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Safari ‘Top Sites’ Pollutes Google Analytics and Mixpanel
If you are the creator of a website or web application yourself, you might want to install the rack-preview gem for Ruby, or something similar. We discovered Safari Top Sites was polluting Splitwise’s Google Analytics and Mixpanel data. A couple of … Continue reading
Splitwise Pivots To A New Business Model
After two long years of trying to figure out how to make money, Splitwise has finally settled on a sustainable business model that will enhance the user experience of our website and keep ourselves profitable into the future. Charging money … Continue reading
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Keeping Your Place Warm On the Cheap
Here in New England the fall is upon us, which means for the next couple of months heating bills will be through the roof. It’s also the time of year where I ask myself why I left California in the first place. … Continue reading
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Tagged heat, saving money, Space heater, Splitwise
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An Interview With JumpOffCampus
Recently, Katie from JumpOffCampus conducted an experiment: what happens if you tape record me talking for 15 minutes, and post it almost word-for-word on the internet? Find out the results by reading the interview on the JumpOffCampus blog (except for the parts that … Continue reading
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Tagged apartments, college, housing, JumpOffCampus, Off-campus, university
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The Real Story About Transferring Money
Ron Lieber wrote an article with a moving headline in the NYTimes on Friday: “Why It’s So Hard To Transfer Cash To Your Friends.” I am passionate about this issue – Splitwise’s mission is to reduce the awkwardness of sharing … Continue reading
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Giving Helpful Feedback To Awesome Developers
How do you give useful feedback to a coworker who is solving a technical problem outside of your area of expertise? This issue surfaces in all kinds of highly skilled work, from design to engineering to finance to basic science. … Continue reading
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Homeowners: Have A Spare Bedroom?
There are many reasons that a family or individual would choose not rent out spare bedrooms in their house. A homeowner might have a desire for more privacy, a fear of having bad tenants, or a need to keep a … Continue reading
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A Round-up On Roommates
With the financial crisis still fresh on our minds and wallets, sharing costs and being thrifty has become increasingly important for many people around the world. Several US newspapers wrote stories this week about how having roommates is often part … Continue reading
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Being a landlord?
Think you have what it takes to be a landlord? Curbed SF dares you to deal with the other side of being a roommate – at least from the San Francisco perspective. So, You Want To be A Landlord?
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Living Alone Is Overrated
I think that many Americans share a similar mythology about roommates – it’s a challenge that happens in college, or in your 20s, on the quest of growing up. Part of this myth is the horrors that must be overcome … Continue reading
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