Category Archives: tech

OS X is turning into Windows 98: my four top OS X pet peeves

Posted on May 6, 2013 by kfarr

I can’t believe the changes I’m seeing with OS X. I’ve never experienced such a graceful, simple and effective OS undergo horrible transformations right before my eyes to the point where I’ve even considered, gasp, converting back to Windows. Here are … Continue reading →

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The future of local transportation startups: Is Uber doomed to follow in Napster’s footsteps?

Posted on March 25, 2013 by kfarr

A few weeks ago fellow entrepreneur and friend John Wolpert sent me a link to his thought provoking blog post, Is Uber the Napster of Transportation? His article is definitely worth reading in its own right, but I wanted to … Continue reading →

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Why I resigned from Geary Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) board

Posted on January 29, 2013 by kfarr

I love Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). Implementing BRT is recognized by transportation professionals across the world as a proven set of techniques to significantly improve a bus line’s performance with little up-front investment in costly infrastructure such as rail. BRT … Continue reading →

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Video SEO Sitemap Standards and Documentation get a Refresh from Google and Partners

Posted on June 15, 2012 by kfarr

I don’t know about you, but nothing gets me more excited than video SEO! (Well, at least it’s a close second after racing cars, driving taxis, and public transportation, but none of those pay the bills at the moment.) By the … Continue reading →

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10 Tips for Building Effective Play Pages (aka Video Landing Pages) for Video SEO Optimization

Posted on June 10, 2012 by kfarr

If you are building a website with a large amount of video content (what I call a “video website” or “video site”), a core component is to create unique video landing pages, increasingly referred to as “Play Pages”, for each … Continue reading →

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The sky is not falling

Posted on August 20, 2011 by kfarr

I am writing to share some reactions to Claire Cain Miller’s piece in the New York Times, “Silicon Valley Booms but Worries About a New Bust.” I met Claire at the Founder Showcase event she mentions in her article and … Continue reading →

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Fetch OAuth Authenticated YouTube API Version 2.0 Requests with GData-Python-Client, Including Insight

Posted on October 26, 2010 by kfarr

We’ve been using Google’s GData-Python-Client library to connect our VidCaster client accounts to YouTube, which allows for neat operations like importing* and exporting of video. A key component of VidCaster is to provide simple aggregated video analytics to our users, … Continue reading →

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My First Hail Using Cabulous

Posted on October 27, 2009 by kfarr

I’ve been advising the team working on Cabulous, a new mobile location-enabled app that makes it easier for cabbies to advertise their locations — and for passengers to find them. I drove last Saturday and helped with an early beta … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on group ownership with unfunded startups

Posted on August 14, 2008 by kfarr

Good news! Steve and I finally released our website, VidSF.com, to the public. More good news! We had a great initial meeting with content producers. We recruited them via craigslist and we made absolutely clear that a) we are unfunded … Continue reading →

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Adobe hands On2 a fat wad of cash in the form of proprietary video codec support.

Posted on June 19, 2008 by kfarr

As a form of advanced procrastination, I did a great deal of research on Flash video codecs this morning. I was spurred by reaction to a presentation I made last night where a young lady quite bluntly said, “You can … Continue reading →

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