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Archive for September, 2008

Stop feeding the bears cry the Zookeepers!!!
When regulators ban short selling do they have a legal liability to the mum’s and dad’s, fund managers and traders who lose money from this almost instant change in regulated markets? I’d love to see what some of the big legal firms think on this.
(Update: Just read Sean’s Stubborn [...]

20 Sep, 2008

Google Maps X-files

Posted by: Marc In: Google| Humor

A friend of mine bought a property up at Old Bar in northern NSW and told me that he noticed some strange features in the landscape up there. Here they are and the links to check them out yourself.

I love Google Maps, it reveals so much. Yes there is a privacy cost but if you [...]

19 Sep, 2008

Capitalism or Protectionism?

Posted by: Marc In: Uncategorized

American tax payers are about to start bearing the burden of bad credit bets placed by big banks and insurance companies.
I have been more than amazed by the events in the US in recent weeks during the financial crisis. Creating a pseudo guarantee structure for big American companies like AIG is just pure protectionism. This [...]

09 Sep, 2008

Link Mezza Plate #9

Posted by: Marc In: Blogging| Google| Humor| Marketing| Mezza Plate| SaaS

The Myth of The Launch Seth Godin
Transliteration - the Babel fish is here Alturnal
Gen Y loves banking online using Web2.0 apps Fin Extra
Setting Firefox to launch Gmail for mailto links Life Hacker
Surfing Mice YouTube

02 Sep, 2008

Google Apps Premier adds Google Video

Posted by: Marc In: Google

Google Apps has added Google Video to the Premier paid version. Secure and private video sharing being the main pitch. This could be quite useful for Saasu given we have videos managed internally and would much prefer them to be managed by Google now that access controls look like being in place. Lots of implications [...]

02 Sep, 2008

Mixmeister iPhone App Idea

Posted by: Marc In: Apple| Music| iPhone

I was playing with my iPod tonight moving the volume up and down with my thumb while I was listening to a Moby track. It was pure boredom that had me do it and it felt like working a turntable a little. My startup shoulder devil whispers two words to me. iPhone app. A DJ [...]



  • Marc: Yeah i agree, it's just plain frustrating and not even close to acceptable. We have many flaws usability flaws I will admit openly. Not as frustrating
  • Gary Barber: However you never want to have a web application that frustrates people and makes it hard for them to do want they want to do with their data. Remo
  • Farhan Rehman: Interesting... It's often been said that the clutter in ones physical space, be it work, or home, is a reflection of the cluttered thoughts in ones m

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