readmill + startups @ hyper island 2011
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Case study of Readmill + some startup stuff in the end. For the Hyper Island IAD class of 2011TRANSCRIPT
Hello, I’m
Henrikfrom
Readmill
What am I doing here?
This talk has two parts
Disqus for ebooks
Last.fm for ebooks
Songkick for ebooks
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“Marginalia are scribbles, comments, and illuminations in the margins of a book.” “The book is extremely complex. It’s a high gravity and low frequency social object.”
— Jyri Engeström
high gravity“The book is extremely complex. It’s a high gravity and low frequency social object.”
“If you go home with
somebody and they don’t have
books, don’t f*** them.”
- John Waters
“The book is extremely complex. It’s a high gravity and low frequency social object.”
low frequency
“Average american reads six
books per year”
Notes, highlights, comments & data
From anywhere to everywhere
Social
1. Reading experience
2. Sharing/Discovery
http://readmill.com/
henrik/
reads/
ghost-in-the-wires
Why startups are awesome!
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✓We are looking for interns!
Thank you!