Archive for September, 2007:
Frustrations with online videos…
Last night i was trying to find CSI – NY, which episode I missed, turns out it was Season 4 Episode 1. I went directly to CBS website and found that you could watch full episodes on the actual broadcasters website, I was shocked and excited, I had heard of this but hadn’t experienced it firsthand for myself. So I tried to view video, so it took me to new window and asked me to install a firefox plugin, i gladly did it. However, my first warning signs went up, the plugin was real player, who uses real player nowadays on the web? I restarted firefox and it seemed to work. It gave me three commercials before giving me what I call the black screen of death: “US Residents Only”.
At this point I was frustrated and angry because I abide in Canada, what was the big difference? So I resorted to my old ways of getting CSI NY. Maybe the networks should make it open for all and not just US, they might increase there viewer ship online, and attract more people to there shows…making more money. Does anybody think this would be a good idea or is it just me?
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Review of TechCrunch Top 40
1) Flock – Victoria/New York Based company – with a social browser in mind. I have heard lots about this but I think i will stick to firefox, maybe when it becomes more stable I will give thought!
2)Teach the People- Another education tool and low startup cost’s to project pretty impressive. I think Techcrunch summarized who they are best:
Teach The People is a social network built around online education. The site lets anyone with specific subject knowledge or a useful skill set share with the Teach The People communities. Users get to create individual profiles and contribute content to topics such as computer programming, math or “Bob Marley’s Influence on R&B Music”.
*3)CampusSphere- Being a college student I think I would love this on the web..
“CampusSphere is a social platform designed to leverage the power of groups to help college students become more productive and connected. Students are hungry for a platform that allows them to organize, discuss, and disseminate the vast information provided to them from their clubs, fraternities, classes and other social circles. CampusSphere provides a tailored and tightly integrated set of features that will enable more effective group interaction, sharing of information, and better group collaboration.”
4)CastTV – Building a video application search engine.
5)Trip It- Travel organizer, this could be really useful. “Creates master itineraries with travel plans and other critical information like weather, maps and driving directions, and destination information”
6)BeFunky- This one neat because it creates an avatar for you! For all the creative types this one is for you..making easy custom design for facebook, myspace, hi5 and other forums / online communities.
6 out of the Techcrunch Top 40 that I liked and thought were innovative.
* Found in the demo pit!
Another one I saw was from Shoemoney site: Synthasite – Techcrunch40 demo pit I found this one interesting because it was done by a South African internet marketer. Since I’m from South Africa it caught my attention, and they are hiring in Cape Gardens.
I enjoy seeing these new ideas and concepts of business because I am currently in business school. To summarize it best, I would ask you to check out these sites I’ve linked above and support there start-ups.
Cheers For Now Dave
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School, Cashflows and Ipod Touch.
Im at school writing this post. I decided in between my work to tell you what has been going on with me. I have not had much time to do any online activity but there will always be time for it later. Right now i am taking four courses as I said in my previous post. I find it to be more demanding in the first few weeks than i estimated it to be.
So all is going well, this previous weekend my sister came from Vancouver to pay me a visit! I also recently have picked up the second book in the series of Rich Dad, Poor dad, entitled “Cash flow Quadrant”. I find this book to be Roberts theory and story but very applicable to our lives in this day and age. A Recommended Read!
As an accounting student, i am loving every bit of this unique experience in Victoria. Come over and pay me a visit if you are from Vancouver, i would love to have you. Also parents are leaving for South Africa soon and i am so jealous, as they gear there efforts towards traveling.
Digg has been a good place for boredom without my laptop. Especially, since they came out with the new Interface earlier this summer. The apple-ites are in full swing with the sweet looking Ipod touch and new Iphone releases. What a great marketing strategy they have.
Cheers have to run to next class: statistics!
The age of tv alone is over. Today we have the colored lg plasma tv with dvd cd and all the works. Students too have found a replacement for laptop computers, and that is I pod touch, complete with ringtones.
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Back to school and great reading to do!
I started classes on Tuesday, September 4, 2007 @ the college. I am currently taking a management course, intermediate accounting level 2, business statistics and computers, (heh)!
I’m now in the middle of week 2 and seems like work is just piling up and not getting enough time to do everything I want to anymore. Thus I have been delaying this post. Basically my routine is wake up check gmail, get some breakfast and hit the books. Then go to lecture, come back home and read my rss feeds. I got a great one today from Eli. Worth checking it out every bit!
I am currently trying to change my sleep patterns as well as I probably stay up way too late! So bare with me as I get myself setup and I’ll give you some more stories to come about the life of an accounting student!
Cheers,
Venter
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