Scott Yates's Comments

Gabriel Weinberg's Blog : DuckDuckGo is growing - welcome USV et al.! - Gabriel Weinberg's Blog

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:30:03 +0000

I have to say I'm shocked. I don't know if it's good or bad shocked, just shocked. I just loved telling people how I used a search engine conceived and built by one guy. I guess that's still true. Anyway, keep up the great work, and keep up the posting about your work.

Bringing Something To The Party : What's Next?

Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:15:13 +0000

Best of all is that you said you'd have an announcement in seven days, and you did it. True, it's just an announcement of an announcement, but it counts. Can't wait to see what will be doing.

Gabriel Weinberg's Blog : How DuckDuckGo got in TIME's best Websites - Gabriel Weinberg's Blog

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:54:06 +0000

Thanks for interacting on this blog, Harry. It helps us all respect you that much more.

Gabriel Weinberg's Blog : How DuckDuckGo got in TIME's best Websites - Gabriel Weinberg's Blog

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:52:36 +0000

Won is the loneliest number that there ever was.

Gabriel Weinberg's Blog : How DuckDuckGo got in TIME's best Websites - Gabriel Weinberg's Blog

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:51:48 +0000

The one thing you might blog on next is what the Top50 thing means for DDG, in terms of traffic or any intangibles.

Gabriel Weinberg's Blog : How DuckDuckGo got in TIME's best Websites - Gabriel Weinberg's Blog

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:44:11 +0000

Awesome insights, thanks! One typo: "Second, earlier this year we one the" I'm pretty sure you mean that you "won" that award.

Gabriel Weinberg's Blog : Will there be a long tail of Internet startup acquirers? - Gabriel Weinberg's Blog

Sat, 19 Mar 2011 12:57:53 +0000

The other element of this whole scenario is the fact that so many big corporations are sitting on so much cash, and yet aren't hiring. That trend will likely continue, but maybe they'll use some of that cash to grow through acquisitions. Then they "hire" the team that they already know is successful and they get a new product thrown in.

Gabriel Weinberg's Blog : im@ddg.gg DuckDuckGo chat bot - Gabriel Weinberg's Blog

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 02:44:17 +0000

I don't use a blackberry, but I keep gmail open nearly all day, so it will be great to do DDG searches right from the place I spend the most time.

TechCrunch : SafetyWeb Acquires Odojo In Battle To Monitor The Youngsters

Sun, 4 Jul 2010 15:08:56 +0000

Colorado companies continue to just do great. Glad to see yet another good exit for Mike Stemple.

Feld Thoughts : How MIT Could Help With A Different Approach to the BP Gulf Crisis

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:15:24 +0000

Great idea, but why not take advantage of the rivalry between the schools? Do exactly what you say, but do it times 5: MIT, Caltech, Stanford, a military school and a team of engineering students from junior colleges, or whatever. Just something so that more people from diverse backgrounds get to contribute in ways that will help all the others. It's funny that you bring that scene up. I think I commented on that scene on your blog just a few weeks ago. We should have a "13" film festival. (But no Friday the 13ths.) Lastly, I just blogged about how people are expecting a political solution to the oil spill, and that's just plain silly: http://www.sco.tt/scott_yates/2010/06/the-oil-spi... The good news, however, is that the spill won't create a water problem.

TechCrunch : Survey Monkey Buys Precision Polling After Seeing It On TechCrunch

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:38:11 +0000

If I was an Aussie I'd say, "Good on ya, mate." Nice job, Michael. It's great that you do see the good of this, and the positive thing that can come about because you just keep your head down and do your job the best you can every day.

TechCrunch : SimpleGeo Becomes iOS 4-Aware. Geofencing And Background Tracking Ready To Roll

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:29:54 +0000

These comments saying this isn't news are just bizzare. The iPhone app marketplace is enormous and this will add a huge layer of innovation to some of the most popular apps going. It reminds me of the person looking at a painting at the Louvre and saying that he doesn't like it. Someone who knows of what they speak says to him, "The painting isn't being judged. You are."

VC Adventure : How I lost my 1K status

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:33:40 +0000

That's brutal. You'd think Kelly -- who seems so sweet -- wouldn't be involved. Ouch. Of course, the only reason the prank worked is that it was totally believable that an airline would screw you over in that way. Still... Ouch.

TechCrunch : Xbox 360 Gets Live Sports In HD From ESPN. Canceling My Cable In 5, 4, 3...

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:17:20 +0000

You are right that this is a big deal. My only fear is that the powers that be will realize it, and this deal will never actually happen. Bigger deals that this have been killed even after a press announcement.

TechCrunch : Facebook: Calacanis Is Lying

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 12:20:36 +0000

Jeesh. Lots of negativity in the comments. The thing is, if this story actually was boring none of you would have read it or commented. There are plenty of "big" stories that get only a handful of comments. This story whole story is telling; it's an individual and yet concrete example of one of the biggest tech stories of the year: FB privacy. And just for fun it has two of the best known personalities in the tech world. Keep up the great work MG and TechCrunch, and for sure let us know the next chapter!

TechCrunch : You Know Where Else It's Hard To Delete Your Account? Mahalo

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 21:27:26 +0000

There's no way you are still getting those emails. That problem was fixed weeks ago. I got a few of those, too, could tell what happened right away, deleted them, and moved on. I did think that someone might get fired over that, and Jason wrote about that, too. Turns out he didn't fire the guy. If that's all you have to complain about...

TechCrunch : You Know Where Else It's Hard To Delete Your Account? Mahalo

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 21:25:19 +0000

People can say you are obnoxious, a loud mouth, rude, whatever. Nobody can say that you don't do what you say. Nice job, Jason.

TechCrunch : Google Voice Desktop App Launch Delayed, May Be Scrapped

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:32:51 +0000

And if you point Google Voice to a Skype phone number (more expensive from Skype than the Skype Out, but still reasonable), then you essentially have integration... But what a kluge. I can see both sides of that religious debate. I hope they figure it out soon. It took forever for Grand Central to switch to Google Voice. I guess our hopes for Gizmo5 are similarly going to take a while to be realized.

TechCrunch : Just When He Thought He Was Out, Facebook Pulls Calacanis Back In

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:08:31 +0000

Jason is loud, controversial and easy to dislike by those who don't enjoy bombast. He is, however, absolutely right about this. With those two simple changes, FB's credibility would go way way up.

TechCrunch : Tomorrow, There Will Be More Than 350 TechCrunch Birthday Parties Everywhere

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:02:12 +0000

I can't believe nobody in Denver had signed up to host, and, well, it's not exactly hard to get me to go to the Pub on Pearl on a Friday afternoon. So if you are in Denver, stop by! http://www.sco.tt/scott_yates/2010/06/techcrunch-...