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Re: Build What Had Previously Not Been Possible

#11

Post by user24 »

jasonlbaptiste wrote: post #4
jodrellblank wrote: post #2

I like the headline idea, but still wonder when you say: : If 9/11 happened in 2010, how much different would it have been? It took forever to know what was going on as the channels of TV and Radio weren’t fast enough. The web wasn’t ubiquitous and the ability to publish as fast as today was not there I was watching it on TV and hanging around on the Ars Technica forum, but I can't really imagine my life would have b…

Well a few things: * The tragedy would have been the same. By no means (and i don't think you are implying that I am either) saying tech today would have prevented it. * The zero delay of information flow would have made things a lot less hectic for everyone. At the time the towers fell there was a massive panic of finding where everyone was and if they were okay. I could imagine a popular hashtag emerging such as: #…

The web was still pretty grown up in 2001 - admittedly no facebook or twitter; the idea of immediate spread of information through non-traditional routes was not widespread.

I checked cnn and bbc news for information (both of which went down several times that day I might add)

But I really doubt twitter would stay up if a 9/11-scale event happened today. Even facebook I'm not sure about. If the CNN site couldn't handle the traffic I can only imagine what that spike looked like.

"It wasn't possible to broadcast to all of your friends in a matter of seconds if you were okay in 2001."

well, there was - cell phones and SMS. Those networks went down too (source: http://www.continuitycentral.com/feature0153.htm )

Re: Build What Had Previously Not Been Possible

#12

Post by jasonlbaptiste »

user24 wrote: post #11
jasonlbaptiste wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well a few things: * The tragedy would have been the same. By no means (and i don't think you are implying that I am either) saying tech today would have prevented it. * The zero delay of information flow would have made things a lot less hectic for everyone. At the time the towers fell there was a massive panic of finding where everyone was and if they were okay. I could imagine a popular hashtag emerging such as: #…

The web was still pretty grown up in 2001 - admittedly no facebook or twitter; the idea of immediate spread of information through non-traditional routes was not widespread. I checked cnn and bbc news for information (both of which went down several times that day I might add) But I really doubt twitter would stay up if a 9/11-scale event happened today. Even facebook I'm not sure about. If the CNN site couldn't hand…

SMS was certainly there, but nowhere near the usage that it has today.

Re: Build What Had Previously Not Been Possible

#14

Post by jasonlbaptiste »

oozcitak wrote: post #13

Also worth considering: Build what is possible today in US but not in Europe/Asia. i.e. Watch what your fellow US entrepreneurs are working on and adopt it to your local.

Very true and very lucrative. Only pitfall is making sure you can translate across cultural norms. CyWorld tried the opposite Korea => US and failed.

Re: Build What Had Previously Not Been Possible

#15

Post by patio11 »

oozcitak wrote: post #13

Also worth considering: Build what is possible today in US but not in Europe/Asia. i.e. Watch what your fellow US entrepreneurs are working on and adopt it to your local.

There are any number of opportunities to bring e.g. Japan into the 21st century. By the by, this is true for lots of folks demographically dissimilar to this forum in the US. JavaScript is cutting edge in my market, no joke.

Re: Build What Had Previously Not Been Possible

#16

Post by listic »

oozcitak wrote: post #13

Also worth considering: Build what is possible today in US but not in Europe/Asia. i.e. Watch what your fellow US entrepreneurs are working on and adopt it to your local.

Can you elaborate please?

Do you advise this from the perspective of being (1) in US or (2) in Europe/Asia? It doesn't make sense either way, and people from other places might feel excluded anyway.

Re: Build What Had Previously Not Been Possible

#17

Post by adw »

This is why the media and information markets are so compelling. Find an existing entrenched player, identify the disruptive technology they used to enter the market (often it's something like motorcycle couriers), identify the technology which disrupts that advantage...

Re: Build What Had Previously Not Been Possible

#18

Post by sanderjd »

user24 wrote: post #11
jasonlbaptiste wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well a few things: * The tragedy would have been the same. By no means (and i don't think you are implying that I am either) saying tech today would have prevented it. * The zero delay of information flow would have made things a lot less hectic for everyone. At the time the towers fell there was a massive panic of finding where everyone was and if they were okay. I could imagine a popular hashtag emerging such as: #…

The web was still pretty grown up in 2001 - admittedly no facebook or twitter; the idea of immediate spread of information through non-traditional routes was not widespread. I checked cnn and bbc news for information (both of which went down several times that day I might add) But I really doubt twitter would stay up if a 9/11-scale event happened today. Even facebook I'm not sure about. If the CNN site couldn't hand…

SMS and phone calls don't broadcast, that is the key difference.

Re: Build What Had Previously Not Been Possible

#20

Post by jasonlbaptiste »

fookyong wrote: post #19

Off topic, but I absolutely cannot stand the way that this site renders and behaves on an iPad. What's wrong with it? It wobbles all over the place and the text looks non-native and jagged. Sort it out, Baptiste!

yikes, not good. it's being done through PadPressed.com , app we released last week. Just put out a new version and it's using a new cached plugin. Can you please email me a screenshot: j@jasonlbaptiste.com Thanks!
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