At least now we know why Color really got that funding
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At least now we know why Color really got that funding
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Re: At least now we know why Color really got that funding
#2It's interesting that in a different article, I think it's Sequoia that said something along the lines of "something as revolutionary as this comes around once a decade. It's the next Google".
Seems like the goal of color is to aggregate vast amounts of real world data, like the Google of physical life.
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Re: At least now we know why Color really got that funding
#4It's interesting that in a different article, I think it's Sequoia that said something along the lines of "something as revolutionary as this comes around once a decade. It's the next Google". Seems like the goal of color is to aggregate vast amounts of real world data, like the Google of physical life.
They really said that? That's just utterly delusional in a Wired on push as the future stylee.
Anyways, to get at that real world data they crave, they're gonna need tons of users, and if they ever get even one tenth of a percent of what Google has I'd be shocked.
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#5Just what I've been saying...
And if the data mining stuff is good, they don't even need you to download their trojan horse. They can just license the tech to Facebook and leverage their installed base.
EDIT: Perhaps Twitter is the best fit as a licensee - huge installed base on smart phones, and apparently can't data mine their way out of a wet paper bag, if the #dickbar fiasco is any indication.
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#6One shouldn't forget about exif data on images.
Re: At least now we know why Color really got that funding
#7It's interesting that in a different article, I think it's Sequoia that said something along the lines of "something as revolutionary as this comes around once a decade. It's the next Google". Seems like the goal of color is to aggregate vast amounts of real world data, like the Google of physical life.
They really said that? That's just utterly delusional in a Wired on push as the future stylee. Anyways, to get at that real world data they crave, they're gonna need tons of users, and if they ever get even one tenth of a percent of what Google has I'd be shocked.
they're gonna need tons of users
Re: At least now we know why Color really got that funding
#8It's interesting that in a different article, I think it's Sequoia that said something along the lines of "something as revolutionary as this comes around once a decade. It's the next Google". Seems like the goal of color is to aggregate vast amounts of real world data, like the Google of physical life.
They really said that? That's just utterly delusional in a Wired on push as the future stylee. Anyways, to get at that real world data they crave, they're gonna need tons of users, and if they ever get even one tenth of a percent of what Google has I'd be shocked.
The hyperbole around Color sorta reminds me of another revolutionary product from a decade ago:
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#9Actually, I think it will be much worse than that. Think: location based advertising. In order to use color you have to allow GPS for the app and, optionally, push-notifications. A perfect combo for pushing ads when you're within X range, etc.
I sent a tweet to them yesterday, but got no response. https://twitter.com/#!/tenaciousJk/status/51033367050846208
edit: group response to the below
No geo-ad platform has this low barrier to entry with this high of an incentive. Simply snap a pic and it's recorded and you're "checked in" if you will. You're doing something you want to be doing: recording your event, people you're with, etc. With 4S and Gowalla you have to want to check-in. Checking in is the app - not recording your memory by way of a picture/video. Sharing pictures is the biggest social app on the web.
Re: At least now we know why Color really got that funding
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
They really said that? That's just utterly delusional in a Wired on push as the future stylee. Anyways, to get at that real world data they crave, they're gonna need tons of users, and if they ever get even one tenth of a percent of what Google has I'd be shocked.
The hyperbole around Color sorta reminds me of another revolutionary product from a decade ago: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2001/12/03/here-it-is.htm
(The segway, for those that don't feel like clicking through.)