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Destructuring.net belongs to Jonathan Vanasco. I'm a technology and advertising professional who tends to work around exciting topics like media, music, art and startups.
Some of the things I've done include: inventing one of the earliest technologies for decentralized social networking, and social media indexing for behavioral analytics / media buying; online strategy for a few labels the music industry, working on countless branding + advertising initiatives for large companies.
At the 2011 Digital Media Summit hosted by Harvard Business School and the Committee for Concerned Journalists, I shut down [insert name here]'s line of reasoning over analog dollars vs digital pennies as the only person in the room who noted the obvious -- Apple was winning with iTunes because they made it much easier to legally buy media than to steal it.
I am actively consult to media companies, and am involved with a handful of startups in the NYC area.
I most recently ran Technology and Product at IAC's Daily Beast, and worked on the merger with Newsweek.
I manage the IP Portfolio and R&D activity of FindMeOn.
One of my companies sells limited editions of contemporary fine art online @ ArtWeLove.com.
Random thoughts are on this blog. Links to my various web-presences are below.
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Recent Posts
- Chocolate Chip Cookies Perfected
- What a Product Manager Is and Isn’t, and Why You Should Probably Stop Trying to Hire One.
- Dreamhost UX Creates Security Flaw
- IMPORTANT – There’s a bug with Google that may affect the EFF/BoingBoing instructions to remove your web history
- Want to win? Make it easier, not harder.
- Facebook Product Quirks, Part 1
Series
- Startup Lessons (3)
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Is there any good Blog software out there? WordPress is a JOKE – no PG and the source is scary. MovableType has an awful interface. EE=Beta.
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So much for change, Lieberman is still around. Dear Pres Obama: You can’t clean up Washington if you’re not going to take out the trash.
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I fear I may be listening to Fugazi on repeat for the next three months thanks to Gerry and @mihow.
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If Lieberman doesn’t get his ass kicked to the curb tomorrow, I’ll seriously question if Change can really ever happen.
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I support the sanctity of marriage — that’s why I am for equal marriage rights for all loving couples.
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GT’s Kombucha is on sale at Whole Food’s this month – 2/$5
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stuffed after a giant meal at Angelica Kitchem. Vegan yummness.
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I bought 2 more bottles of Odeur 53 by Comme Des Garcons. I f***ing hate that they discontinued my scent. At least I have a stockpile now.
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What is the best service / network to host & distribute videos on? Quality is key – working with a premium publisher. Branding is OK.