I came across this pretty cool mashup spotcrime to view criminal activity in your neighbourhood/city. Out of sheer curiousity, I ran a comparison between Tucson,AZ and Urbana, IL
http://www.spotcrime.com/az/tucson
Vs,
http://www.spotcrime.com/il/urbana
I recently moved to Urbana, IL.Am I glad I moved or what?
Even though this website seems to be strictly made for adwords (MFA). I can see an oppurtunity for a nice […]
Entries Tagged as 'Web 2.0'
How safe is your city?
May 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Random Ramble · Simply Entertaining · Web 2.0
Personal finances 2.0
March 14th, 2008 · No Comments
For the past 5 years or so, I have been trying to get a better understanding of my personal finances.
You know the typical questions –What do I spend the most money on ?
Who got the most of my 5,940,300.00 JPY on my credit cardand what fraction of it?
Who do I need to boycott to actually save money?
Is Starbucks really […]
Tags: Entrepreneurship · Productivity on the web · Venture Capital · Web 2.0
Outbrain…Simplicity at its best
February 26th, 2008 · No Comments
There is a new king of KISS (Keep it simple stupid) in my books, the award goes to…… Outbrain, the company behind the latest plug-in that allows people to rate blog posts (and I imagine these functions can eventually be extended to other kind of consumer ratings sites but for now… I like the focus on blogs).
From a […]
Tags: Business · Venture Capital · Web 2.0
The art of negotiation
February 19th, 2008 · No Comments
If the name Shpigler doesn’t ring a bell…check out these two videos. While these two videos are hillarious and extremely entertaining one can take away some valuable lessons…enjoy!
Bottom line: It’s about confidence – in yourself and your products/services.
Tags: Simply Entertaining · Venture Capital · Videos · Web 2.0
Facebook’s new face
February 18th, 2008 · No Comments
Alright…so in a turn of events, Mark Zuckerburg stepped down from Facebook and finally handed me the Facebook reins…… (not really) BUT if he did …. this would be my 3 step plan.
1. Listen: Yes, listen to all the bad publicity/complaints and fix the problems. If you don’t its bad business karma…and eventually Karma is going to bite […]
Tags: Business · Random Ramble · Something to ponder upon · Web 2.0