Michael Carney

mcarney: Got to SFO early due to less ...

twitter.com — Got to SFO early due to less than expected traffic only to have our flight delayed an hour. #killingtime #goheat pic.twitter.com/L6IzBhsKEF

Is the Internet of Things the future of narcissism?

pandodaily.com — I'm surprised that Time didn't force the selfie-taking millennial on its cover about the "ME ME ME" generation to wear a fitness tracker, the new epitome of data-driven narcissism. The Web has made it easy to quantify attention, whether it's measured by pageviews, endorsements, or interactions.

Michael @ The Brixton

foursquare.com — Gastropub in San Francisco, CA

PayDragon proves that mobile grocery ordering is sticky, sees revenue grow 35% per week

pandodaily.com — As we approach universal smart phone ownership among American consumers, retailers and startup entrepreneurs are scrambling for ways to integrate mobile into the everyday shopping experience. In April of last year, PayDragon launched its mobile food ordering and pre-payment platform allowing hungry restaurant guests to skip the lines at their favorite eatery.

Invalid coupons suck. Shopzilla’s Robot Oatmeal uses crowdsourcing to solve this problem

pandodaily.com — Over its nearly two decades in business, Shopzilla has touched seemingly every area of the ecommerce value chain, including business ratings, product discovery, marketplace, business analytics, display advertising, audience targeting, and publishing. Surprisingly, the one area it never touched was that of coupons, although the company managed to collect a serious amount of data around their use through its Bizrate Insights survey and feedback product.

John Doerr on the great entrepreneurs of the last half-century

pandodaily.com — In his nearly 40 years in Silicon Valley, John Doerr has worked alongside many of the greatest entrepreneurs and leaders in history. The first: Former Intel CEO Andy Grove, with whom Doerr worked closely in roles ranging from intern to a leading sales person at the microchip company.