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December 2012

1 post

May 2012

1 post

Lasting value →

marco: None of the software I write today is likely to still be in use in thirty years, but if I write a truly great and timeless article, that could be valuable to people for much longer.

January 2012

2 posts

April 2011

1 post

March 2011

1 post

Jon: Abortion is Not the Only Option →

sarvana: Ever since Roe v. Wade eliminated most restrictions on abortion in the United States, abortion has been a controversial issue. Since the Republican Party gained a lot of power in the 2010 elections, restrictions on abortion are likely to come about, especially if the 2012 elections leave…

September 2010

1 post

“Don’t listen for the sound of triggers being pulled as much as the sound...”

– -Jay Conrad Levinson, Author of the bestselling book series Guerilla Marketing, predicting in 1998 the massive technology takeover and its influence on business.

August 2010

3 posts

Would You Buy A $10,000 Video Game? The Power of...

by Ben Lopez Jason Calacanis recently interviewed Neil Young, founder of NGMoco Games, and the man behind massively popular iPhone titles such as We Rule, Godfinger, and Eliminate. Maybe you’re one to scoff at iPhone games, and consider developers like NGMoco to be minor league, but that’s hardly the case, as the App Store marketplace is a particularly lucrative venue to...

silversnowball asked: Hi Fellow Blogger,
Please don't think of this as an intrusion but as a blogger myself I know that something we all need is subscribers. Walt Bayliss has created a program that gives you a Fre*e Blog as well as 200 Fre*e Subscribers to start out.It is well worth checking out as it will only reinforce what you are already doing.
Have a Great day,
Gary Walsh

itsnewman asked: Hi, i'm a 20 year old living in michigan and have always wanted to open a concert venue. I'm currently going to school to become a physicians assistant soooo as you can tell i have no clue how to go about opening a venue like that. I've been reasearching investment groups but i have NO clue where to start? any ideas?

July 2010

3 posts

“Don’t wait. Don’t wait for other people to give you permission.”

– -Jason Calacanis, Host of This Week In Startups, CEO of Mahalo.com

Sometimes Life Can Throw Bad Things Your...

Photo credit: Jonathan Lopez by Ben Lopez This past Sunday I was visiting my family and having a wonderful little afternoon spending time with them. That is until a tornado hit in the back yard, and the neighbour’s roof narrowly avoided destroying the side of the house as it blew off. Something tells me it’s not going to be a good week… You may have noticed I...

June 2010

14 posts

D2D Response To Anti-Comment Agenda From Tumblr... →

Why John Gruber doesn’t have comments on his site: … Bijan Sabet likes comments: … My experiences with comments haven’t been as positive. Blogs with good comments do exist, like Bijan’s and many of the small tech and VC blogs that I assume he reads, but they’re unusual. I’m fiercely… by Ben Lopez Have you ever wondered why Tumblr hasn’t introduced a native comment...

(Belated) Tumblr Tuesday/Week In Review (6-16-10)

by Ben Lopez Another week, another recap. So, who pre-ordered iPhone 4? Not many of us, I imagine, seeing as it sold out in an afternoon (don’t feel bad, I missed it too). But you’ve heard that already, let’s get to what you may not have heard this past week: This week’s highlights: We have a lot of social media going on in our life these days, don’t we?...

“A man should never neglect his family for business.”

– Walt Disney

The World: by Phil: Don't Tweet Here, Says NY... →

Paul Suarez, PC World Jun 12, 2010 Apparently some of us journalist/blogger types have been throwing certain social media terms around willy-nilly before they’ve made their way into standard English. According to The Awl, Phil Corbett, standards editor at The New York Times has had… This is a joke. These days we’re so worried about public acceptance, we neglect...

Review: Opera Mini for iPhone

by Ben Lopez Opera Mini made a nice splash in tech blogs, and as a top trend on Twitter when it launched in April. I thought it was a little buggy, but performed well overall. After allowing some time for an update (and it has been updated), I sat down for some serious Opera time to deliver an in-depth review. My initial impressions are that it’s not a bad browser. The interface is...

ajpitts asked: Hi Dimes to Dollars,
Thanks for your reply to my HTC Evo write up. After re-reading it, I agree that I was a bit harsh on Apple, so I updated it below the videos. Also, with all the work I've done here on Tumblr trying to figure everything out, I still can't figure out how to directly reply on people's post on their sites so I'm listed in the notes under that article...

(Productivity) Are You Being Noisy? We're all...

by Ben Lopez The problem with social media these days is that we’re constantly being pushed to make everything connected, and encouraged to share exactly what we’re doing, buying, and where we are. What does this equate to? NOISE, and lots of it. Perhaps you read somewhere in one of those dime-a-dozen SEO e-books that maximum exposure is critical. Well, not when...

D2D Week In Review (6-8-10): ReBlog Gaining...

by Ben Lopez We’re hot off the heels of Steve Jobs announcing the iPhone 4, which I covered on D2D’s Twitter page, and excitement is still buzzing in the tech community. There’s been some excitement in my own life as well, as I have recently stepped in as the Director of Marketing for App Collab, ideal for anyone interested in developing or investing in mobile apps. As...

Myspace vs. Myspace Pro: You simply must upgrade! →

Who’s upgrading? (Note:completely fake.)

(Reblog) RFS Claymations: Microsoft Office = Hate →

I have no clue why Office became such a huge hit with consumers! Why? I am fairly good with Adobe In Design, Illustrator, and Photoshop, AND I CAN’T FIGURE IT OUT! What should be a simple task, such as making a transition is all screwed up. It doesn’t even run smoothly on my computer. WHY? It’s… Jon from RFS Claymations provides an entertaining rant about how Microsoft’s flagship...

FINALLY: Skype over 3G for iPhone

by Ben Lopez I checked my App Store updates last night for a surprise people all over the world have been waiting to see since day 1 of iPhone’s existence: the ability to place Skype calls over your service provider’s 3G network. Global calls can now be made anytime, anywhere, no wifi needed…for free. Well, at least until the end of 2010, anyway. Skype announced that...

We All Like to Reblog — WordPress.com →

caterpillarcowboy: I mentioned, what? 12 hours ago that reblogging will be a standard adopted by other platforms?;) Wordpress adds “Like” and “Reblog”

D2D Week In Review (6-1-10): Facebook Quitters and...

by Ben Lopez It’s time once again for the week in review: for those that can’t be bothered reading all of those pesky articles in their entirety, this is the weekly post for you! Of course, if you find one that strikes your fancy, just give it a click. But enough with the patronizing instructions, onto this week’s highlights: I decided to start off the new week with a bang...

Tumblr should have ______.

caterpillarcowboy: giantrobotlasers: Tumblr should have something equivalent to an @reply. It should go in the “messages” area in the dashboard. A question should be highlight-able and an @reply assigned so as to send just a part of a post to a friend, with context available. Another benefit of an @reply is the ability to do a type-ahead like facebook. This would make me associate a tumblog...

May 2010

33 posts

Today is Quit Facebook Day: WHO'S LEAVING?

by Ben Lopez This is it. After months of hype, today is the day where Facebook users near and far, in every corner of the world, are being asked to delete their accounts in protest. It’s not just Facebook’s policies that have come under scrutiny, but CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s personal actions as well. I could have shared a news article every day on a new piece of incriminating...

(ReBlog) Ricci Rant: "I really don't... →

By Phil Ricci Today was a great day. We are counting down to the launch of our brand new service! I will tell you all more about that in another post very soon, I promise. Right now however, I have got to get something off of my chest. I met with dozens of business owners today about this… From Dimes To Dollars Comments: Business owners like this may as well do themselves a...

“Why don’t we just call plans what they really are: guesses. Start...”

– Passage from the book “REWORK”, by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson, founders of 37 Signals.

An Open Letter To Tumblr Users: PLEASE ENABLE...

by Ben Lopez That’s it. Enable comments. There are a multitude of reasons to do so, and not a single reason why you’d want to intentionally disable them, short of looking to explicitly avoid criticism. I hope no one will take offense to this entry; none is intended, friends. I’m saying this today because it’s something that needs to be said, and I have yet to hear...

Tumblr Tuesday: Week In Review...?

I hate to be so disappointing with a lack of content this past week, I’ve just been incredibly busy trying to get my new project off the ground while still juggling my day-to-day tasks. I elaborate a little on what’s been going on with my personal projects here if anyone has any interest (unlikely, but possible, I suppose). This week’s highlights: I shared some...

Still Hanging In There...

Hey everyone, I just wanted to make a quick post apologizing for the lack of unique content the last few days. I’ve been hard at work finalizing my local entrepreneur group this past week in addition to my usual daily workload, so it’s been very tight. But I should be back in full swing again starting tomorrow. I’d like to begin broadening the topic list a bit from the...

“That’s how a business gets started: with a VISION, not money.”

– Tim O’Reilly quote from the Inc Magazine Live Webcast (May 13th, 2010)

Twitter Debuts At #1 In Free iPhone Apps

by Ben Lopez Twitter finally launched it’s 1st-party iPhone application this Tuesday to skyrocket to the #1 spot for 4 straight days to this point. I downloaded and tested it last night to find a very clean interface (no labels), a few borrowed touches from Twittelator (such as “pull to refresh”), and an added feature to save drafts, which is convenient on the go. It is of...

The Most Useful Twitter Service In The History Of...

On top of that, it’s a great alternative to Wii Fit for those who can’t be bothered to stand up. Say hello to Tweet Calories. According to TC, I have burned 7.21 calories in the last 24 hours alone. Whew! I may need a break from all this before long… How many calories have you burned? Share your results!

Tumblr Tuesday: D2D Week In Review (5-18-10)

It’s been another eventful 7 days! Like I explained last week, from this point on instead of spending an entire blog entry begging for recommendations, I thought it would be more useful to give a weekly recap of what has been covered the past week. This week’s highlights: Some excellent quotes ranging from encouragement to common sense were shared by entrepreneurial masterminds Jeffrey...

Poll Results and Analysis (Part 2): Internet...

by Ben Lopez When I asked this question, I wasn’t looking for replies to Webster’s definition of professional. I literally wanted people to share their gut reaction when a person says to them, “I run an internet business.” There was no right or wrong in this poll, it was strictly one’s own personal feelings on internet business. In Part 1 you heard from some of...

POLL RESULTS and Analysis (Part 1): Internet...

by Ben Lopez This ended-up being a lot more content than I had planned, so I’ve decided to break it up into 2 parts. Today I’ll be sharing the poll results and commentary from the respondents. Part 2 on Monday will be my personal response and analysis. I’d like to sincerely thank all those who participated, we got a very solid response with 15 replies in total. As you can...

“People won’t study your ad carefully. They can’t be bothered. And so you have to...”

– Copywriter John Caples

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Facing Potential... →

As if there weren’t enough reasons to dislike Zuckerberg, some of his illegal activity involving Facebook users is catching up with him. Read on…

“Every entrepreneur has to be a trendspotter, because if you’re not ahead...”

– -Tim O’Reilly quote from the Inc Magazine Live Webcast (May 13th, 2010)

Beat The Clock CHALLENGE: Vol. I

I’d like to try this challenge as a regular weekly/bi-weekly feature from now on, but let’s see how it goes during this first round. You can submit your comments below via Disqus or Twitter/Facebook Connect, shoot me an e-mail (Lopez.M.Benjamin@gmail.com), or send an @Reply on Twitter (Dimes2Dollars). Please be honest and stay within the requirements if you’d like to...

Tumblr Tuesday: D2D Week In Review (5-11-10)

So I was thinking over this whole Tumblr Tuesday thing this week, and decided to make a change. I looked at how everyone else was approaching Tuesdays here on Tumblr, and the basic gist I got was that essentially Tuesday is the day that it is socially acceptable to outright ask for recommendations. So if I’m browsing for new blogs to follow on a Tuesday, I’m going to stumble across...