Harrison Hoffman

The new Google design was just turned on for me. I’m...

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:16:52 -0500

The new Google design was just turned on for me. I’m definitely digging it so far. What do you think? Too drastic or just right?

A mix of tracks on Gorillaz’s new album, Plastic Beach....

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:02:49 -0500

A mix of tracks on Gorillaz’s new album, Plastic Beach. http://gorillaz.com/f/album-mix/

Subscriptions are the new black.

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:06:26 -0500

Subscriptions are the new black.:

Dave McClure’s raw, unfiltered post on how the web industry needs to move towards more subscription-based models claims, “We have largely WASTED an entire web decade of time, energy & venture capital on extremely inefficient revenue models.”

I think that Dave hits the nail on the head on a lot of points here. A lot of the things that he’s saying are also in line with what Jason Fried from 37signals talked about at FOWA Miami last year when he proclaimed that, “Free is not the future of web apps.”

Watch the CEO of McGraw Hill totally blow Apple’s...

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:42:02 -0500

Watch the CEO of McGraw Hill totally blow Apple’s iTablet/iSlate/iPad announcement a day early on CNBC. He confirms an iPhone-style OS and eBook partnerships (specifically textbooks) for the device.

It’s not that we didn’t already see these things coming, but it’s surprising to see a partner confirm anything ahead of Apple’s announcement. My guess is that Steve Jobs will be less than happy.

MySpace's first foray into Facebook Connect

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:40:51 -0500

MySpace's first foray into Facebook Connect:

MySpace’s “Fan Video” page is the first implementation of the long-rumored Facebook Connect adoption on the site.

Songza Sets streams music with a human touch

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:57:15 -0500

Songza Sets streams music with a human touch:

The latest streaming start-up to challenge algorithms with real humans, Songza Sets offers up daily, themed music playlists, hand-picked by music experts.

Facebook iPhone app gets address sync, push

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:18:44 -0500

Facebook iPhone app gets address sync, push:

Version 3.1 the social network’s iPhone app brings welcome additions like push notifications and address book sync.

Flixster buys Rotten Tomatoes from News Corp.

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:10:34 -0500

Flixster buys Rotten Tomatoes from News Corp.:

User-generated movie review site Flixster has acquired critic-focused movie review site Rotten Tomatoes from News Corp. to compliment their offering.