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Re: The Y Combinator Startup School 2009 Summary

calebelston — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:38:34 -0000

Fantastic notes Mark. Bookmarking for sure.

Re: To make smarter systems, it’s all about the data

calebelston — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:49:08 -0000

Hey Chris, great post. Been thinking about the business implications of focusing on algorithms vs. insight. I am experimenting with something new on my latest post; decided to record an audio companion version of for those who prefer to listen. Would love to hear your thoughts on the format and content :)

http://calebelston.com/are-algorithms-the-magic...

Re: http://blog.louisgray.com/2009/07/we-have-invites-five-stages-of-beta-and.html

calebelston — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:10:00 -0000

Great roundup of different approaches Louis. We took the "Private Beta Open Invitations" approach because it really suited the Toluu model; discovering what your friends or people like you are reading. Once one person got in, they invited their friends and started discovering. We are still in private beta working on infrastructure changes to support a many more users. Stay tuned though...

Re: http://blog.louisgray.com/2009/04/eatwillgrow-iphone-app-lets-you-tweet.html

calebelston — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:58:03 -0000

Cool story, but even cooler that the guy in the photo is one of my buddies, Chris.

Re: On #wemedia

calebelston — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:09:58 -0000

Fantastic analysis Jordan. It is so true that many people focus on charity as the main way to make people's lives better, however businesses do make peoples lives better in the long run, and many do in the short run too. There will always be some companies that do not serve all consituenties equally, however consumers can vote with their dollars.

Bill Gates is doing something amazing in the non-profit world by running his foundation and projects as if they were businesses, thinking about sustainability and solving problems in an extremely rigorous way. This systems thinking is what will lead to such drastic change.

Imagine an organizations goal was to provide clean drinking water to 1 billion people. Some might say, 'lets raise money to pay for the water and get it to these people' The problem with this scenario is it is not sustainable, you run out of money, or lose interest in helping and these people no longer have clean drinking water. However, if you instead work to lower the cost of providing clean drinking water, then a for profit business would provide such a service because it would be profitable to do so, ensuring competition and a sustainable way to access this water.

Re: iPhone 4, iPhone Pro, iPhone ‘09 — whatever you call it, is it around the corner?

calebelston — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:26:09 -0000

Good round-up of info. Phil Schiller has also noted that the general release schedule that Apple thinks about for iPhone is the June timeframe.

I would think since iPhone is the third leg of the Apple stool, they may adopt the naming scheme of the old golden goose, the mac. In such case, Macbook, and iMac do not get special names each time they refresh, and people don't have a problem buying the new versions, or even knowing that the new ones have been created. iPod has also followed a similar path. iPod Nano and such. I would expect unless they release a dramatically different form factor the name will remain.

The other issue I see with the speed boosts is how do you deal with new apps that require the faster hardware to run smoothly. Maybe it is just like the PC world where it is Buyer beware, but I hope Apple has a bit of a better policy.

I think we will see it thinner and shorter. Same screen size for sure, maybe higher resolution since the apps are resolution independent (to a point)
I think it will stay iPhone 3G, and eventually they will drop the 3G portion.

Re: louisgray.com: RSS Overload: Don't Complain, Do Something About It

calebelston — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:53:50 -0000

Really solid advice Mike. RSS is certainly an amazingly powerful tool to have information flow to you. It can be very easy to get overwhelmed because RSS readers are built like email clients, with their constant unread nagging you. Your tips to improve GR are great.

Plus thanks for the Toluu love. We think we can help people discover new and interesting high quality feeds based on their interests and the interests of their friends.

Cheers,
Caleb
Toluu

Re: rizzn's socnets: SplitTweet: For the Truly Twitter-Addicted

calebelston — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 13:26:51 -0000

Very cool, just signed up. Similar to Carson systems 'Matt' but with a few more bells and whistles. Nice.

Re: louisgray.com: 5 Questions and Answers to Better Understand Blu-ray

calebelston — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:21:52 -0000

If you are looking for a solid player we have reviewed many of the top options and feel the Sony BDP-S350 is fantastic. And it also is profile 2.0 compatible with a firmware upgrade via the internet.

http://www.kallow.com/home-entertainment/bluray...

Caleb
Kallow

Re: louisgray.com: 10 Top New Web Services of 2008 and Their 2009 Forecast

calebelston — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:19:10 -0000

Hey Louis,

Awesome to have Toluu included in such a great list of fellow services. I am excited about 2009 for Toluu because we have some new stuff coming that should make it more useful for our existing users as well as draw in a larger audience than we have been able to attract to date.

Re: louisgray.com: Getting Started With Google Friend Connect

calebelston — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 18:05:01 -0000

Great post Mike. Cut through the marketing talk and explains how to actually use the darn thing.

Re: louisgray.com: Kallow: Literally, A Gift Recommendation No-Brainer

calebelston — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 17:47:53 -0000

Thanks for the logo love! We spent a lot of time tweaking him to make him super cute. We know he will appreciate it!

Re: louisgray.com: Kallow: Literally, A Gift Recommendation No-Brainer

calebelston — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 17:36:29 -0000

Hey Mark,

Thanks for the kind words. I hope you find what you are looking for with us. We agree that providing the right product mix is key, do you see any product categories you think we are missing?

Re: louisgray.com: Kallow: Literally, A Gift Recommendation No-Brainer

calebelston — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 17:35:20 -0000

Hey Phil,

Great write up! You really nailed what were are aiming to do with Kallow. It is different. It is a bit radical at first. But for everyday people we think it will make things dramatically simpler and easier.

We hope that fans of technology will pass Kallow on to their family and friends who are often confused and frustrated by the process of buying a new gadget.

We think we can help them.

Caleb
Kallow

Re: louisgray.com: 30 Different Uses for RSS

calebelston — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:08:34 -0000

Thanks for the Toluu love. Great list. SimpleTracking looks sweet, nice find.

Re: Diigo Tests Group Thumbs

calebelston — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:32:16 -0000

Cool cool. Thought it might be in a 'special' version of the site only.

Re: Diigo Tests Group Thumbs

calebelston — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:39:09 -0000

Very interesting. Where can you access this new functionality?

Re: Dropbox: online storage done right

calebelston — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:13:49 -0000

I have only been using Dropbox for all of 24 hours, but I think I am in love. I have been looking for a way to share files between my 2 computers AND quickly send files to friends. Dropbox is fast and works like you would expect. Really well done.

Re: louisgray.com: i.TV Launching iPhone App for Local Movie, TV Listings

calebelston — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:51:07 -0000

Hey Louis,

Went to find it on the App store, but couldn't. Do you have a direct link to it? Also their site is still in 'stealth slick graphic only' mode.

You are such an early adopter the product doesn't even exist! lol

Re: Toluu launches Tagging!

calebelston — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:42:01 -0000

Nice!

Re: Toluu launches Tagging!

calebelston — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:41:52 -0000

Thanks Nick!

Re: louisgray.com: Toluu Takes On Tagging to Further Feed Finding

calebelston — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:16:16 -0000

Hey Louis,

Thanks for the great review. As you pointed out, we have been working on Tagging for a while and wanted to really integrate it into the site. As Toluu grows the need for greater organization and ways to surface interesting feeds becomes more important.

The great thing about tagging feeds, is just a few tags makes the feeds infinitely more discoverable. We can't wait to see what cool recommendations we can make as more people start tagging :)

Caleb
Toluu

Re: Toluu Says “TAG…Your It!” - Tagging Feature Launches

calebelston — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:08:44 -0000

Hey Jeff! Thanks for the kind words man, really appreciate your support. I can't wait to see how all your feeds end up being tagged!

Let me know if you need more invites!

Re: Toluu+Tags = A match made in heaven

calebelston — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:01:16 -0000

Thanks for the write-up Mike! We have been working on this for a while now, and are thrilled that it is in the wild and users are adding tags like crazy!

Re: Touting Today’s Top Tech Triuph, Toluu Tackles Tagging!

calebelston — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:58:56 -0000

Amazing title David. You win!

Thanks for the post and describing the new features we launched today. We are super excited about Tagging and can't wait to see how people begin using it!