You get more page hits (more ads) and more subscription fees by _not_ doing a good job of hooking people up. I would have to respecfully dissent with that idea.
You're assuming that users will continue to come back to a service that doesn't do a good job of hooking people up. Though some certainly may, others may not, and a poor system will not garner more New users.
Would you keep going to a mechanic that fixes the problem completely or only fixes it temporarily, requiring you to come back in 1 month and fix it again? By your logic, that's what the mechanic shoudl do to gain more revenue. Now imagine you have 2 dating services; 1 has high success rates, the other not so much. Which will you go to?
If this guy develops his system, and it increases success, people will flock to his system and increase his ca$h flow.
I'm surprised they didn't mention the transition of CPUs into some sort of biological form factor. Speeds at which cells communicate and transfer data can be introduced into a controlled process. The benefts are speed and infinite increase in energy efficiency...
The best predictions are made by an aggregate of opinions. You need look no further than "Who wants to be a Millionaire". When they poll the audience, the audience has a very high success rate (over 90%, though I forget the precise figure). The reason for this is that people that don't know for the answer account for random choices, which allows for those that do know the answer to make the correct answer rise to the top.
There's a fascinating book that addresses all these points called "More Than You Know" by Michael J. Mauboussin. I have recently been at one of his lectures at an investment conference (and got an autographed copy of his book). He gave a poignant example about prediction quality of a group vs the individual:
He put jelly beans in a jar and made his students guess the amount of beans the jar contained. He offered a small monetery reward as incenctive, to better ensure educated guesses. With the exception of 2 students, the class average came close to guessing the amount of beans in the jar than any one individual. His book offers interesting examinations of psychology and group behavior applied to financial markets.
The Wii-mote is actually a sensor that is used as a remote. It doesn't just send a signal, but rather it 'sees' the location of the 'motion detection' bar. In the traditional usage, it has only 1 point that it detects - the bar. But if you have 'many of these bars' the Wiimote is used as a detector of multi-inputs.
If someone would just land here and shoot off a few rounds with a 'ray gun', maybe we could all get along, but we need enemies. We must, since the dawn of time we have always had them. The Tripod Trilogy by John Christopher
Man, I hear you. I read this book once, called "The Holy Bible" and I never found out ANYTHING about a bible
You're right. How foolish of me to read the title "Librarian's Worst Nightmare" and then actually expect that nightmare to be explained. Go read a book on the Darwin Awards... next to mod points it's the only other 'award' you'd qualify for.
What is the purpose of your diatribe? It's free for the user. If I need information, I can gather it for free: Whether or not there's ads on the page does not limit the amount of data I can gather, nor does it decrease the amount of money in my wallet.
The headline, blurb and link create a perfect storm of incomprehensibility -- that I had to go to Wikipedia to figure out what the hell this is about isn't an auspicious beginning, and I still have no idea what "Google'a" is. a=s... Google's.
I doubt that anyone hits "I'm feeling lucky" when they search for medical solutions. If you actually seek medical advice via google, more often than not you'll get top hits from WebMD.com, which can be argued is useful.
If you don't trust your mechanic, there's little reason to trust your MD. Both may know what they're doing, but they may not necessarily have your best interests in mind. The more educated you are, the better... googling for information is not a bad thing. Not being able to distinguish fact from fud, however, is a different story.
"The hours scale better with higher subscriptions."
They do? I was under the impression they have a flat rate of $1 = 1 hour of streaming. Am I mistaken? Oops - you're correct. It scales linearly: $1 subscription = 1 hr of viewage
Not sure. But the streaming is based on your subscription. I have teh $16.99/month one and I get 17 horus of streaming per month. The hours scale better with higher subscriptions. The only problem is that they have a much bigger catalog than their streaming service. Having said that, they have tons of new TV shows that can be streamed - which is how I spend most of my streaming hours. They also have a lot of movies that you never wanted to spend a movie ticket on, but wouldn't mind watching.
That's not the only thing. One major factor attributed to eating away at Netflix a Blockbuster's profits are the Kiosks you can find at McDonalds. However, long term outlook is in streaming media. Blockbuster is trying to leap ahead and go mobile with their streaming. Netflix already has a service, which (from personal experience) is really good, if you don't mind watching movies on your Computer...
"A wise and frugal government which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government." - Thomas Jefferson
"The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish it to be always kept alive. It will often be exercised when wrong, better so than not to be exercised at all. I like a little rebellion now and then. It is 1ike a storm in the atmosphere.
" - Thomas Jefferson
Flexible fiber optics would do wonders for apartment buildings and its residents. With cable going digital in 2009, this would be very important. BTW - check out the back of your plates - it may be made by Corning as well (mine is).
"they refused to help me acquire a new phone when I lost mine"... unlike every other business which is happy to replace your lost items. I can't tell you how many times Dell has cheerfully replaced my lost laptops and Sears gave me a new pair of Dockers after I spilled paint on mine. Not.
As for Verizon Wireless, you can buy any cdma phone and connect it to your account for free via their website. I've done it. They say up front that if you want a deal on a phone, you get it with a new activation or contract extension. You, sir, need a lesson in economics. They don't have to replace my phone, that's correct. But the result of them not doing so was me no longer being their customer! (This is the heart of capitalism - they don't have to give me shit and/or sell it to me for cheap, and conversely - I don't have to buy shit they try to sell me at a cost of an arm and a leg). It was economically beneficial for me to drop their service for $170 cancellation fee, and then get a blackberry pearl for $120 (w/ 1 yr contract), not to mention I got 200 more minutes for the same monthly rate. So $290 for a better phone, more minutes, 1 year contract...or $250 for the same crap phone, which I would then get rid of in 8 months once my contract ran out and I would be able to get a new phone w/ new contract for discount and/or free.
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You're assuming that users will continue to come back to a service that doesn't do a good job of hooking people up. Though some certainly may, others may not, and a poor system will not garner more New users.
Would you keep going to a mechanic that fixes the problem completely or only fixes it temporarily, requiring you to come back in 1 month and fix it again? By your logic, that's what the mechanic shoudl do to gain more revenue. Now imagine you have 2 dating services; 1 has high success rates, the other not so much. Which will you go to?
If this guy develops his system, and it increases success, people will flock to his system and increase his ca$h flow.
Which begs the question; What kind of methods are used to determine the 'standards' for an inclosure?
I'm surprised they didn't mention the transition of CPUs into some sort of biological form factor. Speeds at which cells communicate and transfer data can be introduced into a controlled process. The benefts are speed and infinite increase in energy efficiency...
With Sony BMG deal, Amazon will offer unlocked MP3s from all major labels. RIAA days are numbered...
RIAA days are numbered.
There's a fascinating book that addresses all these points called "More Than You Know" by Michael J. Mauboussin. I have recently been at one of his lectures at an investment conference (and got an autographed copy of his book). He gave a poignant example about prediction quality of a group vs the individual:
He put jelly beans in a jar and made his students guess the amount of beans the jar contained. He offered a small monetery reward as incenctive, to better ensure educated guesses. With the exception of 2 students, the class average came close to guessing the amount of beans in the jar than any one individual. His book offers interesting examinations of psychology and group behavior applied to financial markets.
This has been pretty obvious for a while now...
Not the scooter...What do you think about Openwave? From this year's performance, they're following in SCO's footsteps...
Now that you mention it, this news rings bell.
The Wii-mote is actually a sensor that is used as a remote. It doesn't just send a signal, but rather it 'sees' the location of the 'motion detection' bar. In the traditional usage, it has only 1 point that it detects - the bar. But if you have 'many of these bars' the Wiimote is used as a detector of multi-inputs.
You're right. How foolish of me to read the title "Librarian's Worst Nightmare" and then actually expect that nightmare to be explained. Go read a book on the Darwin Awards... next to mod points it's the only other 'award' you'd qualify for.
What is the purpose of your diatribe? It's free for the user. If I need information, I can gather it for free: Whether or not there's ads on the page does not limit the amount of data I can gather, nor does it decrease the amount of money in my wallet.
I would argue that a Librarian's worst nightmare is a book worm.
If I never saw the movie, which 'cut' should I watch?
If you don't trust your mechanic, there's little reason to trust your MD. Both may know what they're doing, but they may not necessarily have your best interests in mind. The more educated you are, the better... googling for information is not a bad thing. Not being able to distinguish fact from fud, however, is a different story.
Not sure. But the streaming is based on your subscription. I have teh $16.99/month one and I get 17 horus of streaming per month. The hours scale better with higher subscriptions. The only problem is that they have a much bigger catalog than their streaming service. Having said that, they have tons of new TV shows that can be streamed - which is how I spend most of my streaming hours. They also have a lot of movies that you never wanted to spend a movie ticket on, but wouldn't mind watching.
That's not the only thing. One major factor attributed to eating away at Netflix a Blockbuster's profits are the Kiosks you can find at McDonalds. However, long term outlook is in streaming media. Blockbuster is trying to leap ahead and go mobile with their streaming. Netflix already has a service, which (from personal experience) is really good, if you don't mind watching movies on your Computer...
Qimonda already released GDDR5 Article from November 2: http://www.pclaunches.com/other_stuff/qimonda_gddr5_memory_now_available.php
Flexible fiber optics would do wonders for apartment buildings and its residents. With cable going digital in 2009, this would be very important. BTW - check out the back of your plates - it may be made by Corning as well (mine is).