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Jeremy G.

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I like people and ideas. For questions about SiteJabber please email support@sitejabber.com. Thanks!

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I spend a lot of time thinking about online fraud prevention.

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War and Peace, Abraham Lincoln, Ikiru

107 Reviews by Jeremy

  • Flash Fabrica

4/30/09

For those attempting to stave off the signs of mental aging, there is no better way to waste your time than brain training. Sure most of it's in Japanese, but the games aren't too bad and it's free. Here's the English version: http://flashfabrica.com/eng/

  • GeoSense

1/26/09

Great online game for geography nerds. It's pretty simple - the computer gives you a name of a city and country (say, Xi'an, China) and you click on a world map where you think the city is, and the computer tells you how far off you are and then gives you points based on how close your guess was.

To play the game go to www.geosense.net and click on the "visit" link on the bottom of the page. If you want to play against a friend (more fun if you play for money), just have them sign on at the same time and "link" them.

  • The Economist

10/14/08

If Ernest Hemingway were a news magazine, he would be the Economist. Filled with tough, terse articles, the Economist's weekly news publication provides articles which give, on average, more background, analysis, and perspective on how an issue fits in with the rest of the world, than any newspapers or news magazines. While the Economist does have a libertarian bent, its analysis of the news is balanced. And because it's only published weekly, the Economist is better able to prioritize the most important issues. If I could read only one news source, it would without question be the Economist.

  • Life Magical

10/13/08

A very good wedding photographer in the New York area - Minwin photographed my friends' wedding and did an amazing job. I didn't hire him, so I don't know about his rates, but the picture quality was great, and he took pictures of literally everything. Also, he was very easy to work with - flexible, creative, easy-going - and really went out of the way to do a good job and accommodate the couple's needs. He also took the time to learn everyone's names in the wedding party and families and integrated himself into the event (I thought he was a family friend until someone told me otherwise). I would recommend him.

  • Greg Mankiw's Blog

9/27/08

Greg Mankiw writes one of the best economics blogs. - Sure he was on Bush's CEA, but Harvard's Greg Mankiw is a good and rational economist whose blog provides a mostly balanced analysis of current economic events. It's a great resource for anyone interested in the economy.

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  • Moz

7/30/08

Whiteboard Friday SEO instructional videos are very useful - Rand and company give very useful SEO topic overviews in their Whiteboard Friday videos. Particularly useful are:

Site review overview:
http://www.seomoz.org/blog/whiteboard-friday-seo-site-reviews-stebbystep

On indexing problems:
http://www.seomoz.org/blog/whiteboard-fridaysolving-indexation-problems

  • BillShrink

7/20/08

Compare cell phone plan costs, features and coverage - Slick site lets you compare the features and prices of cell phone plans. Great way to save some cash before you get locked up in some crappy 2 year contract. Also screens for best cellular coverage in your area.

  • Bloomberg LP

7/10/08

Best there is.

  • Zipskinny

6/16/08

Get statistics on your neighborhood (and neighbors) - Zip Skinny allows you to get US Census data by Zip Code. So you type in your Zip Code and out comes averages on education, income, age, marital status, and race. Also, you can compare Zip Codes, so for example, if you're having a good day and are are looking for a dose of humility, you can compare your neighborhood's income with that of say Atherton, California where 52% of residents make over $200,000 a year: http://www.zipskinny.com/index.php?zip=*******&x=0&y=0

  • Bits-a-paper

6/7/08

Beautiful handmade, unique and custom greeting cards - I'm not going to lie, my aunt makes these cards. BUT, they really are amazing cards. Each card is handmade and has more in common with a piece of art than an ordinary greeting card. They are great for special occasions or for gifts for someone who appreciates quality crafts.

  • LibraryThing

6/5/08

Better than GoodReads for book recommendations? - I like Good Reads, the social network for books, but I never use it. That said, I think Library Thing is worth checking out. They have a great feature called "I See Dead People['s Books]" http://www.librarything.com/groups/iseedeadpeoplesbooks

Now I can sort through James Joyce's or Ben Franklin's libraries, in the faint hope of acquiring some of their genius by reading their books (apparently Tupac read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance http://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?view=2pac).

I posted a few books too: http://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?view=jeremygin

  • Woopra

5/18/08

Nice alternative to Google Analytics - Google Analytics is free, useful and has a clean UI. However, Woopra is free, useful, has a great looking graphics, and allows you to monitor traffic in real-time. The downloadable app (which you need to see the real-time data) is light and slickly designed. My only complaints about Woopra are the data analysis tools could be more sophisticated (there are lots of cool graphical representations, but if I want to do any real analysis I have to download the data and do it myself in excel) and there is no way to set conversion goals (unless I missed it). I'm not sure that I would use Woopra in place of Google Analytics, but I would strongly recommend trying out Woopra and perhaps running it alongside Google Analytics. The real-time traffic monitoring is invaluable.

  • Venture Hacks

4/28/08

Good advice for anyone raising angel or VC money - First time entrepreneurs often make a lot of mistakes when it comes to raising money. This blog offers an insider's look at how things work and what entrepreneurs should look out for.

  • Kokka & Backus, PC

4/27/08

$775 trademark filing package from a reliable IP attorney - Scott Kokka is a responsible and competent IP attorney in Silicon Valley. He offers a trademark service for $775 that covers all trademark costs and is good value for a small business looking to properly file a trademark. I have used Scott on multiple trademark filings and would highly recommend him. Although he is based in Northern California, I have been able to deal exclusively with him on the phone, so I imagine anyone based in the US (or even overseas) could use him.

Separately, if you are small business, I would highly recommend having an experienced attorney file your trademark for you. If there is ever a dispute over your trademark or you want to sell your company, you want to make sure your trademark was filed properly to begin with. The upfront fee is small relative to the trouble you could encounter later.

  • SETI Institute

4/22/08

Help in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence - Sound crazy? Sure! But you can help SETI scan narrow-bandwidth radio signal data by downloading the *******@home screensaver. Basically, while your computer is idle (while you're not working) *******@home uses your computer to process data and send it back to SETI. You can read more about it and download the screen saver here: http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/sah_about.php

  • PrintCountry

4/22/08

Sent me a crappy printer cartridge - These guys sent me a printer cartridge that was meant to be "refurbished" but it didn't work at all (it printed streaks). Customer service was good, and they sent me a new one without questions, but the new one didn't work either! Finally I gave up and returned the stuff. I wouldn't shop here again.

  • DaFont

4/17/08

Good site for free fonts - The interface is great -- it shows you all the fonts in great big letters. Also, most free font sites are filled with ads and try to trick you into buying crap. Dafont.com doesn't do that. Net net -- good place to pick up some free fonts.

  • Big Think

1/7/08

YouTube for Ideas - Backed by Larry Summers, Peter Thiel and one the Nantucket Nectar guys, Big Think is an ambitious site which is trying to change the way ideas are shared on the internet. By providing 5 minute interviews with luminaries (academics, CEOs, politicians, etc) talking about important topics (war, environment, culture, etc), the site hopes to inspire viewers to engage in discussion on these topics and upload their own videos with their own ideas.

Right now, with the site in closed Beta, Big Think still seems rough around the edges. When you land on the homepage, you're prompted to view a long video of snippets from interviews, which is neither interesting nor informative. It's unclear what you're meant to do next. However, visit the Browse Experts section, and you can see a decent list of expert interviews: http://www.bigthink.com/experts/

From a pure content standpoint, this site can't compete with the video offerings on sites like www.charlierose.com but in the long-run, it's an important public good for people to be better informed on the issues that matter to the world. So if a few more people spend less time on Facebook and more time thinking about how to make the world a better place on sites like Big Think, we will probably all be better off. I'm rooting for these guys.

  • Lumosity

10/23/07

Good brain exercise; a bit expensive - The idea of creating an online mental exercise regime is a good one. However, I don't think science has quite caught up with the concept. That said, Lumosity has an interesting set of brain exercises that are fun and could well marginally help memory, awareness and mathematical processing. The games are fun, although there are not that many. The biggest drawback is the price--$49.99 for two years. But the site is definitely neat enough to try the 14 day free trial.

  • Freakonomics

9/7/07

Steven Levitt is great - I'm not a huge Stephen Dubner fan, but Steven Levitt, the UChicago behavioral economist is consistently smart and entertaining.

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