I hadn’t even considered the possibility of this happening. It turns out it’s not the first time the .org domain was owned by a for-profit company, either. “There are currently some 10 million .org domains on the internet.” Duh, they […]
“WSJ testing shows typical U.S. households don’t use most of their bandwidth while streaming and get marginal gains from upgrading speeds” | learn more
If you will believe the internet, a significant portion of Saffron on the market is fake – often colored with red food coloring or made of corn silk. | learn more
In a link below you’ll see an article about the ‘tough tomato principle’ about co-evolution. This is that principle in action. First came the internet, then the internet evolved to handle images (and logos), and now logos are evolving to […]
Never trust the internet! “London-based YouTuber Byron Denton fooled many of his Instagram followers by pretending to be at Coachella, though some caught onto his prank.” | learn more
Seriously. And don’t forget it. Thanks to VC Fred Wilson for the short and interesting reminder, including photos. | learn more
Coinbase’s blog breaks down the layers of the new stack for the web in enough detail to be technical and yet understandable to us commoners. It gets pretty nerdy, so only click through if you’re really into this. | learn more
New York Magazine highlights fake metrics, people, businesses and politics. One excerpt: “For a period of time in 2013, the Times reported this year, a full half of YouTube traffic was ‘bots masquerading as people,’ a portion so high that […]
Axios founder Dan Primack tweeted that the unicorn exit isn’t necessary, and that ignited quite the online debate. Jeff Carter at West Loop Ventures summarizes responses and adds his own take. | learn more
Bill Gurley of Benchmark wrote this post in 2012, and it rings true today. LTV is a very useful model for thinking about and evaluating a business, but it can be dangerous when misused. | learn more