Occasionally I come across, uncover, or otherwise construct bits of information that might be interesting or useful to others. I post them here.
Given the enthusiasm with which yesterday’s absurd Onion headline about Internet privacy was circulated, I decided to publish this slightly devious, slightly concerning, slightly useful little trick for circumventing the privacy constraints on LinkedIn’s search utility. In this post, I describe a technique that exposes additional user data about people outside your network whom you find via LinkedIn Search.
Continue reading A Little Trick to Expose More User Data on LinkedIn »
For the entrepreneurs who might be reading this, let me first extend my apologies … to your spouses and families. The data I’m about to share suggests that the key to entrepreneurial success may not be how good your business idea is or how much money you have to launch it, but rather how many times you try.
Continue reading Data on Start-up Success Says: Start Businesses Early and Often »
With the announcement of today’s “jobs numbers” I thought I should publish some data I collected on how the mass media covers this ritual monthly release of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ “Employment Situation” report, one of the most regular and widely consumed sources of information about U.S. jobs.
A couple potentially interesting findings are:
Continue reading Finding: Job Elimination Is More Newsworthy than Job Growth »
I’ve been speculating on a new Web project, gathering information to help me decide if a standalone website is indeed the best vehicle for the new venture, or if it could run on top of Facebook either as a Facebook App or Facebook Page. In the course of my research, I came across a handy technique for exposing otherwise unpublished information about Facebook’s users. This little trick is probably well-known in some circles, but I haven’t seen it widely discussed, so here goes:
Continue reading Facebook’s Reach: Mining the Facebook Ad Platform for Data »
Healthkick.com was acquired in 2013 and aims to keep small private care providers thriving through kick-ass digital marketing. Sensecast was fun but not profitable, making it easy to build interfaces and collect data using 3D cameras like the Kinect. Emotibles were a microfad that let you personalize those ubiquitous white Apple earbuds. I'm working on something new. Read More »
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