April 2008
14 posts
Urban Lama Updates:
Things are finally progressing with development. Designs are being tweaked, CSS is being written and back end code is about to be developed. There is still so much to do, but at the moment it finally feels like there is real progress. I am both excited and a little scared. (Okay, a lot scared—but don’t tell anyone).
I guess for me, my fear stems from the questions that keep plaguing...
Venture capitalists are not amused
hugehuge:
Old high school friend Ali Asaria (founder of well.ca, Canada’s fastest growing online pharmacy) was out in Palo Alto last weekend to meet with venture capitalists about his startup. Venture capitalists: How are you going to avoid the pitfalls that are happening to the .coms right now? Ali: That’s easy, we’re a .ca. Venture capitalists: [stonefaced silence]Excellent reply, eh?
Social Networking Advertising - It Will Be Even... →
Join The Web Content Conservation Movement -... →
Is search as we know it destined for the deadpool? →
Pretty interesting article on the future of search. My answer is, yes. I believe it is. Hopefully urban lama will be part of this revolution.
Google: March Paid-Click Growth Awful (Again) -... →
Two words peeps: User Relevance
In Alex 2.0 I am making it a policy NOT to make...
In my first few months as Chief Operating Officer with my previous agency i took on the task of revising our companies policy & procedures manual. At the time, this seemed like a great idea. After all, we had become a much different, much larger company, in a short period of time. Our revenues more than trippled to $18 million a year. Our support staff doubled and we exanded to open an Office...
“Don’t worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any good, you’ll...”
– Howard Aiken quoted by Paul Graham in “Why There Aren’t More Googles” (via fred-wilson)
Inside the Owner's Box: Anticipating the playoffs... →
Note to all sports owners: You can learn a lot from Teddy L.
MediaPost Publications - Study: 'Influencers'... →
Here is a full recap of the quote just posted. I have to say studies like this excite me beyond belief. This is 150% validation for my project. With the web becoming so cluttered with regergitated content, Urban Lama will become a powerful local resource for both consumers and marketers. Stay tuned as we have just started development.
“Mediapost reports that a new study from Pollara found that people who engage in...”
– Micro Persuasion: Trust in Peers Trumps the “A-List,” Study Finds (via somethingchanged) (via miss-r)
This is what i am hoping for!!! - AK
Photo by Shawn Baldwin →
select index (lower left) then iraq one. The first image is amazing.