Alexandru Popesku
Ideas Under Microscope: Idea Analytics
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Idea: Can You Make $1mil. on Facebook?
Idea Analytics
While the title says it all, I am still wondering if this threshold can be really reached by a single Facebook app.
Another question that I'd be asking is: if this information is not available, are you still wondering why VC funding is showing less activity lately?
Implementation
Blogs like allfacebook and TechCrunch are analyzing this topic extensively and shortly put:
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Mis-reading an advice from 37signals
I am reading this post published on 37signal blog. And I start wondering how different it may be read inside a company. Ask a developer and a marketting/sales to read it. The message will be completely screwed. On both sides. And I am trying to figure it out why...
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Javascript libraries challenge: first votes were casted
The first votes for the best generic Javascript framework were casted. Go and express your opinion!.
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Challenge: which Javascript library is the best
Provide your feedback on the Challenge: which Javascript library is the best
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Romania in Siteuri - Partea I
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Idea: Romanian Bloggers and International Trends
Idea
It was interesting to read and so I've jotted it down the future of bloggers in Romania and abroad (article in Romanian).
Romana
Foarte interesant ca bloggerii romani au aceleasi tendinte ca cei de afara: Viitorul Bloggurilor: La Noi si La Ei.
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Idea: The Quality of Links Gives the Quality of Web
Idea
I've published an new blog post (in Romanian) about the quality of links giving the quality of web.
Romana
Tocmai am publicat un nou post despre calitatea linkurilor care rezulta in calitatea web-ului.
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Idea: Amazing Flickr Tag Based Navigation
Seeing this application left me speechless.
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It is not much I can tell about it other than data visualization on steroids. Watch and enjoy:
Now, I am pretty sure you would like to play with it yourself, so here it goes: Tag Galaxy by Stan Schroeder.
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Idea: RSS Feed Filtering
We are discovering new information sources every day and in our attempt to keep up with the news we are trying to cover everything. Sooner or later, we are realizing that it is just way too much.
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We were visiting tones of sites to fetch our news and then we've got the RSS feeds. We were reading tones of feeds and then we've got feed aggregators. We were using different IM Alex Popescuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01207348386503181170noreply@blogger.com0
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Idea: Video Comments - Love or Hate?
In a time where rich media is used everywhere, Loic Le Meur's idea of creating video comments is starting to get a lot of traction.
Idea
Replace traditional text based comments with video.
Implementation
I have been talking about Seesmic, a company whose founder is Loic Le Meur, in a post where I was remarking that more and more content is produced in video format. Loic's bet is that the Alex Popescuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01207348386503181170noreply@blogger.com2
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Idea: Does Google Own the Search?
Tim O'Reilly, Mike Arrington and a lot of other people are discussing the latest Microsoft moves in the search market. Some are believing Google has won this battle, at least for now.
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Should Microsoft and Yahoo stop fighting for the search market and just leave it in Google's hands?
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Idea: Twitter Needs Patience and Minds
Twitter became addictive for its users. When going down they get frustrated. Those users with technical background are discussing on what is wrong and how can it be fixed.
Problem
What is wrong with Twitter's current architecture? How would you fix it? What parts must be scaled out and how?
Alex Payne, one of the Twitter core developers, has finally blogged on this topic and described the realAlex Popescuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01207348386503181170noreply@blogger.com0
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Idea: Vision on a Business Card
Idea
Be able to describe your business as shortly and understandable as possible.
Implementation
Venture Hacks have posted a whole entry on the idea of:
Summarize the company’s business on the back of a business card.
Sequoia
calling it the high concept pitch.
Details
The definition given by Venture Hacks is:
A high concept pitch distills a startup’s vision into a single sentence.
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Idea: 7 Steps of Guerrilla Marketing
Idea
Guerrilla Marketing refers to unconventional marketing practices. These are usually employed by startups and bootstrappers as they don't require big budgets, but rather lots of imagination and energy and unconventional thinking and practices. Terms like viral, buzz, alternative marketing are usually associated with guerrilla marketing
Implementation
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Online video content search engines
In the previous post Video Content Everywhere I was mentioning a couple of concerns related to video based content. Today, I am listing two some of the existing video content search engines.
People are now looking for the videos in search. It’s gone from serendipitously finding videos or someone forwarding it to you, to actively going out and searching for it. (Bill Tancer)
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Video content everywhere
In a market clearly dominated by YouTube (including Google Video), new products seem to come out every day.
Companies don't seem to be worried by the YouTube market share and they are launching new video related products every day.
Not so long ago, we have heard from Seesmic about video-based comments that comes in the form of a Wordpress plugin and their plans to provide similar plugins for Alex Popescuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01207348386503181170noreply@blogger.com0
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What would you say about .ro users?
I have written this entry a couple of days before the eBusinessIntro/DaAfaceri. It was quite interesting to find out that quite a few players on the .ro market are having similar feelings and so I have decided to update the entry and post it.
There cannot be an online business discussion without covering the demographics topic. At eBusinessIntro/DaAfaceri this topic has occurred over and over Alex Popescuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01207348386503181170noreply@blogger.com0
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Craiglists for every niche
Do you know the barter section of Craiglist? If not and you have some old stuff around your house that you'd like to trade out go check it in your area. Even if there is not very much in this Craiglist section maybe you'll got the chance to at least get rid of those old and not so useful things.
But what if you are a student in a campus? Then Bubblevine may help you:
Bubblevine is the place for Alex Popescuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01207348386503181170noreply@blogger.com3
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The last two presentations of the eBusinessIntro/DaAfaceri meet-up
This is the second and last part of the eBusinessIntro/DaAfaceri meet-up coverage. In the first part I have covered the presentations of Mircea Scarlatescu and Emi Gal. This entry is featuring the presentations of Vladimir Oane and Florin Grozea
Yesterday I have promised you a surprise and thanks to Vladimir and Florin you will now have the chance to get full access to their presentation Alex Popescuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01207348386503181170noreply@blogger.com0
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Offline from eBusinessIntro/DaAfaceri Meet-up
I was planning to blog about this reunion live. Unfortunately the venue was lacking any forms of connectivity and so the content is published after the meet-up has ended.
The meet-up was organized by the DaAfaceri college organization and was meant to offer the college people the opportunity to get in contact with a couple of local online entrepreneurs. There have been around 50 people and 4 Alex Popescuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01207348386503181170noreply@blogger.com1
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