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Priceonomics:
Airbnb vs Hotels: A Price Comparison   —  Price of Airbnb vs Hotel by US City  —  Mouseover to get price comparison detail  —  Size of bubble corresponds to number of Airbnb listings (logarithmic scale)  —  At Priceonomics, we like to get more for our money.
Jun 18, 2013, 5:40 AMIn context
Nitasha Tiku / Valleywag:
TechStars NY Fires Their Managing Director Right Before Demo Day   —  It sounds like the accelerator bubble is constricting right on schedule.  According to an email obtained by Valleywag, Eugene Chung, who was hired to replace David Tisch as managing director of TechStars New York in January, has been fired.
Jun 12, 2013, 12:25 PMIn context
Jessica Dolcourt / CNET:
Leaked Nokia EOS images fuel the rumor fire   —  Images surfaced today of what could be Nokia's next camera-driven flagship phone.  —  Not one, but two sources bubbled up photos on Wednesday of a Nokia Windows phone that could be the handset-maker's next flagship, after its freshly-announced Lumia 925.
Jun 5, 2013, 9:30 PMIn context
Sam Biddle / Valleywag:
Sorry to Disrupt: Valleywag Is Back   —  You're doing it again.  It's only been a few years since we last met here, but you, Valley venture capitalist and Alley opportunist, are worse than ever.  There will come a day when all the coddling and cheerleading you've become accustomed to curdles …
Apr 22, 2013, 12:00 PMIn context
Semil Shah / TechCrunch:
Iterations: How Five Real Economists Think About Bitcoin's Future   —  There isn't just a bubble in the Bitcoin economy, there's a bubble in the number of posts about Bitcoin.  I'll pile on, even after this week's mini-crash, but with a twist.  A few weeks ago, I wrote some brief notes …
Apr 14, 2013, 7:15 PMIn context
Cyrus Farivar / Ars Technica:
“Taming the bubble”: investors bet on Bitcoin via derivatives markets   —  Professor: “I really have no way of figuring out what a bitcoin is worth.”  —  Bitcoin's biggest asset is also its biggest liability—no government or regulator controls what people are willing to pay for a little piece of nearly-anonymous computer code.
Apr 12, 2013, 9:55 AMIn context
Emma Rowley / Telegraph:
Bitcoin passes $200 mark for the first time   —  Bitcoin, the controversial electronic currency, has passed the $200-mark for the first time, setting new records despite talk of a bubble.  —  The virtual currency, which allows users to circumvent the banks, last week burst into the mainstream …
Apr 9, 2013, 2:45 PMIn context
Felix Salmon / Medium:
The Bitcoin Bubble and the Future of Currency   —  A few days ago, the value of all the bitcoins in the world blew past $1 billion for the first time ever.  That's an impressive achievement, for a purely virtual currency backed by no central bank or other authority.
Apr 3, 2013, 11:00 AMIn context
Matthew Boesler / Business Insider:
ANALYST: All Of My Clients Think There's A Bitcoin Bubble, But A ‘Perfect Storm’ Is Causing Prices To Surge   —  It's probably fair to say that the big rise in Bitcoin this year has caught many by surprise.  —  Today, the value of one Bitcoin hit $100.  In early March, they were trading below $35.
Apr 2, 2013, 1:55 AMIn context
Evelyn M. Rusli / Wall Street Journal:
The Messaging Apps That Are Eating Apple, Facebook   —  On a recent Saturday, Johan Dijkland, a 23-year-old student in Emmen, Netherlands, opened a free messaging app called Line on his iPhone.  Then he tapped on a virtual sticker of a sleepy panda with a “good night” speech bubble and pressed send to a friend.
Mar 27, 2013, 11:05 PMIn context

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