November 2009
21 posts
Top Word of 2009: Twitter →
spdy://www.google.com →
Google just announced on the Chromium blog that they’ve been experimenting with a new application-layer protocol to replace HTTP and speed up the web. Dubbed “SPeeDY” (or SPDY), early testing has resulted in a 55% increase in website loading speeds.
The Wisdom Of AdMob’s Founder Omar Hamoui - WSJ →
Dropped out of Wharton at 32 to start AdMob in 2006. Ignored what everyone else was doing, and followed his own vision. Sold the company to Google for $750m in 2009.
Personal hero.
For several of their Halloween shows over the past years, Phish has been known to don a musical “costume” by covering an entire album from their favorite bands. It all started in 1994 with The Beatles’ White Album, the Talking Heads’ Remain in Light in 1996 and Velvet Underground’s Loaded in 1998.
To mark their first Halloween show back after a five year break, the...