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Monthly Archives: December 2009
TechStars “The Founders” Documentary Series
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
If you’re interested in finding out more about startup incubators/accelerators, you should check out TechStars “The Founders” documentary series. The series covers teams from TechStars’ summer 2009 batch in Boulder, Colorado. There are fourteen episodes. Scroll down to the bottom to find the first one. You can start watching it here.
David Einhorn Speech [May 27, 2009]
Monday, December 28, 2009
David Einhorn, President of Greenlight Capital, gave a speech entitled, “The Curse of The Triple A” in May of this year. You can read it here (pdf).
The Tablet, Unreleased
Friday, December 25, 2009
Is the Apple Tablet coming to market in 2010? Only a small group of people really know the answer to that. And even if it is, an even smaller group knows the whole story — what it’s really like. Nonetheless, the wire is heating up its discussion about such a device. Here are some links [...]
Advice To The Young
Friday, December 25, 2009
I just came across an “old” (1997) article by Mary Schmich who writes for the Chicago Tribune. It’s kind of like a “What would you tell your younger self? piece. You can read it here.
Early Holiday Gift For Googlers
Thursday, December 24, 2009
In late 2007, Google’s stock reached a high of $740, but it subsequently dropped to about $300 by early 2009. Since about 85% of employees held options that were out-of-the-money, Google decided in March that it would allow nearly all of its employees to swap their stock options for new ones. You can the New [...]
Quotes
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
“Quality always wins.” -Anonymous “I can hardly understand the importance given to the word research. In my opinion, to search means nothing in painting. To find is the thing. The several manners I have used in my art must not be considered as an evolution or as steps toward an unknown ideal of painting … [...]
The East Coast Blizzard From Space
Monday, December 21, 2009
Nasa.gov released a photo which shows what the east coast blizzard looks like from space. The photo is below, but you can read more about it here.
Trading Shares In Milliseconds
Monday, December 21, 2009
I just came across an interesting piece on high-frequency trading from Technologyreview.com (published by MIT). You can read it here.
Traveling Over The Weekend
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Joon Report may not be updated with content this weekend, starting tonight. I will be traveling internationally and I’m not sure if I’ll be able to post. But everything should be back to normal by Monday morning. Thanks for continuing to read Joon Report.
In Defense Of Paul Volcker
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Thedailybeast.com’s Charlie Gasparino wrote an article last night arguing that “the person who really turned around the economy wasn’t Ben Bernanke.” Charlie’s piece is a response to Time magazine’s anointment of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke as its “Person of the Year.” From the article: “As he [Volcker] recently told The Wall Street Journal’s Alan [...]
McDonald’s To Offer Free Wi-Fi In 2010
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Pcmag.com is reporting that McDonald’s is going to be offering free Wi-Fi in its U.S. restaurants (11,000) and some of its Canada restaurants in January of 2010. Some notes about it: It used to cost $2.95 for two hours. Wi-Fi is provided by AT&T It’s had Wi-Fi for five years.
Comcast Launches Online Video Service
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Today, Comcast announced the release of its “On Demand Online” service, Fancast XFINITY TV. According to the press release, it’s “available nationally in beta at no additional cost to customers.” From the release: “[Fancast] gives customers an “anytime anywhere” entertainment experience – at home and on-the-go – and expands the video content customers can watch [...]
Microsoft Statement Regarding Plurk
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Yesterday, Plurk had an issue with the release of MSN China’s microblogging service, Juku. (Juku was developed by a Chinese vendor.) In short, that the developers of Juku had directly copied Plurk code. Well, today, Microsoft released a statement acknowledging that some of the code was in fact copied: “The vendor has now acknowledged that [...]
The Octopus
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
I’ve come across some interesting videos which display the vast intelligence of octopuses. Here they are (note: they include commentary): Octopuses Carry Coconuts As Instant Shelters Octopus Escaping Through One Inch Hole Disappearing Octopus Octopus Opening A Jar To Get Dinner Shark vs Octopus And a bonus video: The Indonesian Mimic Octopus
Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s First Flight
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Update 1: The Seattle Times is reporting that the Dreamliner left the runway at 10:27 AM PST. I’m not sure if the live webcast (linked below) was up and running during the first flight. The day is here, hopefully. After many delays, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is scheduled to take its first flight today. I [...]
Anything Interesting…?
Monday, December 14, 2009
I haven’t come across anything especially interesting over the Web today. Though, a few stories caught my attention a bit, “Microsoft Rips Off Plurk” , “Why James Chartrand Wears Women’s Underpants” , “Creating Startup Office On Bootstrap Budget.” Did you come across anything interesting today? If so, please share. You can send an email with [...]
The Rise Of Fast Food Content
Sunday, December 13, 2009
TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington published a post today entitled, “The End Of Hand Crafted Content,” about the subsequent rise of “fast food content.” He says: “It’s [fast food content is] the rise of cheap, disposable content on a mass scale, force fed to us by the portals and search engines.” You can read the post here.
Buffett’s Past Year
Sunday, December 13, 2009
The Wall Street Journal published an article yesterday entitled “In Year of Investing Dangerously, Buffett Looked ‘Into the Abyss.’” It highlights Buffett’s past year (it actually starts with a March 15, 2008 call) — deals he was contacted about, offered, and subsequently passed on, among other things. A quote from the article: “I don’t think Buffett gets [...]
The Browser Wars — Visualized As Tree Rings
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Just came across a visualization of the Browser Wars. It’s pretty cool looking and can be found here. Bonus: What does it look like? (Hint: related to browsers.)
An Entrepreneur’s Perspective
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Just came across an interesting piece by someone who started a business selling TV wall mounts online. You can read it here.
Love
Saturday, December 12, 2009
The other day I went out to breakfast with some people. We talked about many things since I hadn’t seen them in at least 4 years. But one conversation really interested me at the time and still does, which is why I’m writing now. I was talking to Julie (an alias) and she was asking [...]
Quotes
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Every now and then I’ll be listing some quotes I come across and like. Here are a couple to start off: “Do, or do not. There’s no try.” -Jedi Master Yoda “If you think, you might. If you do, you are.” -Anonymous
What Do You Do?
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Society often encourages its members to pursue education. In fact, it encourages more of a continuous pursuit over one’s lifetime. And I’m all for education. Sure, my views on education may differ from others’, but I still strongly believe in education. Reading, writing, math, science, the arts — they’re all important. But why, then, is [...]
Facebook’s New Tools
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Today, Facebook announced that it’s released “new tools to give you even greater control over the information you share.” If you’re an active Web surfer, you’ve probably already read a lot about this. But I’d like to add some more. Marshall Kirkpatrick of ReadwWriteWeb.com authored a post today, “The Day Has Come: Facebbook Pushes People [...]
Journalism And Freedom
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
The contents of Rupert Murdoch ‘s (chairman and CEO of News Corp., which owns Dow Jones & Company, which owns The Wall Street Journal and WSJ.com) Dec. 1st remarks before the Federal Trade Commission’s workshop on journalism and the Internet has been made available via WSJ.com. You can read them here.
Redbox’s Significance To The Entertainment Industry
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
According to a study by the Los Angeles Economic Development Corp., the low-cost movie rental kiosks may cost the entertainment industry $1 billion. This is primarily due to four factors: DVD sales cannibalization Customers demanding lowing prices from existing rental companies The perceived value of movies will be harmed Redbox’s sale of discs into the [...]
JooJoo Tablet
Monday, December 7, 2009
According to Fusion Garage’s Chandra Rathakrishnan, the CrunchPad has been renamed “JooJoo” and will be released on December 11 at midnight PST for $499.
The $700 Billion Man
Sunday, December 6, 2009
An interesting piece by the Washington Post about former Treasury Department official Neel Kashkari. You can read it here.
Questions for Jeff Bezos
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Just came across an interview with Jeff Bezos by the New York Times. It mainly focuses on the Kindle and digital literature. You can read it here.
Google Acquires AppJet
Friday, December 4, 2009
Today, AppJet announced that it’s being acquired by Google. AppJet is the maker of online collaboration tool, EtherPad. The official announcement from AppJet and the Google PR Team says, “The EtherPad team will continue its work on real-time collaboration by joining the Google Wave team.” Update: EtherPad announces that its service is back online until [...]
Eric Schmidt: How Google Can Help Newspapers
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Yesterday, Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, authored a piece for the Wall Street Journal about how Google can help the newspapers. You can read it here.
Demo: Sports Illustrated On A Tablet
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
I just came across a demo from Time, Inc and The Wonderfactory. It shows what Sports Illustrated (SI) could look like on a Tablet device. Is the Tablet for real? I have no idea, but I hope it is. Anyway, I’ll just get out of the way and let you see it for yourself. You [...]
Just Searched Google For WSJ Article…
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
I just searched Google for a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) article titled, “UPDATE: News Corp’s Murdoch: Journalism’s Future is Promising” The search yielded this result (URL): http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20091201-709558.html I clicked on it and it brought me to this (screenshot): At first, I didn’t think this was even an article. But if you look closely, it is. [...]