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StartWaves

  1. Why video streaming is so far from free twitpic.com/9lfo6u
  2. fb.me/11olSlWea
  3. Shipping a double length container unit from Asia to Europe costs $700. (A statistic used in The Economist this week)
  4. Unusual Business Ideas That Work - Socks By Mail bit.ly/psEWwI
  5. Consumer spending info graphics bit.ly/qbawLX (Old but with tech detail), bit.ly/nn9HgY (By household)
  6. An excellent article on pricing models and Freemium. A great roundup. techcrunch.com/2011/09/04/com…
  7. Google+'s progress globally cl.ly/193k0w3O2G0p0V…
  8. The largest startup cluster on ohours.org globally (It's an English only service) is The Flatiron District,NYC cl.ly/2L2L222E1G0T07…
  9. Keynote: OS X Lion, iOS 5 will bring us dropbox features including iTunes in the cloud and less dependence on a laptop or server.
  10. In avoiding models that need telephone support are startups avoiding businesses that people care about? http://bit.ly/mMbzhP
  11. I was very impressed with sonar.me's presentation at #ultralight last night -- social like color but from self starting outsiders.
  12. Less than 37% of those who have smart phones actually download applications http://bit.ly/i9TOIh
  13. Linkedin were offering free coffee in Union Square today http://bit.ly/gEtEyY
  14. Added a couple of additional funding sources to the Finance page. http://www.startwaves.com/finance/
  15. Andy Xie (An Economist): Argues that Quantitative Easing will not address the real problem. Being competitive: http://bit.ly/egDFv9
  16. Mainstream retailers using social media http://bit.ly/h6nIoU
  17. RT @social_vidar: Mary Meeker's Presentation About The State Of The Web http://read.bi/aK5txU
  18. Google adds local recommendation engine to Google Places http://bit.ly/c87YuL