I have seen crazier things in some of the patent suits. It just boils down
to software patents are plain stupid and not what they had in mind when it
came to IP protection or patenting. It is really being abused as a tool to
stifle progress and competition. It's like the death throes of a dying
I am not sure that interesting is the right word. That's one of the best
arguments I've ever seen for patent reform, and I'm including the
ridiculous Blackboard patent in that statement.
I mean... calendaring reminders? Someone let a corporation patent that?
Managing electronic messages? OK, I di
Go here: http://patft.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/search-adv.htm
and type an/aol in the query box.
Some really interesting stuff they own.
On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 11:31 AM, Dana wrote:
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> my tech stock wtf of the weekend: Microsoft is buying patents from AOL. I
> am rather curious as to what patents
one guess is that the point my have been MapQuest -- didn't know AOL owned
that. This is an interesting analysis by the way, and adds a little more
perspective to the fight over Nortel patents:
http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/business-it/microsoft-1b-deal-with-aol-part-of-patent-scramble-20120410-1w
it probably depends on how you measure success. I prefer Google +
personally but for keeping in touch with old college friends and nephews
and such I'm pretty much stuck with keeping the Facebook account. But
Google + is much better for delivering interesting content.
On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 5:35
there may be nothing worse on a saturday morning than waiting for a
group of women to finish playing a hole
in front of you, some places do not let them tee off before a certain
time, granted there are plenty of fast-playing
female groups out there, but lord have mercy on me if i get behind a
grou
btw, women are definitely ALLOWED to play there, they just cannot be a member.
On Fri, Apr 6, 2012 at 1:52 PM, Cameron Childress wrote:
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> On Fri, Apr 6, 2012 at 1:11 PM, Eric Roberts <
> ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote:
>
>> But is it still open to the public. If anyone can pay to atte
Armed Neo-Nazis are patrolling Sanford, FL to protect white people. Fox
news calls them a civil rights group.
http://www.care2.com/causes/fox-news-affiliate-calls-neo-nazis-a-civil-right
s-group.html
I love the stations retraction:
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvb
g+ is a joke. an absolute abysmal failure.
facebook is the web/internet for many many people.
nothing has become a way of life, since the internet,
like facebook has become. id LOVE to see their server farm.
On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 8:00 PM, PT wrote:
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> I am not making fun of them. I honestly
I am not making fun of them. I honestly don't think they will live up
to their IPO expectations. I think they will go the way of Myspace when
something better comes along.
The consensus on campus is that the students like the usability of
google+ more, they just don't use it because no one e
Some of my designer friends love Instagram...i dont get it either...but
then I am not the artsy fartsy type ;-)
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From: Scott Stroz [mailto:boyz...@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2012 1:48 PM
To: cf-community
Subject: Re: It's Dot Com Boomtime Again!
$1 billion fo
not after Egypt, no. It's already been attempted with Twitter.
On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 2:23 PM, PT wrote:
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> Where does it have left to grow? It already has most of S. Korea and
> the Philippines, and a lot of the rest of the Asian market. The North
> America market is completely saturated.
On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 5:23 PM, PT wrote:
> Where does it have left to grow? It already has most of S. Korea and
> the Philippines, and a lot of the rest of the Asian market. The North
> America market is completely saturated. I highly doubt they are getting
> into China any time soon.
>
> A
They can get all the dead accounts to login more than once a quarter.
I thought it went the way of myspace.
.
On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 5:23 PM, PT wrote:
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> Where does it have left to grow? It already has most of S. Korea and
> the Philippines, and a lot of the rest of the Asian market. The N
Where does it have left to grow? It already has most of S. Korea and
the Philippines, and a lot of the rest of the Asian market. The North
America market is completely saturated. I highly doubt they are getting
into China any time soon.
A good 10-20% of their traffic (and revenue) is from p
good point, it probably does. So I guess the stock price increase is from
people who have a trigger set on that ratio. I guess I just don't see why
AOL even still exists. As for the patents, good question and I don't know.
I am having trouble imagining what they even are. If I get a chance later
I tend to agree, but then I never thought any of that stuff would go any
farther than 12 yo so ...
That said the thinking is that Facebook will become the directory for humanity,
that it has tons of room to grow globally and that it hasn't even begun to
monetize yet (via ads for example).
Wha
It might improve their asset (cash) to liability ratio. The more cash
they have, the more likely they can pay their bills if their debts get
called early, for whatever reason. Were they generating any kind of
revenue from those patents?
On 4/9/2012 2:31 PM, Dana wrote:
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> my tech stock wtf
$1 billion for software that makes pictures taken with a phone/camera
costing several hundred dollars (at least) look like they were taken
with a Disc Camera.
I am not embarrassed to say, 'I don't get the appeal of Instagram'
On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 2:02 PM, Cameron Childress wrote:
>
> http://w
my tech stock wtf of the weekend: Microsoft is buying patents from AOL. I
am rather curious as to what patents AOL might have that are actually worth
that sum, but on the whole, hey, good for AOL. Why, however, would this
make the stock price go up? It's not like AOL is going to be creating any
ki
yep. They are headed down the Groupon highway.
On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 11:10 AM, PT wrote:
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> WTF indeed. This does nothing to change that facebook is an over hyped
> chat/photo sharing thingamabob. I noticed part of the purchase was in
> stock. I assume that $1B is based mostly on faceb
WTF indeed. This does nothing to change that facebook is an over hyped
chat/photo sharing thingamabob. I noticed part of the purchase was in
stock. I assume that $1B is based mostly on facebook's expected
artificially inflated IPO. Those Instagram peoples better sell fast.
Facebook isn't g
Ohhh... Looks like I stole this from Gel's FB post... hehe
-Cameron
On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 2:02 PM, Cameron Childress wrote:
>
> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/09/instagram-facebook-acquisition_n_1412623.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp0009
>
> Key Instagram Stats:
> Employees: 13
> Age: 2 ye
I'll bet they are. Their priciest service:
Penile Prosthesis $ 15,425.00
heh.
On 4/9/2012 6:44 AM, Jerry Barnes wrote:
> The Oklahoma Surgery Center is not charging based on outcomes but they are
> charging prices that are 1/5 to 1/10 cheaper than hospitals for the same
> procedu
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/09/instagram-facebook-acquisition_n_1412623.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp0009
Key Instagram Stats:
Employees: 13
Age: 2 years
Purchase Price: $1B dollars
W. T. F.
-Cameron
...
~|
Or
" Get employers out of the middle, get the states out of the middle, pay
based on outcomes. "
The Oklahoma Surgery Center is not charging based on outcomes but they are
charging prices that are 1/5 to 1/10 cheaper than hospitals for the same
procedures. According to Dr. Smith, it is making a pro
" Alternatively a single payer system like Canada's makes the
prisoner's dilemma
not relevant here. It can come from the general tax base or require people
to pay premiums and copays. the current system is so wasteful. Consider
this, the largest hospital in Ontario has a 3 person office to handle
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