This article has some excellent information on demographics, application usage, and other use of smart phones and Internet services. If I was trying to sell a product in this marketplace, this well-researched article would be something I would refer to.
via Market Overview 2010:The state of the smartphone revolution | The Digital… – StumbleUpon.
After surfing the Internet the last two years for articles that I think you might enjoy, it is harder to find interesting and unique content.
I find as I am surfing a high number of duplication, errors of all types (misconfiguration software, factually wrong statements, and scrapings of other websites). It is interesting what StumbleUpon suggests for me. I have more than 30 categories of content, but the more that I use it, the worse it seems to get. Has anyone noticed this? That SU really reaches to find interesting things to share?
What I have noticed is that SU tries to suggest pages based on most recent stumbles by other users. Many times those suggestions are the same pages that other stumblers stumble. So for instance I might look at 50 pages per day and out of those 4 are duplications of what other users have found. It doesn’t do a good job of filtering pages you have already seen.
This isn’t meant as an attack/rant against StumbleUpon. I have found some great content with it. It just seems that there is quite a bit of noise on this service, and very little signal. When I first started it, I found all kinds of great content. Now however, the great content is harder to find. I have started to suggest pages that I thought were good for others to find, but have less than 10 that I’ve suggested.
Some stumblers find some great content. I have met some interesting people from it as well. What would be a killer application is to have SU also integrate with Gmail or other email services. So that when you stumbled something you could automatically notify a select group of friends. Even better would be integration with Shareaholic. A Shareaholic and StumbleUpon combination would be amazing. It could be double filtered against your interests, and that would make a very intelligent AI to select things for you.
I will stick with SU until I find a better way to find new and interesting content. I am open for suggestions.
How to Not get Banned on StumbleUpon. Interesting. I didn’t know about being a ghost on SU. I have found 7 sites. I will see if it really does work like he suggests.
Amazon.com: Expand A Shelf: Kitchen. I have enjoyed the spice racks I have in my kitchen. I don’t have that many spices, but they are very cost-effective way to make meals. You can use the basics of rice, beans and a few spices to make some wonderfully delicious things.
I have been disappointed with prepared food for the last several years, and cooking more things from scratch. In addition to being cheaper, it also has given me a new appreciation for spices and flavorings. Many flavorings I had never experienced before, but they are a delight to try. A few months ago I went to a party and they served fries in black truffle oil. It was delicious. Do you have a recipe that showcases truffle oil well?
We bought EVERYTHING in a store. – StumbleUpon. This is pretty amazing. You should see how happy the store proprietor is. I wonder if he will buy new inventory or close up shop?
10 Accidental Discoveries That Generated Great Wealth | Business Pundit – StumbleUpon. This is a fun list of common items and their history and creation. So many of these were due to R&D. I wonder why it seems that we have less breakthroughs in materials than we used to?
Money cant buy happiness: Individualism a stronger predictor of well-being… – StumbleUpon. Interesting isn’t it? So many people work so hard for money and clearly that doesn’t make people happy. I wonder why this is so hard for people to understand? Happiness is so much more than external circumstances.
Brookss law – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia – StumbleUpon. The creator says the law is an “outrageous oversimplification”. I agree, but it generally is true. I have seen this play-out in business. It is hard to manage the dynamic nature of business and I can understand why many fail.
