Category Archives: Reviews

Sometimes, get a friend to review a product

So, the last big player of last months (Gasp!) New York Tech meetup just came back from San Diego, Comixology.  Interestingly, so did my friend.  He’s in the middle of selling off all of his old school stock of his (now closed *sob*) comic book store at Comic-Con San Diego!  (hence the San Diego Connection) [...]
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A study in Contrasts

From the New York Tech meetup, Jetsetter and Stuffbuff are a study in contrasts. Jetsetter is the travel emails/section of Gilt Groupe.  They tract purchases, clickthrough, types of photos, everything.  And it is an up front purchase and an experience they control.  They choose lux places, they control the prices, the photos, everything.  it looks [...]
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Some websites are actually impossible to judge

Dear All,   There is a website category  out there that is impossible to judge.  This category: Dating websites.  For someone out there, even the most craptastic dating website is perfect.  Even the worst dating website probably caused a couple or two, who are out there, happy.  For them, it was perfect, a match made [...]
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The end is near- (or not)

So, while in the middle of taking a look at all things New York Tech Meetup (even if this requires admitting to myself that I am single, gawd), one of the realities of All Things Social Media has taken on reality. It’s name is Hot Potato.  It reminds you of that game, Hot Potato, that [...]
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Oh The Lateness for the #NYTM

And I lost the first version too.   Inexcusable.  It didn’t help that I was burnt out and sick either.   The June NYTM everyone:   SnackSquare- They track your checkins.  And then they send you the possibilities for coupons if you checkin somewhere near by.  Umm- this is SMS spam.  A very new kind [...]
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May #NYTM The Review!!!

Image by froboy via Flickr Note: after this point- we’re Moving in with NYU.  See you downtown.   GoodCrush’s RandomDorm (yes I was able to test this)- A) Still isn’t working for me.  Though I may retest, I can’t tell if this is a multi-tab eater thing.  Or it may be a University of Chicago [...]
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Belated Notes on the April 2010 NYTechmeetup

Image via Wikipedia So why is this so late, you may ask? I didn’t go to the NY Tech Meetup, it was last day of Passover, which in Orthodox circles is kept as Yom Tov.  I stayed at home and took a much needed chill break, considering I’m applying for jobs, blogging, commenting, and handing [...]
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The New York Tech MeetUp- The March Edition

Image by ShanaLC via Flickr I know it is late.  I’ve had a humongously amazing, yet busy week. (and I don’t normally talk like that)  I feel so thankful that I am finally really starting to become less shy with people in the NY Tech Community.  Everyone I am meeting has been wonderful.  Y’all are [...]
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On Venture Capital, Aliya, And Israel

Image via Wikipedia One note about this post: Disqus allows me to keep a heavy eye on you all.  I’m not out to have a politics here or politics there talk.  This is not a YAY ISREAL or a BOOO ISRAEL post.  My politics are my politics and they are shaped by my experiences and [...]
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Seesmic Look! Would it work for my Ex?

Image by David Berkowitz via Flickr So Loic Le Meur and Seesmic decided to release Look. And being Shana-licious, I stuck it on a netbook to test. As many people have commented, it is an extremely beautiful UI.  This doesn’t mean I am not going to nitpick at it.  The question is, Would I recommend [...]
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