Wow. I was iffy on the OP to begin with after he basically proclaimed that he had reinvented online dating by essentially cloning www.mysinglefriend.com, and this just confirms it.
This whole post smacks of arrogance. Essentially you want us to pat you on the back for giving a big, public “F you” to a competitor because you ASSUME that him wanting to chat means they want to acquire you? If this is how you act in casual online encounters then I’m starting to understand why online dating hasn’t worked out for you.
So she was born in 1908, but Facebook changes it to 1928, yet lists her as 99 years old? Something doesn't add up there...
Sounds like some BS journalistic license has been taken.
I used to work for a company that used a series of excel sheets to calculate the price of investment funds. Sure, it was a primitive technique and sometimes a real pain in the ass, but it gave us the flexibility to make adjustments as needed.
While I was there they were beginning to transition to a Microsoft Dynamics based system, which turned out to be a nightmare. Maybe it was a case of bad developers, but the guys working on this system seemed oblivious to the actual mechanics of what they needed to build.
When you’re working with time sensitive data, making a few adjustments in excel rather than logging requests to have some code fixed or updated can make a lot more sense.
The author should really let the reader know what this is in response to. Having never seen the ad nor heard of "Flick to TV" makes and otherwise good article kind of hard to relate to.
My girlfriend worked in Spain last year, so I spent about 4 months living in Madrid. I've been back in Australia for 6 months, but the majority of my Facebook ads still show up in Spanish.
Why aren't projects like this on Kickstarter? I'm sure there are plenty of folks out there willing to pony up $5 to help kids in Africa get clean drinking water.
"Has anyone under 30 ever bid on something on eBay?"
What a load of shit. I'm 25, and I use ebay all the time.
Sure, you can make the argument that Etsy and Amazon are taking business away from eBay. But suggesting that they have replaced eBay as a platform is ridiculous. This is also a very USA-centric view to take. I'm from Australia, so using Amazon is a pain due to manufacturer export restrictions, and the often prohibitively expensive shipping costs. So in many cases eBay is a better alternative. And as for Etsy, it serves a niche. If you want to set up an online store to sell kitschy homemade toot, knock yourself out and use Etsy. But if I want to sell some of my second hand stuff, eBay is what I'm using.