Two Million Dollars for a Game That Doesnt Exist Yet
Double Fine's Kickstarter just crossed $2 million for an unwritten adventure game, and the Path address book scandal is still making the rounds. Some thoughts on both.
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So Your Address Book Isn't Really Yours Anymore
The Path address book scandal is still rippling two weeks out, and now Congress wants Tim Cook to explain himself. Some notes on why this bugs me more than it probably should.
Kickstarter Just Funded an Adventure Game Nobody Was Supposed to Want
Tim Schafer's Double Fine Kickstarter blew past its goal in eight hours and is still climbing, and it says something interesting next to Facebook's five-billion-dollar IPO filing.
Double Fine Just Broke Kickstarter
Double Fine just shattered Kickstarter records with its adventure game pitch, and I cant stop refreshing the page. Also: some thoughts on Google finally getting its Motorola deal cleared.
I Just Backed a Video Game That Doesn't Exist Yet
Double Fine's Kickstarter blew past $1 million in a day, and I put my own fifteen bucks in. Also: a leaked look at Windows Phone 8.
Google Gets Its Motorola Deal, and a Kickstarter Eats My Week
The DOJ cleared Google's $12.5B Motorola Mobility buyout today, and this week Double Fine's Kickstarter has been blowing past every funding record in sight.
Double Fine, Kickstarter, and a Genre I Missed More Than I Realized
Double Fine's Kickstarter for a new Tim Schafer adventure game blew past its goal in eight hours, and I can't stop refreshing the pledge count.
Two Million Dollars for a Point-and-Click Game
Double Fine's Kickstarter for a new point-and-click adventure game blew past its $400k goal in eight hours and hasn't stopped climbing since.
Path Got Caught Reading Your Address Book
Path got caught quietly uploading users' entire iPhone address books, and it turns out the app permission system never really covered this case in the first place.
Super Bowl as Tech Demo
Notes on the Super Bowl as a tech event: Twitter's tweets-per-second record, GoDaddy's QR code ad that didnt work for me, and the M.I.A. moment nobody saw coming.
Reading Facebook's S-1 So You Don't Have To
Facebook's IPO filing dropped a few days ago and I read the whole thing. Some thoughts on the numbers, the ownership structure, and why tonight's Super Bowl feels connected to all of it.
Reading Facebook's S-1 Instead of Doing Actual Work
Facebook filed its S-1 with the SEC on Wednesday and I spent the week reading it instead of working. Thoughts on the numbers, Zuckerberg's "Hacker Way" letter, and what the dual-class stock setup actually means.