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Amazon’s Fire phone — and what it means
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Amazon’s Fire phone — and what it means

Hello everyone! I wrote this post about the Amazon Fire phone yesterday morning. At the time I wrote it, I didn’t yet know what the phone was called or any of its exact details — that came later in the day, with Amazon’s official unveiling. But, thanks to excellent reporting by VB writer Mark Sulliv
Dylan Tweney 2 min read
Notes

wild Geese

“Few men have souls so dead that they will not bother to look up when they hear the barking of wild Geese.” –Roger Tory Peterson
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Rough Drafts

The surfers v. the VC

So I’m on jury duty this week, and as I walk out of the courthouse on our lunch recess, I happen to see an older bearded gentleman in a suit, surrounded by some other suits, holding forth to a small pack of reporters. “Oh, a courthouse steps interview,” I thought, so I sidled up to […]
Dylan Tweney 1 min read
VentureBeat

Finding focus in the mobile ad market

VentureBeat held its first event of the year, our annual Mobile Summit, last week in Sausalito. My summary of the event appeared on our site this morning. If you work in the mobile ad industry, please give it a read and tell me what you think. One other note: VB is hiring. I’m looking for a […]
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Notes

Lightning bugs into lightning

“The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter—’tis the difference between the lightning-bug and the lightning,” said Mark Twain. An editor’s job, at its best, is about turning lightning bugs into lightning.
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