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Alex Muir
Personal blog · alexmuir.com · on HN as AlexMuirbusinessstartupshardware
Alex Muir's personal blog at alexmuir.com covers business, startups and hardware. Since 2010, 6 different Hacker News readers have linked it 53 times, most often “Facebook is the new Excel”. No feed was found, so read it on the site itself.
Too few sampled comments (2) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Commenters link his post 'Facebook is the new Excel' about the appeal of Facebook groups, using it to support points about Google's Spaces and about marketplace launch strategy. The comments don't judge the writing.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 2 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Most-linked posts?
- Facebook is the new Excel4 people · 4 mentions · first linked 2016-03-17
- Buy it or build it: Etsy2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2016-01-19
What Hacker News says?
The Men Who Don't Fit In - Robert Service http://alexmuir.com/the-men-who-dont-fit-in
Comment linking /the-men-who-dont-fit-in
on “Ask HN: Who are your favorite poets?”Submitted Facebook is the new Excel as a story · 565 points
HN discussionGiven the potential and success of Facebook groups [ http://alexmuir.com/facebook-is-the-new-excel ] Google had to come up with something to compete. Wont be surprised by "I need Spaces invite" all over the internet in coming days but personally wont rush into using it.
Comment linking /facebook-is-the-new-excel
on “Spaces, a tool for small group sharing”Submitted Facebook privacy fuckup reveals who has your number in their phone as a story · 262 points
HN discussionAlso your mobile phone number - http://www.alexmuir.com/2011/10/facebook-reveals-who-has-you...
Comment linking /2011/10/facebook-reveals-who-has-your-number-in-their-phone/
on “Facebook sinks to record low, 43% below IPO price, as doubts grow”Submitted Code sober, get things done drunk as a story · 153 points
HN discussionAlmost a exactly a year ago I wrote this[1] - I've added contemporary notes in italics: Apple should (and I think will) buy Twitter. Here’s why: Apple needs a social layer. Facebook could provide it but Apple hate them. Apple could roll out a new version of iTunes in a couple of days, replacing the Ping sidebar with Twitter. Deeper integration into iTunes would follow. More than a couple of days needed, but still ho…
Comment linking /2011/08/why-apple-will-buy-twitter/
on “Apple Is Said to Discuss an Investment in Twitter”Submitted Cointoss as a story · 56 points
HN discussionI just wrote a post at lunch about this. Right now for most people Bitcoin is the only way to leave your wallet at home and pay for things with your mobile phone. http://alexmuir.com/bitcoins-practical-use
Comment linking /bitcoins-practical-use
on “What's the use for Bitcoin?”Submitted Facebook Is the New Excel – Alex Muir as a story · 30 points
HN discussionI half considered approaching Amazon with this for an April Fools gimmick but I thought I'd just get lost in some bureaucracy there. Always nice to get some eyeballs! I didn't expect any interest in this really - as it's ultimately completely pointless! I built it because I'm on a mission to polish up my Javascript[0] and get to grips with React and Node. And I have to say, it's been a pleasure. I'm astounded that t…
Comment linking /catchup-mode
on “Show HN: Create a papercraft book from any ISBN – experiment with React and Node”Submitted "Our Xerox scanner randomly adds penises to copied documents" as a story · 26 points
HN discussionA few people asked last week if I would write about how I got this launched so quickly - I wrote the first part about the website and distribution: http://www.alexmuir.com/2012/04/how-i-made-hnpod-in-10-hours...
Comment linking /2012/04/how-i-made-hnpod-in-10-hours-part-1-the-website/
on “HNpod #1.5 - HTML5 vs Native Apps (only 12 mins)”Submitted Buy it or build it: Etsy as a story · 10 points
HN discussionIt absolutely has to be the living room. And domination of the laptop market. http://www.alexmuir.com/2011/12/apple-must-build-a-console/
Comment linking /2011/12/apple-must-build-a-console/
on “Apple to hold call March 19th to talk about its $97.6B in cash”Submitted How I made HNpod in 10 hours - Part 1. The Site as a story · 10 points
HN discussionThis approach makes sense. I also think that sneakers (or streetwear in general) would make for a pretty compelling initial market. You'll obviously encounter the chicken-and-egg problem with this platform, so it would probably be good to try and hack one side of the market. In that light, definitely keep working together with the admins of these huge Facebook groups (I reckon you're in Basement, Supreme Talk, Palac…
Comment linking /facebook-is-the-new-excel
on “Apply HN: Wantobuy – Post items you want so sellers can sell them to you”Submitted Google kicks malware off Firefox result pages as a story · 9 points
HN discussionThis reminded me to finish a post I drafted a while back: http://www.alexmuir.com/2011/12/stupid-is-the-new-business-c...
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on “Ryanair now presents you with a Recaptcha every time you search for a flight”Submitted Why Apple will buy Twitter as a story · 6 points
HN discussionSold at a $10 loss, which Amazon will recoup off about three eBooks over the lifetime of a device. My immediate thought was 'Why isn't everyone (being doing this?', and then I read of fears of a pricing war at the lower end of the tablet market. But that's not going to happen, and here's why. Samsung and HP aren't retailers. People don't (almost without exception) buy direct from them. You don't visit Samsung.com an…
Comment linking /2011/09/why-apple-and-amazon-are-contenders-but-samsung-and-hp-arent/
on “Amazon tablet costs $209.63 to make, IHS estimates”Submitted “Two years in Bitcoin” by a mildly interested outsider as a story · 3 points
HN discussionhttp://www.alexmuir.com/2011/08/why-apple-will-buy-twitter/
Comment linking /2011/08/why-apple-will-buy-twitter/
on “Big shake up at Twitter continues”Submitted Mondo raises £1M in 96 seconds as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Buy it or build it: Etsy as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Lego: The toy with no end-of-life as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Appraisal as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Inevitabilities as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Buy it or build it: Etsy as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted The agonizing slowness of Google ranking as a story · 2 points
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