tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291762622009-02-21T05:41:57.779-08:00Talking about the Future NowAdministratornoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29176262.post-1161046518487380472006-10-16T17:49:00.000-07:002006-10-16T17:55:18.500-07:00

So we know Google bought YouTube for $1.65b, but how did this affect the size of their market cap? Well, for the first week, the deal certainly paid for itself. Let's look at it from the perspective of GOOG's market cap, as cited by GigaOM:Pre-purchase, on Friday, October 6, 2006, Google shares closed at $420.50 a share. With roughly 304.36 million shares outstanding, that meant the company had

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So we know that the search giants hold a wealth of information in their data servers. And many have consistently warned us of the threat that this may pose to each of us. We are, at once, both eagerly jumping into one new technology after another (email, Voice Over IP, online calendars, contact lists, etc), and also recognizing that as we do this, we slowly tear down the walls of privacy that

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So a friend just proposed the following question, after I encouraged him to take up a blog w/ podcast - and share his great thoughts and share his musical talents with the world."Hey, this appeared on my Google homepage this morning and since it was inline with my current stream of thoughts I read it. It seems to be anti blogging purely based on the need for attention or a creativity validation

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Heard about the latest "$100 million giveaway"? This is especially meaningful if we consider the value of user-feed content. While it seems irrational for a Venture Capitalist to explain the goal of his/her very best business idea - all of these individuals are offering up millions of dollar bounties along with their very best idea...In the hopes that someone out there on this very flat world

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This is my first ever test of Writely - I actually wrote this post and published it using this new online word processor Google's latest project that is likely to seriously hurt its competitors (MSFT Word et al). Seemed a little slow in loading a new page; otherwise, looks very clean - no major delay on the typing. Is this AJAX I'm using? Oh but wow, check out the ease of publishing websites.

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Have you ever even been slightly concerned about the privacy of your personal data on the internet? If so, this might be something you want to read about…The latest impetus for me to feel anxious about the privacy of all of our online usage was a horrific data leak from AOL last week. While it was essentially an oversight within AOL that they released over ½ million people’s search engine

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If you've watched the Multi Touch Input video demonstration, you'll notice how intuitively the zoom feature is. You pull your fingers farther apart to zoom out and push them towards each other to zoom in. Also intuitive is navigating a large map. You point where you want to go and pull that item closer to you. This technology could be a major breakthrough for video surveillance. Instead of

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Notice how the multi-touch screen registers perfectly all the points of contact.Also notice how each finger is recognized separately. Each finger has a different colored trail following it, meaning that the multi touch screen recognizes each finger as a specific finger.Imagine the possibilities for such a technology. Multi touch interaction could make the computer an excellent artistic palette

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Wow, a blow-your-mind new technology being shown off in this touch screen video. The possibilities seem endless for ways to implement this in every aspects of life. A computer screen controlled entirely by touch, capable of recognizing which finger is which and creating amazing visual effects including a 3D global map, creative art, and sound mixing.

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The home entertainment industry seems to be moving this way. DVDs, music, TV recording, internet, multimedia presentations... all in one box. In a couple of years these could be the standard for home entertainment. Post your thoughts, questions, personal experiences.

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Is this the future of electric energy providers? It seems to be the same service but ... low cost. What are your thoughts? Are there downsides? What is this all about?

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