone.com/2011/04/screenshot-archive-of-home-pages-and.html

Yarone Goren — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:24:37 -0000

David Ogilvy says: "I spend a long time studying the precedents. I look at every advertisement which has appeared for competing products during the past 20 years."

http://www.lettersofnote.co...

Re: Yarone Goren - Tinkering in the lab...: Video 1 of 4: Four Steps to Build Great Software Products, A User Centered Approach

Yarone Goren — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 19:57:10 -0000

I do too, usually on a whiteboard. Should have mentioned that.

Re: Who Owns Los Angeles?

Yarone Goren — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 16:37:24 -0000

The team at mapsen.se can help you plot the data on a map. It will be screaming fast compared to google maps.

Re: Yarone Goren: Use These Mockups: Lots of Design Patterns in Balsamiq Mockups (BMML) format

Yarone Goren — Thu, 04 Aug 2016 13:18:49 -0000

Just fixed the link :-)

Re: Can Dr. Cucuzzella run sub-3-hour Marathons for 30 Years?

Yarone Goren — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 15:49:21 -0000

Another great TRN episode. Thanks for having Dr. Mark on the podcast!

Re: Ep 66 – Cleveland Clinic CEO Dr. Toby Cosgrove on Lifestyle, Healthcare, and Persistence

Yarone Goren — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 21:57:21 -0000

Hi Julie, great job with this podcast!

RE: Big ideas and policies that might improve healthcare for our nation. Here's one that's a bit different, as a way of addressing the root cause of so many problems (including those that are health related).

Encourage families to stay together. Create healthy, nurturing, happy environments in the home where kids can be educated early (and often, given what I know about parenting) about nutrition, exercise, and an overall healthy lifestyle.

So many families are split up. So many parents don't take personal responsibility for having kids and raising them properly. Feeding them simple, healthy (and often relatively inexpensive) foods. Leading by example and encouraging regular outdoor play and exercise.

Re: louisgray.com: TweetStats Shows Impact of Instability on Top Tweeters' Activity

Chris Brogan — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 01:33:16 -0000

In my case, I'm actually consciously using it a bit less. For me a "bit" is funny. But I am using it less. One reason is that I'm much more busy. The other reason is that I'm shifting into FF like the rest of the nerds. The other other reason is that it's harder to use Twitter when it's down.

Re: Is this Rocketboom 2.0? (Scripting News)

Chris Brogan — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:58:22 -0000

Oh Dave! I'm wiping tears away. Deadly.

Re: My to-do list for Identi.ca (Scripting News)

Chris Brogan — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:29:16 -0000

Nothing vital to add here, except to say that the thought of plugins made me excited. Contact mgt, or any number of things as an add-on. One side of me says, keep it light. The other side says, just think of what one could do. Which one wins?

Re: What Success Means

Chris Brogan — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:23:52 -0000

Hey look. It's me! There in the picture. : )

Thanks for the kind tribute, Micah. I am grateful for your thoughts. And by the way, Aaron gets dibs on "first!"

Re: FriendFeed, Blogging, and Crossing the Streams

Chris Brogan — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 08:27:06 -0000

There's lots to this, but what I took out and found immediately connecting to me was the curation piece. I completely agree. I believe that curators are one of the five roles that need to exist in this century. Glad you're doing it now.

Re: louisgray.com: Why the Embargo Process Is Broken and Why We Still Need It

Chris Brogan — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:49:20 -0000

I'm glad that I'm not often a news guy. I don't care who gets something out first. I totally get it that it's important to the people who are running their site like a news platform. I'm just saying, hey, I'm really glad I just putter around.

Should bloggers call out the offenders? I dunno. What's to gain there? I'd let the burned PR companies decide whether or not to send more information to that source sooner or later. Why should bloggers poop on each other? (I mean, discounting the fact that it's fun.)

Re: louisgray.com: Why the Embargo Process Is Broken and Why We Still Need It

Chris Brogan — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:03:12 -0000

That's so silly. My email sends autoresponses to Disqus? Sorry, Louis. (edited)

I don't disagree exactly, but what WOULD the best practice be? If you're the little guy, and someone comes along and scoops up your story and runs with it without a hat tip, at least, what SHOULD go next?