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I would be very interested on analyzing the business model of Amazon, Google, or even newer sites like Groupon.

Automattic has licensed their TOS and Privacy Policy under creative commons. So anyone are free to copy and modify it.

http://en.wordpress.com/tos/

yep, the lack of mass market GPS device (iphone) was what killed Meetro more than anything, IMHO. The game mechanic of 4square is an inspired feature that endeared it to early adopters.

thats exactly my hypothesis. TC crowd have different usage patterns. i read that Mashable has surpassed TC in traffic or is about to.

My definition of a startup is a company that exist in a new and fairly volatile vertical. Startups are primarily defined by an innovative product, service or business model with an emphasis on scalability.

they are subtly different but nonetheless ive consolidated both.

Zappos.com has the largest footer because they sell shoes. Get it? Foot? Shoes? ....please don't downvote me.

wow, awesome specimen of how to outsource/delegate.

im sorry but i dont see anything remarkable about that screencast.

the actual site - http://activitystrea.ms/

thanks but the .com is not available. :)

these are the only domains available + short enough + pictures related. photo[x] are either taken or too long.

exactly!

I would like minute details and stream of thoughts during key YC moments. :) also what PG is having for breakfast - everyday.

Correct, good teachers do that or offer a better analogy.

it seems everyone is focusing on speed reading and the memorization items on the list. I personally find #2, #3, #4, #6, #7 are stuff i already do and very effective. Stuff like breaking down things to smaller pieces, reinterpreting concepts, comfortable environment, drawing complex relationships on paper, etc. DO speed up learning - learning in the true sense of the word.

wouldn't the word "rapid" somehow make that different from regular learning?

Fixed a jquery 1.4 alpha related bug over at http://twidl.it for our reTwidl function! In the nick of time too (we encountered bug yesterday). Thanks Jquery team!

thanks guys! I was wondering if someone already made an a/b tests purely on color schemes. that would be very interesting.

more common examples would be white blocks on black background vs. light colored blocks on white background.

Does anyone like to have lots of white (ala facebook)?

A primary use case is you can better promote products that need visual aid. like this one.

http://twidl.it/8ms62

I am anticipating tons of other use cases once we got some new features put in.

My idea on creating a twidl from a tweet is that is you type in your tweet in mind, then an image search button can be clicked that will instantly search for images based on the tweet you just typed. you click on an image and you get taken to the editor with the tweet already typed out and you just have to position the twidlBox and submit.

making a twidl from past tweets is a good extension of that. Thanks for that suggestion.

The reasoning is because its an unclaimed word. loosely based on the words tweedle (twitter and photo in harmony) or twiddle (idly play around in twitter).

It also is easy to say. "You should twidl that" after taking a photo that begs to made fun of.

Thats the idea. No need to rebuild your audience and it makes Twitter more visual. I kept getting data that a significant portion of people who doesnt get Twitter is because its all text. Thats why we built Twidl.it to have a layer of visual engagement, fun activities and promotional tools without altering the core Twitter experience. we are closely listening to feedback on how to prioritize the next set of features to build.

@psranga thanks! a frontpage redesign is coming next week to REALLY explain the site at first glance

@george - thanks for the tiny points, :) 1. we have that in mind. 2. we are thinking of just displaying the toolbar all the time with an explicit collapse/expand button.

embed code and import from URL + webcam will be coming soon.

Hi,

We are 1st timers in the startup world and would greatly appreciate any feedback on our minimum viable product. I won't explain the product here as I also want to know how effective the current stuff on the website is in explaining the product. Anyhoo, Ill be here on HN as always, cause this part of the internet is awesome. :D