Brian Alvey

Brizzly was my favorite Twitter client before Twitter killed off all the Twitter clients. They invented the summaries that explain what’s trending and why. (Twitter added them way later.) I cannot wait to use the new Brizzly. I had no idea this was in the works!

I always loved this brand name. So cool to see Jason get it back.

Clipisode is the easiest way to make quick, great-looking video shows with your fans. Dozens of companies have tried this before — including Facebook — and all of them failed. We’ve unlocked some unfair advantages. People don’t need to download an app to reply. They don’t have to join a new social network. And it’s not live, so your fans can look up answers and do re-takes before replying. It’s...

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I am getting two spam calls per day on my iPhone these days. Just a few months ago it was one per week. It's like cell phone numbers are suddenly fair game. I had to start using Do Not Disturb because I have a NY number but live in SF now so the robocalls begin at 4:30am here. Installing this now. Thanks!

I remember working with people who loved Windows and hated that you had to click and keep clicking on Mac OS menus for them to stay visible. They thought Mac menus were broken. Just 2 days ago I clicked a modern Mac menu once and it stayed open and I thought about those old complaints. I couldn't remember what it was like when Mac menus didn't just stay visible with a single click. But here's...

I remember watching them debut on the @LAUNCH stage a few years ago. One of those products where you wonder why someone hadn't already built it before: create and manage ads in one place and run them everywhere that matters. Winners right out of the gate. Smart team too.

Correct @rrhoover, there is no browse feature yet. Too few active creators for that to make sense. The biggest difference is that creators don't have to set up a profile page. Supporters can just start paying them. Also, we're weekly, but monthly is a popular request. Plus you can "pay it forward" – forward a percentage of your incoming Recurrency every week to up to 5 other creators/causes. So...

Thanks @jason! Recurrency is 12 days old. We've got a few hundred members already and nearly 100 gifts in the system, including a bunch for some ex-@Gigaom talent: https://recurrency.us/members/katiefehren and https://recurrency.us/members/mathewi