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Re: I want to divorce my iPhone (Scripting News)

chrisrechtsteiner — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:41:52 -0000

Android.

Re: Fred Wilson Dot VC

chrisrechtsteiner — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:45:45 -0000

Do you have a sherpa on staff to carry all of that stuff for you? Wow.

Re: Question…Is Tweeting Your Trades Pumping Stocks?

chrisrechtsteiner — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:51:21 -0000

By this logic Bloomberg (with its proprietary messaging platform), AIM (b/c it's on every trader's desk), mobile phones (b/c, afterall, you can text more than on person at a time), blogs, etc. are all pumping stocks as they enable individuals trading stocks to reach out to multiple people with a single communication.

Re: Sun Tzu - The Art of Community

chrisrechtsteiner — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:41:33 -0000

There are really two distinct SPAM issues as it relates to Twitter. The first is pretty simple - one-to-one relationships. If you don't follow people, they can't get to you. Problem solved.

However, when looking at a community like StockTwits, well, it's not that easy b/c people want the collective knowledge with and without following. Years (and years) ago, whenever we put into place self-service web apps the most important role was that of moderator. These individuals were tasked with keeping order and, quite frankly, tossing people out when they abused the system.

Sadly, this seems to still be the best way to manage such situations ... at least until the algorithms can catch up to real-time threads & their relation to other comments in the thread for relevance. That doesn't appear to be too close, at least from my vantage point.

Re: Good Morning Stocktwits TV

chrisrechtsteiner — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:15:10 -0000

Remember to occasionally focus on those losing. Sometimes the best education, insight and analysis results from the loss column.

Re: Gametruck…There is ALWAYS a Market for Great Ideas

chrisrechtsteiner — Sat, 09 May 2009 10:10:41 -0000

It is. We have everything here - DS, DSi, PSP, PS2, Xbox 360, Wii ... and, without a doubt, the Xbox gets used the most. Not even close. DS & DSI's get action when we are going out & the boys take them in the car / restaurant / plane / etc.

It's why I wish Xbox was its own company b/c they aren't enough of $MSFT to justify owning the stock right now.

Re: Gametruck…There is ALWAYS a Market for Great Ideas

chrisrechtsteiner — Sat, 09 May 2009 10:01:59 -0000

The issue w/ the Xbox at that age is realism. The games are more real. The cars get dented (Grid, PGR), the jersey's blow in the wind (MLB) and the crowd screams (pick a game).

The Wii / DS is a cartoon-style gaming experience. It is outstanding, don't get me wrong, but at this age they are always trying to be older, not younger, and the realism of the Xbox.

If Xbox had a mobile platform, they could dominate ... but, alas, they haven't been able to figure that out yet.

Re: Stocktwits Launches a Premium Blog Network

chrisrechtsteiner — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:42:37 -0000

This is a brilliant idea ... one that will resonate deeply w/in a static, tired and boring industry - financial news.

I can't wait to see StockTwits, the network, broadcasting 24x7 and finally putting a a stake into the heart of horrible financial TV.

Re: StockTwits Updates

chrisrechtsteiner — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:08:44 -0000

The precedent being set by Stocktwits re: SPAM and protection of a tweet stream is one of its greatest assets. A public pronouncement (really, continued public pronouncements) supporting the quality and integrity of the stream could be one of the best values added to the Twitter ecosystem ... if people are smart enough to pay attention.

Re: Social Marketing Bullshit Bingo » raena.net

chrisrechtsteiner — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:05:07 -0000

Outstanding. Simply outstanding. Bravo!

Re: Deep Market Thoughts…Could we Crash?

chrisrechtsteiner — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:15:32 -0000

There are ALWAYS debts to be paid that are settled in the most painful way possible. Nationalization or not? Totally agree a decision is better than being an armadillo.

Does anyone have the stones to make those calls right now? That, for me, is the larger problem.

Decisive action is necessary b/c MOTR inaction is furthering and propagating instability that isn't necessary or warranted right now.

Re: Deep Market Thoughts…Could we Crash?

chrisrechtsteiner — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:13:53 -0000

I am not sure the markets are working on supply/demand anymore. They may be, to a lesser extent, but it sure seems to me that everything is based upon mood. Irrational. Inconsistent. Sometimes just plain silly. When mood is ruling the day, nothing good can come from it.

Is there a mashup of cloudy days in NY/CHI and the stock market's performance? If so, please post a link b/c I am pretty sure there is a very unfortunate correlation of late.

Sad. Probably true, too.

Re: Thinking about the future of Windows Mobile

chrisrechtsteiner — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:40:26 -0000

RIM needs to work w/ Firefox to get a new browser based upon what they are doing w/ their new mobile project. That would be a home run for both in competing against MSFT, APPL and GOOG (Mozilla & RIM that is).

Re: Hey Howard…Stick Your Bank Charter Up Your Ass!

chrisrechtsteiner — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:04:15 -0000

Sad but not surprising. The fastest way to fix something so fundamentally broken and corrupt is to begin, again, from the outside in. Let people w/ new ideas, new morals and new perspectives compete. Truly sad.

Re: The Obama Crash

chrisrechtsteiner — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:00:46 -0000

Disagree here Howard. We are nation of SPENDERS and BUYERS not sellers. That is the problem. We are too interested in consumption to actually see what is going on at a macro level. All $CC going out of business means is that people will got to $BBY to purchase their flat screen TV's not question the rampant and illogical consumption that has marked the past two generations.

It's ugly, no question, and it is going to take far longer and far more than a 'bail-out' to alter the underlying social consumption DNA and re-establish a more sustainable social & economic environment.

Re: Can You Build An Enterprise Only Web App?

chrisrechtsteiner — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:45:41 -0000

Twitter for the enterprise. Gee, that sounds like something Twitter should just do! There isn't much wrong w/ Twitter as is ... other than group / permission controls. That seems like a pretty trivial extension to the platform.

Re: Howard Lindzon Like Facebook is Letting Employee(s) Cash Out

chrisrechtsteiner — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:35:50 -0000

The Lindzon Cloud Computing, Blogging, Smackalicious Corporation. Where do I sign up?

ROTFLMAO

Re: Deep Market Thoughts…We Need MORE Dreaming and LESS Stealing

chrisrechtsteiner — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:33:29 -0000

Come on now, Howard. Aren't you satisfied by the $100M CITI is going to have to pay? I mean that's what, less than 1/10th of 1% of their NTA's / Revenue (select your meaningful financial measurement here).

;-)

Re: [bijan sabet] the personal tumblelog of Bijan Sabet

chrisrechtsteiner — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:02:58 -0000

It is a shame not all comments are portable (via Disqus, etc.) and follow the post. That would be a sweet feature to have the multiple reblog conversations come back to you via the comment threads.

The experience & insight from a totally different audience would be invaluable.

Re: TEN Reasons Digg Not Getting Acquired…Nope, Just One!

chrisrechtsteiner — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:46:15 -0000

Quality take Howard. Quality take.

Re: iPhone Platform: What We Can Learn From Tap Tap Revenge

chrisrechtsteiner — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:47:23 -0000

What makes TTR so interesting is that there is a built-in revenue model eagerly awaiting the developer should they choose to explore it.

By offering numerous additional songs for a nominal price (say $.25), a quick revenue stream could be established. After time these songs could become 'free' once they have peaked and the revenue opportunity has passed.

Your point about drafting DDR, GH and Rock Band is critical b/c the game extends a known (and very positive) experience to a new platform. Any time you have little to break down to gain adoption, you are golden.

Re: [bijan sabet] the personal tumblelog of Bijan Sabet

chrisrechtsteiner — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:37:56 -0000

That is a great idea ... and one likely to come to fruiting quickly after yesterday's Xbox360-Netflix announcement. The great race for tv interfaces is officially going to be on. Nothing bad can come from this.

Re: Google and Seth MacFarlane Strike Content Deal…GENIUS

chrisrechtsteiner — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:52:05 -0000

Or wallstrip 2.0 ... otherwise known as the Howard Lindzon show.

You know, just thinking out loud. ;-)

Re: Google and Seth MacFarlane Strike Content Deal…GENIUS

chrisrechtsteiner — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:00:55 -0000

This is beyond genius ... this is revolutionizing content / advertising blend and syndication in the tradition of Desi Arnaz.

When he couldn't get anyone to run his Lucy show b/c advertisers "wouldn't support" such a show, he went out and rounded up his own advertising relationships, pocketed WAY MORE of the money that he would have ever received the traditional way, and then let the networks bid on who wanted a cut of the advertising he had lined up.

Seth MacFarlane has fundamentally done the same thing here, for the Internet generation, with GOOG's support to bring in ready-made advertising. There is no question this will be successful b/c of the quality of MacFarlane's content (again, identical to Desi Arnaz). The only question is how much money this will make and what other content-creation brand names will QUICKLY follow suit.

TV should be afraid, very very afraid. They balked at Desi decades ago ... will they do the same thing here?

I'd bet yes.

Re: The IPO Debate

chrisrechtsteiner — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:36:37 -0000

It isn't necessarily any 'one thing' that caused the drought in IPO's. Rather, it is a combination of all of the factors you note: a) faster money from m&a; b) horrendous regulatory environment; and my personal favorite; c) entrepreneurs are smarter today than they were in the past.

While you can go public, who wants to deal with all of the headaches of Q/Q earnings projections, analysts hammering the company on any given day based on 'rumors' and litigious activist investors when you can build something great, let it be rolled up into something larger, and then go right back to the drawing board with the next idea.

Seems to me that if you love to build, that is a pretty sweet way to go.