Y! should research how many of their features are currently used regularily by their users. IMHO, I do not think that cramming a web site with extra features does "advance the use of the Internet in daily lives and to continually improve the user experience".
It is good to see that Y! is interested in improving their services in many areas : "performance search, web search, vertical businesses and platform technologies", but they should concentrate on some specific business instead of trying to get a part of the market in as many different business markets as possible.
Call me oldfashioned, or offtopic, or whatnot, but I miss the days when you could talk to some store owner who has been specialized in one specific field and who could give you advice based on his experience. Don't get me wrong, I know that such people still exist, but they are getting rarer if you compare to all the Wal-Martish stores that are "diversifying" their line of products and services. The same is seen online...
"to monitor all cars' speed and location, all the time, everywhere."
Sure, I'd like the government to know where I go all the time... an monitor my speed limit... Although that there are some good points to implementing such a system...
This project reminds me of Blinkenlights... This was an awesome project where you could display a small picture/animation/play pong/other on a building using the windows and interior lights as pixels. http://blinkenlights.de/
In the first triology of Star Wars, it is quite obvious that good is at war with evil. Simple citizens of the galaxy are rebelling against the Empire. If one looks just below the surface of the plot, a message of rebellion against Mega-Corporations and capitalism can be found. The evil Empire of Capitalism must be destroyed by a bunch of good, independent freedom fighters. The bad guys always want to overthrow a regime and replace it with his own. But always, the new regime is evil as are the bad guys.
This message hasn't been incorporated in the new episodes.
In this real-life world, Lucas doesn't seem to promote this message anymore. Instead, he is building himself an Empire, an evil Empire guided by capitalism that is. The latest news about his corporation confirming this. Did he forget about his first Star Wars movies or did he simply turned over to the Dark side of capitalism? Is Lucas so weak of mind that he must conform to the rules of capitalism? Or is he just so uncomfortable with the chaos of simpleness and freedom?
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Y! should research how many of their features are currently used regularily by their users. IMHO, I do not think that cramming a web site with extra features does "advance the use of the Internet in daily lives and to continually improve the user experience".
It is good to see that Y! is interested in improving their services in many areas : "performance search, web search, vertical businesses and platform technologies", but they should concentrate on some specific business instead of trying to get a part of the market in as many different business markets as possible.
Call me oldfashioned, or offtopic, or whatnot, but I miss the days when you could talk to some store owner who has been specialized in one specific field and who could give you advice based on his experience. Don't get me wrong, I know that such people still exist, but they are getting rarer if you compare to all the Wal-Martish stores that are "diversifying" their line of products and services. The same is seen online...
Simple answer : post a link to their website on slashdot.
What, you mean SCO tried something like this??? Beats me!!
"to monitor all cars' speed and location, all the time, everywhere." Sure, I'd like the government to know where I go all the time... an monitor my speed limit... Although that there are some good points to implementing such a system...
This was discussed in NewScientist yesterday.
This project reminds me of Blinkenlights... This was an awesome project where you could display a small picture/animation/play pong/other on a building using the windows and interior lights as pixels. http://blinkenlights.de/
In the first triology of Star Wars, it is quite obvious that good is at war with evil. Simple citizens of the galaxy are rebelling against the Empire. If one looks just below the surface of the plot, a message of rebellion against Mega-Corporations and capitalism can be found. The evil Empire of Capitalism must be destroyed by a bunch of good, independent freedom fighters. The bad guys always want to overthrow a regime and replace it with his own. But always, the new regime is evil as are the bad guys. This message hasn't been incorporated in the new episodes. In this real-life world, Lucas doesn't seem to promote this message anymore. Instead, he is building himself an Empire, an evil Empire guided by capitalism that is. The latest news about his corporation confirming this. Did he forget about his first Star Wars movies or did he simply turned over to the Dark side of capitalism? Is Lucas so weak of mind that he must conform to the rules of capitalism? Or is he just so uncomfortable with the chaos of simpleness and freedom?