Common is the Xmas guy for the lovely hiphop peace love Gap commercial. Is this commercialism? Sure is. Selling out? I think not and it is cool to watch a musician I admire be the centerpiece of the Gap’s holiday joy. Common, yeah.

“Why would I give out my cell? I don’t need a guy I met at a bar one night calling me every day for the next two weeks begging me to go out. I want to filter out the people I don’t need to have contact with.” –Singer Airin McClain, 23, speaking to the NYTimes… Continue Reading

Jonathan Safran Foer: My life as a dog (in NYC) —lovely essay for pet owners everywhere NYTimes: IAC plans AskCity, new local service USA Today asks what geeks would do with newspapers. Answers–nothin’ you ain’t heard before, but amusing Who has time for this? VC writes on the theme of how start-ups need to get… Continue Reading

“Web 2.0 is nothing more than an aftermarket for Google. Startups slicing little bits of Google’s P/E ratio, acting as sales reps for Google ads, and getting great multiples for the revenue they generate by fostering the creation of new UGC to place ads on. When Google crashes, that’s the end of that, no more… Continue Reading

Deep inside Silicon Valley, working at a high tech company, it’s easy to think everyone is constantly online, reading blogs, podcasting, bookmarking and what have you. After 5 days in New York, with people who are as information hungry and of the moment as everyone I know back home, I’ve formed some observations on the… Continue Reading

I didn’t realize till this minute that wi-fi access can be different in every room of a NYC apartment. I’ve learned this interesting fact after 1.5 days of no online access in the Bronx, a problem that a) amuses my family no end and b) makes me realize how wired/California/techie I am (as in I… Continue Reading

It’s Turkey Day and I am in New York visiting family. It’s cold and rainy outside, but warm and steamy in here, where there’s a marathon cooking session underway–roasted brussel sprouts and chestnuts, free-range turkey, pumpkins/squash/pear pudding, cranberry biscuits–my sister doesn’t hold back, and I am the kitchen assistant. Back home in California, it’s warm… Continue Reading

“I started out with this idea of finding shoes for my girlfriend and hotties on HotorNot for me. It’s easy to shift from recommending shoes to humans.” — PayPal and Slide founder, quoted in a Fortune story on Silicon Valley entrepeneurs (in case you wondered if there really was another bubble) while explaining the connection… Continue Reading

“As one of the web?s venerable veterans, Yahoo is indeed facing a formidable set of challenges, but we should all take a moment to be clear on the fact that it would be a much worse world for all of us little startups if the big purple giant was to disappear. ” –The tabbo bloggers,… Continue Reading

Working backwards: Everyone who photographed the wonderful and amazing laughing squid party on sat night must still be asleep because there’s little up–but the party rocked. Of course, showing up in a white limo with a bunch of friends on Utah Street only added to the fun. As did the partying at Asia SF earlier,… Continue Reading