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OJKoukaz

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I'm Omar.
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OJKoukaz··on Send money with Gmail
Will better service from Google Fiber, and other large providers, push Comcast to provide a better customer service/support experience?
OJKoukaz··on SF to Paris in 2 Minutes
How and what was the hardware setup?
OJKoukaz··on Hotspots for Obama (or Romney)
Couldn't the argument be made that Airbnb is bad for hotels and landlords though? If it's my wireless network, shouldn't I have the right to dictate what gets broadcast on it? You don't have to connect to it.
OJKoukaz··on Hotspots for Obama (or Romney)
I wouldn't consider it a hijacking. You're opting in.
OJKoukaz··on Jack Dorsey: Today Starbucks Signed up for Square
So does this mean that Starbucks will use the same Square interface that we layfolk use? I find it impractical that they use this, and not something that integrates with their existing systems, but then that would mean that Square has opened up some sort of API to them? When will the rest of us get to see something like this, if so?
OJKoukaz··on DoubleRecall (YC S11) Nabs $1.6 Million For Alternative To Paywalls
Yes, I'm getting something in return, I get to take the desired action on the publisher's site. That's the case with any CAPTCHA. With the old CAPTCHA, I was at least helping convert printed books to digital formats. How is Double Recall different from Solve Media? It's obviously the same business model.
OJKoukaz··on DoubleRecall (YC S11) Nabs $1.6 Million For Alternative To Paywalls
SolveMedia.com has been doing this for sometime now. What's different here?
OJKoukaz··on Philosopher invents clever iPhone case
Great design and wonderful packaging and marketing. The video made me want one even though I was not in the market for such a device.
OJKoukaz··on Ask HN: Real-time social network aggregation, correlation, and other analysis?
Like hotlist.com?
OJKoukaz··on Show HN: Email open rates are stupid.
Big boys move slowly. Plus, what isn't "easy to replicate?" aside from network effects.
OJKoukaz··on Show HN: Email open rates are stupid.
They aren't blocked by default in all clients. Check your mom's iPhone, it loads images by default.
OJKoukaz··on Show HN: Startup Tools (and who actually uses them)
Also, would love for you to list our startup, MiraPost.com under email marketing.
OJKoukaz··on Show HN: Startup Tools (and who actually uses them)
The design is bad, but you're serving a need that is big enough (for me, at least; I'll probably come back). I'd an accounting "accounting" category (I know of very few accounting "solutions" for startups).

I would also get a new domain name. I already forgot yours. In general I would stick to one abbreviated component (e.g. B2BREVIEW) if you're going to stick to this route. Finding another, more memorable name, should be easy. Better name may also marginally improve SEO.

Like the business, and if the index is robust enough, I would imagine easy to monetize.

OJKoukaz··on Ask HN: The best HTML5-based mobile websites/services/apps you've come across?
LinkedIn's mobile website
OJKoukaz··on ReCAPTCHA Founder's New Startup: Killing Two Birds With One Stone
This was a SolveMedia CAPTCHA? The ones I've seen that they having been promoting force you to watch 10-sec movie clips, among other things, and then enter the tagline of the film.
OJKoukaz··on ReCAPTCHA Founder's New Startup: Killing Two Birds With One Stone
They've been going at now for at least two or three years now, finally claim to be in the black. Some deals pending with pretty big publishers, should be announced soon.
OJKoukaz··on ReCAPTCHA Founder's New Startup: Killing Two Birds With One Stone
Reminds me of http://www.solvemedia.com A company from my hometown. Advertising for movies and media, within the CAPTCHA. Their conversion rates are quite impressive.