I can't believe they are selling them for so much money right off the bat. You would think the price would be a little more reasonable assuming there are multiple companies fighting over this realm.
I wonder when this will all stop...or better yet, what it is all leading up to? A different Internet for each country? A governing body consisting of members from various nations (yea right)? When is enough enough when it comes to freedom on the Internet? I mean, if they aren't even allowed to SEARCH, where will the next limitation be placed? It's only a matter of time before the masses revolt against such restrictions. But then again, (so to speak) - if they haven't seen the grass on the other side how do they know it is greener? Generations are growing up in these censored countries and don't even realize it is happening. Not only are they missing out on a lot of information on the internet, but their entire culture is being CHANGED based on what the government wants them to see and believe. Thoughts?
As we all know, searching is becoming a main focus not only on the Web, but also within businesses in general. It seems that there are several large companies (namely Google, Yahoo, etc, etc) that are going head to head to take over the market. However, as this article notes these powers are also becoming distracted not only with the fight amongst themselves to become the number one search engine in the world, but also with venturing into other areas of interest (i.e. Google going after the Microsoft software industry). This only leaves the doors open for up and coming smaller firms to offer something that the world has yet to see. While these search superpowers are struggling with each other, small operations are rising up everywhere with new and innovative ideas - the type of ideas that got Google where they are today. It is only a matter of time before the giant falls...before the next big thing comes to the search community. It shouldn't be long now if these power don't come up with something new and innovative.
You are right - without rent and food to pay for many teens today have a completely disposable income. However, many do not have bank accounts or credit cards, thus find it difficult to purchase online without the help of mom and dad. Sure, they may be clicking through the ads, but more times than not they are busy buying the newest clothes from Abercrombie at the local mall.
Fact of the matter is if you take all that money that is spent by teens (especially younger teens), most of it is spent in local markets and not through the internet.
The 4.8 billion number is definitely substantial, but what is this number in comparison to the total amount spent online by all walks of life?
I work for a metadata management company providing search capabilities for various information assets. You would be amazed at how long it takes for a simple implementation of our systems within larger corporations. We are talking of timeframes ranging anywhere from 3 months to 3 years. Many of these deals end up in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, and it is obvious to us that the reason it takes so long is because companies need to keep a very close eye on these types of things to avoid issues such as the ones seen in this article. Corporate corruption is a huge hindrance to business today.
However, from a business standpoint, has anyone considered how much money is lost by the company in just coming to a decision when it comes to choosing a vendor (or a product)? Sure, John over in the R&D department could be skimming a few thousand off of a large deal - which I agree is quite a disgusting business practice in general - but how many thousands are lost in time spent coming to an overall decision? How many meetings must we sit through to be involved in the never ending/looping discussion over semantics? How many proposals are shot down after months (or years) of researching, traveling, and testing out different solutions?
I would definiately have to agree with you on this one. Speed may not be the ONLY representation of coding abilities, but it is a good benchmark. A combination of several factors obviously should be considered when programming in an enterprise environment, but for competition-sake, what is wrong with judging based on speed?
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I can't believe they are selling them for so much money right off the bat. You would think the price would be a little more reasonable assuming there are multiple companies fighting over this realm.
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I wonder when this will all stop...or better yet, what it is all leading up to? A different Internet for each country? A governing body consisting of members from various nations (yea right)? When is enough enough when it comes to freedom on the Internet? I mean, if they aren't even allowed to SEARCH, where will the next limitation be placed? It's only a matter of time before the masses revolt against such restrictions. But then again, (so to speak) - if they haven't seen the grass on the other side how do they know it is greener? Generations are growing up in these censored countries and don't even realize it is happening. Not only are they missing out on a lot of information on the internet, but their entire culture is being CHANGED based on what the government wants them to see and believe. Thoughts?
As we all know, searching is becoming a main focus not only on the Web, but also within businesses in general. It seems that there are several large companies (namely Google, Yahoo, etc, etc) that are going head to head to take over the market. However, as this article notes these powers are also becoming distracted not only with the fight amongst themselves to become the number one search engine in the world, but also with venturing into other areas of interest (i.e. Google going after the Microsoft software industry). This only leaves the doors open for up and coming smaller firms to offer something that the world has yet to see. While these search superpowers are struggling with each other, small operations are rising up everywhere with new and innovative ideas - the type of ideas that got Google where they are today. It is only a matter of time before the giant falls...before the next big thing comes to the search community. It shouldn't be long now if these power don't come up with something new and innovative.
You are right - without rent and food to pay for many teens today have a completely disposable income. However, many do not have bank accounts or credit cards, thus find it difficult to purchase online without the help of mom and dad. Sure, they may be clicking through the ads, but more times than not they are busy buying the newest clothes from Abercrombie at the local mall. Fact of the matter is if you take all that money that is spent by teens (especially younger teens), most of it is spent in local markets and not through the internet. The 4.8 billion number is definitely substantial, but what is this number in comparison to the total amount spent online by all walks of life?
I work for a metadata management company providing search capabilities for various information assets. You would be amazed at how long it takes for a simple implementation of our systems within larger corporations. We are talking of timeframes ranging anywhere from 3 months to 3 years. Many of these deals end up in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, and it is obvious to us that the reason it takes so long is because companies need to keep a very close eye on these types of things to avoid issues such as the ones seen in this article. Corporate corruption is a huge hindrance to business today. However, from a business standpoint, has anyone considered how much money is lost by the company in just coming to a decision when it comes to choosing a vendor (or a product)? Sure, John over in the R&D department could be skimming a few thousand off of a large deal - which I agree is quite a disgusting business practice in general - but how many thousands are lost in time spent coming to an overall decision? How many meetings must we sit through to be involved in the never ending/looping discussion over semantics? How many proposals are shot down after months (or years) of researching, traveling, and testing out different solutions?
I would definiately have to agree with you on this one. Speed may not be the ONLY representation of coding abilities, but it is a good benchmark. A combination of several factors obviously should be considered when programming in an enterprise environment, but for competition-sake, what is wrong with judging based on speed?