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Re: Integrity in Tennis Shoes

rikin — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:46:36 -0000

This is f'n ridiculous... this guys an awesome drummer too!

Re: How To Start A Blog - A Guide For Normal People

rikin — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:28:16 -0000

Thanks David! It's a work in progress so we'll see where it takes me.

Re: Twenty-Two Years Of Job Creation Wiped Out In One Day

rikin — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:11:15 -0000

I graduated two years ago and have been lucky enough to secure a job that focuses on online strategies and bizdevy stuff. In my senior year I couldn't wait to come into the real world, prove my worth, get my ideas out there, and move up "the ladder". Today, I realize that this ladder has a broken leg and "the dream" may plateau for a little while before it begins. And though this is kind of frightening I'm one of the lucky one's who has kept his job so far and has very little to worry about (no wife, kids, mortgage, etc at the age of 24).

Part of me sees excitement in this era. If I'm in the right place at the right time and doing the right thing I may come out better after this mess than I was when I went into it. Now it's up to me alone to decide what "doing the right thing" means. Thanks Fred for the post, it's good to know that other people are worrying about the same thing and are trying to figure out ways to help out as much as they can.

Re: Advertising This Blog

rikin — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:50:43 -0000

"including banner advertising arbitrage, a desperate attempt to shore up declining readership, and taking advantage of declining keyword pricing."

I don't really see anything wrong with any of the above but everyone's got an opinion I guess. This is great content, why not advertise and attract new audiences. No one's demanding people click on the ads!

Re: Forbes Top 25 Web Celebs

rikin — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:59:01 -0000

@dfweyer thanks! what exactly is the "crappy glory" though?

Re: NYbudgetideas.org, crowdsourcing the NYS budget and the tech tools behind it

rikin — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:22:57 -0000

I think this is a great idea and one that really shows NY's dedication to its citizens' input. But, please could you capitalize your I's instead of writing "i"!

Re: The Blogroll I Want For AVC

rikin — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:54:53 -0000

Wow what a brilliant idea! I've always wondered something similar but about RSS feeds in general... which is why are they publisher specific when I really want vertical specific. One feed of the best web 2.0, vc, soccer, music, etc. articles at any given time. I understand the inherent subjectivity of reputable "sources" etc. I just wondered if it could ever be done.

BTW - you're site is one of the few on my blogroll.

Re: The Blogroll I Want For AVC

rikin — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:38:01 -0000

This is specifically the reason i hate all rss readers except Netvibes! In netvibes there's a button that says "show website". It opens the actual site to the page you wanted to read within the window but keeps the feed to the left. Try it out but make sure to press the 'show website' button.

Re: The Blogroll I Want For AVC

rikin — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:43:25 -0000

Fred, I was wondering what you're thoughts on alltop were?

Re: Twitter Fills The Tank

rikin — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 12:09:00 -0000

Your saying that "the best time to raise money is when you don't need it" can apply on so many different scales, right down to the individual. Great news for twitter too!

Re: Video of the Week

rikin — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 14:20:06 -0000

this video is absolutely hysterical! great find and now I tend to see it everywhere. Great blog... will def add to my netvibes page.

Re: Malcolm Gladwell On The Beatles’ Success

rikin — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:41:43 -0000

Stephen, Tipping Point was in my opinion Gladwell's finest work. His other book, Blink, has been my least favorite of his three books. Check them out here: http://www.gladwell.com/

Re: 3 Reasons Why Generation Y Won’t Kill The Book Industry

rikin — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:44:23 -0000

The internet really has facilitated mass consumption of information but there should also be a healthy dose of output as well as input.

Re: From Blog To Forum

rikin — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:59:35 -0000

I'm a pretty new reader around this bloggerhood but a while back I implemented Disqus on my site because of how much I enjoyed the experience here. Oh, and your content is decent too.

Ever thought about adding an actual forum? I'm a member of a few other groups with a similar focus like nextNY but forums and message-boards always seem to take a turn for the worst and obscure over time.

Re: 3 Reasons Why Generation Y Won’t Kill The Book Industry

rikin — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 11:54:10 -0000

Matt - You've hit the nail on the head... breaking the association between books and required reading is a task in and of itself. In fact, after years of being forced to read "business" books as part of my studies I now find them pretty trite and obvious. Right now I'm reading 'Outliers' and other than a few good case I could have told you that 'timing is everything' or it's all about ' time and place'.

Anyways... checked out your site and it really is a good read... subscribed to your RSS too. Goosebump readers must always stick together.

Re: Happy [Belated] Birthday, Facebook!

rikin — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:18:17 -0000

I was born in 85' and was lucky enough to have been in college when Facebook was new and had charm. But when something goes from having that inexplicable charm (which creates followers, engagement, and fans) to becoming a 'commodity' like you said, it really is a bad omen for things to come.

The recent TOS fiasco, which wasn't the first backfire FB had, is because facebook doesn't know how to go from being a kid to an adult. I'm annoyed simply because there was nothing wrong in being a kid in the first place. In fact, they had a platform that garnered huge local interest and created 1000s of niches/topics. In my opinion, they got rid of that valuable asset and diluted to become a national platform open to my damn parents and scattered with dumb ads.

I wonder what would happen if there was a reset button on Facebook and they could start all over again but while knowing what they know over the past 5 years. Good luck to em'!

Re: Path Mapping - Career Guidance Powered by Path 101 - 10 Steps to getting a job through Twitter

rikin — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:35:13 -0000

I really like #6 and can't believe I never thought of that before. I use search for people and search for random topics but never for job roles. Great idea and looking at the results it works really well.

More frequent posts would be great though I'm sure your hands are tied starting Path 101 up. Goodluck!

Re: Landing a Full-Time Job in the Online World

rikin — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:32:05 -0000

Great point and one that I'm surprised I missed. Some might also argue that success as a blogger can be measured by the network you build and people you meet rather than the money you earn.

Re: 3 Reasons Why Generation Y Won’t Kill The Book Industry

rikin — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:37:14 -0000

You're so right... there is something about the feel of a new book that in some strange way makes me feel smarter. Maybe my years of frustration with reading was due to the smell of a senior citizen home that emanated from the books in the library.

Good luck with the book collection!

Re: How Gen Y Can Save the Economy

rikin — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:45:34 -0000

I'll take 90%. I agree, Obama's policies are strikingly different to what we've seen in the past but I don't see it as a true form of socialism. I do think that it is necessary right now to intervene with the affairs of companies and individuals who have been burned even though they inflicted this upon themselves.

If this were any period in time I would say let the companies go bankrupt, put their employees back on the market, and let their homes foreclose. However, I worry that it would be short-sighted to believe that the troubles of a few companies and individuals won't effect the economy and markets as a whole.

I'm not sure if capitalism is really being threatened because at the end of the day it stems from competition. My gut tells me that Americans will always be competitive with each other and with other nations. What's going on right now doesn't seem to be threatening competition. However, this really isn't my area of expertise and I'm always a skeptic of any area where information isn't fully transparent and available.

Great comment by the way. It's these kind of comments that are the most challenging and rewarding at the same time.

Re: Official Tumblr iPhone App Looks A Lot Like Tumblrette - mediabistro.com: MobileAppsToday

rikin — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:52:05 -0000

Wow you guys are idiots. Do your research or ask Venture Beat to first.

Re: Integrity in Tennis Shoes

rikin — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 14:10:05 -0000

I agree with your friend ruby... you def look like the dad from Namesake. I can be your Gogul if you like.

Re: Your Opinion is Power

rikin — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:29:29 -0000

@matt phew I was hoping someone would draw the comparison to blogging and online journalism and our role as opinion influencers regardless of how small or large of an audience we reach.

@floreta i'm the same way with movies almost annoyingly. Last netflix movie was "brick" I recommend it =)

Re: 3 Reasons Why Generation Y Won’t Kill The Book Industry

rikin — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:31:54 -0000

Yep that's my shelf. I'm growing weary of these business/marketing books though. My favorite book of all time is actually missing from the shelf - Shantaram. It's surprising how much you can learn about management and business practices from novels.

Re: 5 Examples of Social Media Blunders and What to Learn From Them

rikin — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 14:38:45 -0000

Not really sure if Sony BMG's mistake is a matter of a "social media" blunder but the lessons learned can definitely be applied to the space. I also have a feeling that as time progresses Facebook will bless us with 3 more blunders to completely own this list.