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It's high glycemic, so probably not the best for diabetics.
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You probably have an Android linked to your Gmail account, huh?
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Secret is basically a news feed. I'm pretty sure news feeds have proven to be heavily monetizable.
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Crowdtilt page setup! https://www.crowdtilt.com/campaigns/wheel-chair-ramp-or-medi... …
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Richard called me back and asked that we use his wife's e-mail -- sunshinysmile08@att.net -- if you want to setup a wallet or e-mail her instructions on how to setup a wallet that would be awesom…
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He has asked you guys to e-mail him at richardlynchchicago@gmail.com to setup a wallet for donations.
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For anyone who wants to contact Richard directly to setup a Crowdtilt page, he has asked you to e-mail him at richardlynchchicago@gmail.com
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I know him well enough... is there some type of crowdtilt for cryptocurrency page we can setup?
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I have a text message to him -- waiting on reply. I'll let you know ASAP what he comes back with!
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Facebook had ~820M MAU at the end of Q4'2010. Twitter has ~230M MAU at the end of Q4'2013. Sauce: http://lighthouseinsights.in/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/…
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Just like e-mail failed back in 2001, or the time the telephone the the deadpool in 1985.
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Facebook doesn't sell data to advertisers. Do you have a source for your claim?
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Access to the firehose != access to database. Bad reporting.
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Seriously? There IS a hybrid approach (read above comments). Ridiculous.
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Source?
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How much revenue do you think RapGenius brings Google? Even if it was $10M/qtr that is a drop in the bucket for Google.
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Again, where's the precedent in the world of social networking...
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Is there a precedent you're referring to? Because I believe all of the above social networks started as... social networks.
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Users are dumb f%#@$ for trusting ANYONE with their data.
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You know they already have social networks, right?
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5s user here. My transitions don't look like that.
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They do not invest in every company at Disrupt. Source: I presented on stage in NY 2010.
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It's well known that they do on the transport layer (Verizon, AT&T, etc). Not so much on the application layer (Google, Facebook, AOL, etc).
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Building Facebook is one thing, scaling Facebook is an entirely different beast.
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Teens are still using Facebook. It's become a utility to stay in contact. It might be 'cool' to say you're not using it, but the reality (read: data) shows that they use it more th…
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You mean... it's a social network?
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They have ACH debits: https://docs.balancedpayments.com/current/?language=bash#deb...