Category Archives: Random Essays

Pingster 1.3 Released for iPhone

Posted on July 7, 2011 by

In the past couple days i’ve had opportunities to use Pingster in ways that made it clear that it’s really not like other apps, and it can be enormously useful. I was in San Francisco, North Beach, and was planning … Continue reading →

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Mood Swings and Innovation

Posted on June 24, 2011 by

Yesterday was weird. It began by hearing that Glympse closed on $7.5M in a B round of financing. Glympse has been around for a couple years, still pushing their version of location-sharing, and recently hit 1M users. Regardless of what … Continue reading →

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Velocity Ignite

Posted on June 16, 2011 by

Always wanted to try an Ignite session. Don’t know what that is? It’s a powerpoint presentation on any topic (usually held at a drinking party attached to a tech conference) with very formal rules — 20 slides that are set to … Continue reading →

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Competition

Posted on June 15, 2011 by

It looks like Facebook is about to release some photo sharing features – and according to TechCrunch is going to step all over the millions invested in Color.com as well as Instagram and Path… so what’s to stop Facebook (or … Continue reading →

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The CB Radio Rocked the ’70s. This is why:

Posted on June 12, 2011 by

I was a kid when CBs were hot. I was never sure how trucker culture rose so fast into the mainstream. But the device that empowered that culture was an open, anonymous, and mobile communicator. It was low-powered so, effectively, … Continue reading →

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Pingster at TechCrunch DISRUPT NYC

Posted on May 19, 2011 by

Monday is going to be interesting. It begins with a redeye from San Jose to JFK… then a cab to Pier 94… and then right into a solid day of Pingster demonstrations. It’s the official debut of Pingster – on … Continue reading →

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Ping Resolution Improved

Posted on May 18, 2011 by

We fixed a major bug in the server last night so you’ll all notice that the pings update cleaner and more steadily when you’re moving around – this makes it far easier to rendezvous with friends or know when they’re … Continue reading →

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How do you use Ping?

Posted on May 12, 2011 by

1. You’re home and waiting for someone to arrive. How often have you sorta paced around in expectation? It’s nice to really know exactly where your guest is. And for your guest, it’s nice to know right where you’re going … Continue reading →

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mapOmatic: misconceptions addressed

Posted on April 28, 2011 by

1. I would not say mapOmatic is a “social” location tool. There are some social elements certainly, but your locations are private. Nothing you do is shared, even if you connect to Facebook and Foursquare. No one can see where … Continue reading →

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Does ping work? I see dick in Germany…

Posted on April 27, 2011 by

I love our early adopters!  Yeah, yeah… it’s sophomoric, but it caught me off-guard. I asked users how ping was working. I got a note back: “I see dick in Germany.” Thanks Kevin. Uhh… thanks Dick.

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