Previous / Next


Scripting News, the weblog started in 1997 that bootstrapped the blogging revolution.
A killer app?

Mint sounds like something I've been waiting for. Permanent link to this item in the archive.
Like something everyone will want.  Permanent link to this item in the archive.
Now, should I trust them with my data?? Permanent link to this item in the archive.
BTW, it's refreshing that someone, whoever they are, saw their way through the maze of BS products that Silicon Valley keeps coming up with and made something obvious and widely useful. That's the kind of stuff I like to see. ";->" Permanent link to this item in the archive.
PS: I did a search and found out that Mint is one of the 40 products announced at TC40. It should win the $50K award, if the execution is anything more than passing. Best idea at the show, by far. Permanent link to this item in the archive.
PPS: Fred Wilson writes to say Mint is not a new idea, that Wesabe, a company he has invested in, has been offering a similar product for over a year. He also sent a pointer to their Security and Privacy FAQ, a very inspiring document.  Permanent link to this item in the archive.



      

Last update: Thursday, June 3, 2010; 4:01:35 PM



~About the Author~

A picture named dave.jpgDave Winer, 55, is a visiting scholar at NYU's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. He pioneered the development of weblogs, syndication (RSS), podcasting, outlining, and web content management software; former contributing editor at Wired Magazine, research fellow at Harvard Law School, entrepreneur, and investor in web media companies. A native New Yorker, he received a Master's in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin, a Bachelor's in Mathematics from Tulane University and currently lives in New York City.

"The protoblogger." - NY Times.

"The father of modern-day content distribution." - PC World.

One of BusinessWeek's 25 Most Influential People on the Web.

"Helped popularize blogging, podcasting and RSS." - Time.

"The father of blogging and RSS." - BBC.

"RSS was born in 1997 out of the confluence of Dave Winer's 'Really Simple Syndication' technology, used to push out blog updates, and Netscape's 'Rich Site Summary', which allowed users to create custom Netscape home pages with regularly updated data flows." - Tim O'Reilly.

Mail: Mailto icon scriptingnews1mail at gmail dot com.

September 2007
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
 
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
  
Aug   Oct


RSS feed for Scripting News

© Copyright 1997-2010 Dave Winer. Last build: 6/4/10; 7:35:48 AM. "It's even worse than it appears."


Previous / Next