It?s Hard To Tell If Voyurl Or Their Ads Are Creepier A few weeks ago, we were alerted to a new site currently in stealth mode called Voyurl. As the name implies, the idea behind it is to make it so you can see what other people are looking at on the web (and to make your clickstream seen). It sounds creepy as hell. It's like Blippy but with more potential porn. I love it.
But when I tried to sign up for the service, they sent me a note back that it wasn't quite ready yet and that they were cranking on the beta. Fine, that happens from time to time. I can be patient. But I'm not sure I can quietly wait any longer when the site starts running ads like this.
The New Kindle, And Ebooks Generally: My Questions Answered [Video] Allthistalk about the new Kindle reminded me that I still have some questions about Amazon's e-reader specifically, and ebooks generally. Why do people persist in comparing the Kindle to the iPad (something I first asked months ago); what is the relationship between hardback book sales and ebook sales (ditto); if e-readers keep getting more accessible, is the end of the paper book nigh? Questions like that.
In the hope of finally getting some answers, I hopped on to Skype with CrunchGear's Devin Coldewey and interviewed him until he begged for mercy. Video below.
It?s As If The iPhone 4 Was Created For DailyBooth; Their App Will Prove It Even if not everyone will admit it, everyone likes taking pictures of themselves. I suspect it's the not-so-secret reason why users are addicted to DailyBooth -- the service which asks you to take pictures of yourself (or something you care about) to document your life. With that in mind, it's almost as if the iPhone 4, with its front-facing camera, was built for such a service. And now the two can consummate that match made in heaven.
DailyBooth's first iPhone app has just been approved by Apple and is now in the App Store. It's pretty basic -- but that's all it needs to be. You load it up and take a picture of yourself. And the app is smart enough to load the front-facing camera by default (assuming you have the iPhone 4 -- but it can work with any iPhone running iOS 4). Yeah, this is going to be huge for DailyBooth.
Groupon And The Problem With The Daily Deal Religion [Video] With the debut of Grouponpersonalization, I have little doubt that the daily deal site will double the number of deals (and double its revenue run rate) in just a few months.
According to CEO Andrew Mason, the service is churning out 75,000 transactions per day. Through personalization, Groupon will be able to offer 20, 30 or more deals per city per day. Assuming the current growth rate in subscribers --- in the last four months the site has more than doubled to 12 million registered users--- 2x is likely a prudish estimate.
It's hard to fault a company that is making money hand over fist; however, as a user, I do have one piece of advice: loosen that death grip on the daily deal mantra.
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