Disqus - Friends of montanaflynn

Re: Amazon's War on Statsaholic

Jennifer Van Grove — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 14:44:20 -0000

APIs are great and I'm always impressed by companies that make their APIs public. My problem with Amazon is that they are trying to rewrite history and squash a good company that was simply using an open API. If you want total control (which seems impossible in the days of Web 2.0), don't publish the API.

Re: Please Meet My Evil Online Clone

Jennifer Van Grove — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 23:58:53 -0000

Sorry. Just had to post this. I don't know why but I loved it and laughed hysterically.

You: what are you doing online so late?
michael: What? A bit of this and a bit of that.
You: like what?
michael: jokes.
You: you're doing jokes online?
michael: Aha. What makes you say that about me?
You: Because you told me you were doing jokes online.
michael: Well, you are the first person to tell me that about myself in exactly that way.
You: Thanks. I think.
michael: That's interesting.
You: It's really not.
michael: Is it really, that's very good to know Jenn
You: Wow you know my name. That's great.
michael: Thanks Jenn, I try.
You: You're funny michael.
michael: Thanks! You are fun too.
You: Are you hitting on me?
michael: I don't hit on anyone. I am only a CyberTwin, I have no impulses in that way.

Re: MySpace Launches Site For U.S. Spanish Speakers

Jennifer Van Grove — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 12:19:06 -0000

nicko...Just from my experiences advertising to the US hispanic/latino community, I know for a fact that MySpace will be able to profit on this endeavor because they can charge premium rates for banners and such as right now the Hispanic community is in high demand.

As to the actual site, MySpace is behind the times on this one (check out Quepasa) and may not be authenthic event to get Hispanic/Latino buy in.

http://www.quepasa.com/espa...

Re: MyMiniLife%3A+Your+Embeddable+Virtual%26nbsp%3BWorld

Jennifer Van Grove — Mon, 21 May 2007 11:46:25 -0000

I completely agree with Andrew. I was a Sims addict for awhile and these virtual houses seem to have the exact the same look and feel of the Sims. Wonder if this is just a coincidence?

Re: Changing the World

Jennifer Van Grove — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:30:25 -0000

In her defense, had you said the same thing to me I'm pretty sure I would have initially rolled my eyes too. But your ensuing explanation would certainly be enough for me to not only chastise myself for initialing blowing you off, but also inspire me to adopt a more optimistic attitude about the scope of my influence. Keep on changing the world!

Re: Community Contest 2007: Teaser III

Jennifer Van Grove — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:01:51 -0000

Watch out Chris my eyes are on that prize too!

Re: Community Contest 2007: Learning to Share

Jennifer Van Grove — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:18:48 -0000

Alright Jake I'm in, but only because it's too easy not to do. I think it's only fair that you trust us by disclosing the prize(s). :)

You can send notification that I've won to [removed]

Re: The Challenges of Social Media in the Enterprise, why Business and IT need to align

Jennifer Van Grove — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:41:48 -0000

The IT group I work with now has been given too much power in previous years to the point that their bad decisions have limited/hindered my decision-making in web strategy. Flexibility doesn't seem to exist, but rigidity and IT policies and standards certainly do. IT believes themselves to be the keeper of wisdom and now web (in my experiences, and I try to keep an open mind given that my ex-boyfriend was a system admin) and as such has managed to force every other department to adhere to a poor decision because "that is what has been previously decided as the standard."

I want to believe that joining together is an option and I always offer them the opportunity to be involved, but at the end of day they either don't want to be involved, refuse to open their minds to new thinking, or just don't get it. The IT departments I've worked with just aren't ready to take on websites because they're still trying to get infrastructure right, so in that sense I have to agree with Ian.

Re: Worlds Worst Email App Gets Worse: Aircraft Simulation Meets Inbox

Jennifer Van Grove — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:29:42 -0000

I don't know about anyone else, but I've had some of the most frustrating experiences of my life at LAX. Why would I want to be reminded of embarrassing security check moments, flight delays, lost luggage, and screaming babies when I'm checking my email?

Re: Protected: Why IT Hates Me

Jennifer Van Grove — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 09:09:14 -0000

Hi Mike,

Thanks for your comment. Just wanted to point out that I love geeks. My ex is a system admin and my mom is software engineer. Geeky is good.

Re: Community Contest 2007: Sharing is Participation

Jennifer Van Grove — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:19:50 -0000

I also choose the building shot of NYC. You can check out my creation on my blog. Thanks for encouraging me via a bribe to finally check out picnik!

http://insidetherabbithole....

Re: Business in Pajamas?

Jennifer Van Grove — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 15:39:42 -0000

Thanks for stopping by Dave. I hope my PJ selection lives up to the level of PJ class you'll be sporting. :)

Re: Free Wifi at Manchester Boston Regional Airport

Jennifer Van Grove — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:10:44 -0000

I just moved to Manchester and had no idea that the airport had free wifi, but I can imagine it's because they're trying to compete with Boston and offer a competitive advantage (hence the name Manchester Boston). Just thought I'd say hi since I'm typing this comment from LAS free wireless and attending BlogWorld too!

Re: Free Strategy For Coffee Bean

Jennifer Van Grove — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 13:17:46 -0000

:) don't know but there was a time when they discontinued some teas (while we were working there) and it pissed people off...oh and who can forget the winter dream tea shortage nightmare

Re: The Panera Breakfast Club

Jennifer Van Grove — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:57:20 -0000

No worries Angie. The lunch crowd is also noise and no value. Teenagers are running amuck and you know how that makes me feel. :)

Re: The sad state of the "entertainment" biz

Jennifer Van Grove — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 19:56:02 -0000

To be fair to the article as well as Carrie, I don't think the quote is intended as bragging rights. My guess is that it's about respect. Having came about fame through an overly produced and commercialized TV show, I think it's only fair that the writer note that she possesses more than just a good voice.

Re: New Media Marketing Xmas Style

Jennifer Van Grove — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:08:43 -0000

Hi Susan,

Thanks for your great comment. I definitely agree that a celebrities opinion is of little value if the product itself doesn't live up to the hype. I'm taking a wild guess that you won't be enlisting Burt to your holiday dirty work. :)

Re: Email Needs to Evolve

Jennifer Van Grove — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:07:00 -0000

Hi srcasm,

Wow. Thx for sharing. Know of any way I could get an inside look? :)

Re: Can’t Wait To Yap

Jennifer Van Grove — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 05:37:37 -0000

srcasm, after a quick look at Jott and the techcrunch review I definitely think it's worth checking out, but I'm sold on the Yap hype and think it's voice recognition capabilities appear to be really amazing.

tyfn, thanks for the link I will definitely check out that conference. As for Facebook, not much I can add to that convo since I was definitely one of the last to start using it. I was resolved not to create another profile as I had been using MySpace for years and didn't want to start all over, but I broke down about month ago.

Re: Selling My Young Adult Life on Craigslist

Jennifer Van Grove — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 15:34:19 -0000

I don't think I'll have room in my car for it. I've got that many clothes.

Re: Some Conversations have shifted to Twitter

Jennifer Van Grove — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 10:36:08 -0000

Twitter went from something I disdained to a daily part of my life. Some of the conversations are innocuous, but some are incredibly gripping. I'm definitely an addict now.

http://twitter.com/jbruin

Re: I’ve Got A Story To Tell

Jennifer Van Grove — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:54:32 -0000

Thanks for the love everyone. Definitely appreciated.

Re: Black Jack With The Devil

Jennifer Van Grove — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:36:10 -0000

Thanks everyone for your kind words. I promise to write the second post very soon.

Re: The Power of Comments

Jennifer Van Grove — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:56:16 -0000

I'm totally on the same page as whitney. Commenting just to comment is pointless (for me), if I'm not going to add value to the conversation then I'm comfortable with just being a reader/observer.

I read a ton of blogs and find myself incredibly engaged in many different discussions or topics. I find it daunting though to read through an enormously long list of comments, but I usually do it if the subject matter is compelling enough and if I want to comment. My logic is that I should know what other people are saying before I put in my 2 cents; I feel obligated to leave informed comments. Sometimes this turns the time I allot for blog reading into hours, but I suppose that is my own time management issue. Is there a rule of thumb around the percent of comments to read before commenting yourself? (I think I read about 75% of the comments here and that took at least 15 min.)

Re: Black Jack With The Devil

Jennifer Van Grove — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:10:45 -0000

LOTGK, I can only assume your kidding about the hammer/fenders comment? I'm sure it's already been wrecked. I'm also sure that Jeeps are tough but this one mostly just gave me a tough time from the date of purchase to the date of its demise. I'm thankful to be here though so anything that contributed to my existence is a good thing.