davidjeffries's comments

davidjeffries · on Oct 28, 2010

Consider monetizing with game related affiliate programs. There are lots of toolbars, gaming sites that pay $1-$3 CPAs which will improve your eCPM.

davidjeffries · on March 14, 2009

There's a place called WorkSpace here in Vancouver that's similar to this. Check it out: http://www.abetterplacetowork.com/

callmeed · on March 14, 2009

That's great, thanks. I really like their pricing structure and feel.

mikeyur · on March 14, 2009

There's also http://thenetworkhub.ca in Vancouver. They provide a workspace but also funding for startups.

fortybillion · on March 14, 2009

Know of anything similar in Calgary?

davidjeffries · on Jan 10, 2009

+1 for jQuery dimensions. That plugin is a godsend for doing things like this.

sam_in_nyc · on Jan 10, 2009

scrollTop(), offset(), and the like are built in to the latest jQuery.

I love jQuery.

davidjeffries · on Jan 9, 2009

The application is just as much (actually, probably more) about the interior design than the engineering :)

davidjeffries · on Dec 24, 2008

I may have been a little mean in my other comment - but you're on the right track to having a real startup. I've had probably 5 serious projects that eventually got abandoned because a) no business model, b) no users, and c) stupid idea. But the knowledge I gained by creating these projects? Priceless.

It's better to fail & learn on crappy projects so when you find a great idea you can just knock it out of the park.

adammichaelc · on Dec 25, 2008

_I may have been a little mean in my other comment - but you're on the right track to having a real startup. I've had probably 5 serious projects that eventually got abandoned because a) no business model, b) no users, and c) stupid idea. But the knowledge I gained by creating these projects? Priceless._

No worries Dave. I don't take stuff like that personally. I have appreciated the experience of getting all the feedback. Creating this crappy project makes me super-excited for the next one, and I agree about the learning. I've learned a great deal from this.

_It's better to fail & learn on crappy projects so when you find a great idea you can just knock it out of the park._

Totally agree.

davidjeffries · on Dec 24, 2008

Why do so many people insist on labeling their crappy websites as a "startup"

Your website is just another clone of 1000 others out there. I could clone your clone in about 4 hours.

jdvh · on Dec 24, 2008

Yes, but Micheal Keaton has shown us that a clone of a clone might not be as sharp as the original, or even as functional as the original clone.

SingAlong · on Dec 24, 2008

It wouldn't take 4 hours. The site runs on a CMS (look @ the footer)

So it would take a few minutes. Or even few if you use something like Slinkset

ralph · on Dec 24, 2008

That could have been put a little more politely. ;-)

SingAlong · on Dec 24, 2008

Posting a site/startup for review means that the user is ready to take the sweet cake "cool stuff!" reviews and even the bad "you built shit" kinda statements right in the face.

P.S: That was just IMO. I don't know what others think of review threads.

adammichaelc · on Dec 24, 2008

100% agree.

adammichaelc · on Dec 24, 2008

No worries.

davidjeffries · on Nov 4, 2008

A parallels installation (win XP) dedicated to only IE6&7, opera, windows safari, and FF2&3. Opera, safari, FF2&3 in OS X.

I just do it all manually - FF2&3 and safari usually have very little differences (if any), but opera and obviously IE sometimes have strange quirks.

davidjeffries · on July 27, 2008

Chamillionaire was cool, Julia Allison turned out to actually be pretty nice also. It was nice to meet the founders of tipjoy.com. Talking to various Facebook employees, including the creator of FireBug was interesting.

Wish I could have hit up the after party, next time I guess.