MetaFilter posts tagged with jeffbezos

Twitter lives

not_the_water — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:24:38 -0800

The rumors are true. Outage-plagued Twitter really has been raising money and today announced that they'd closed their funding round. Venture firm Spark Capital doled out some cash as did Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos. Twitter, however, ain't saying how much money was raised. (It's reportedly around $15 million.) CNET helpfully points out how the press release from Twitter that announced the news went out of it's way to mention that the company will -- hold the presses -- someday be supported by an actual revenue model: "To reach our goal, Twitter must be reliable and robust. Private funding gives us the runway we need to stay focused on the infrastructure that will help our business take flight."

I think it sucks...Its shape is not innovative, it's not elegant, it doesn't feel anthropomorphic.

timeistight — Thu, 19 Jun 2003 11:11:45 -0800

Steve Jobs and Jeff Bezos meet "Ginger": a fly-on-the-wall account (via White Noise).

Jeff Bezos : Inventor

bluno — Wed, 26 Feb 2003 12:14:15 -0800

Jeff Bezos has patented the idea for "A method and system for conducting an electronic discussion relating to a topic." Clearly, an idea way ahead of its time... (via somebodydial911)

MiguelCardoso — Tue, 22 Jan 2002 09:11:29 -0800

Whatever Next? Amazon Makes A Profit! Having lost $3 billion so far, Amazon Books has just posted its first-ever profit of $5 million. Perhaps it was thanks to the new machines they bought to replace more workers.(this last link req. NYT reg.) How would you spend it if you were Jeff Bezos? And what does it mean: has the tide turned or not?

Kino — Sat, 23 Jun 2001 23:42:37 -0800

Update on Bezos' recent clash of interests (shock, horror..) book review.. [More..]

swipe66 — Wed, 20 Jun 2001 11:21:51 -0800

Five five-star reviews on Amazon for G. Bruce Knecht’s The Proving Ground, about the tragic 1998 Sydney to Hobart Race. Of coarse it helps if you're a personal friend of Jeff Bezos. Does anyone seriously believe Jeff Bezos's review was honestly rated "18 out of 18 - helpful" by customers?

Bootcut — Tue, 17 Apr 2001 13:59:32 -0800

Is Amazon really in trouble (this time)? Or are discussions like this the same story? Either way, Jeff B. is courting the media and the media sounds a little... bored.

Steven Den Beste — Sat, 10 Mar 2001 06:05:56 -0800

"MOMMAS, LET YUOR BOYS GROW UP TO BE JEFF BEZOS!!!! BY JEFF K,!!!!!" Suddenly I understand it and it makes sense!!!! I'll go out and sign up for a dozen mailing lists right now!!!! (How does Rich Kyanka come up with so much good material so often with nary a misstep? He's simply amazing.)

barbelith — Sat, 06 Jan 2001 03:49:56 -0800

Pixelflo launches Web Trumps - a new Top Trumps style game where you can play with your favourite web celebs, down-at-heel webloggers, and gods like Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos. Based upon Dan Hon's Blogtrumps. Several questions leap to mind, including the obvious one: it's fun, but why?

th3ph17 — Thu, 19 Oct 2000 13:04:00 -0800

Bezos and O'Reilly teamed up with a new approach at Patent reform. And if you can prove someone else had this idea first, they will give you $14k.