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The futures of Facebook and Google are embedded in these two images

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Re: The futures of Facebook and Google are embedded in these two images

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Post by DanBC »

mrkmcknz wrote: post #6

I agree. I made the argument only this weekend with a family member that technology companies come and go and tend to be cyclic. However, Google is here to stay. They might be search/advertising at the minute but those guys are really taking crazy problems head on and I wouldn't be at all surprised if Google had a breakthrough product in 5years with Cars. We can all criticize Google+, but Google is one of those compa…

> Google is here to stay.

I agree. But then, I thought IBM was here to stay in PC manufacture. ("Nobody got fired for buying IBM"; and the thinkpads are god tier machines.) I guess people thought WANG were going to stay, 30,000 employees and approx $6billion (adjusted to today value) revenue.

Re: The futures of Facebook and Google are embedded in these two images

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Post by dfxm12 »

gouranga wrote: post #10

That google glass picture scares the fuck out of me. It instantly devalues humanity and values voyeurism and narcissism over family. If this becomes the norm, I'm going all Luddite. I think it will also become: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ma8NbpCvSwo

Can you elaborate how a picture taken with a camera you wear like glasses "devalues humanity and values voyeurism and narcissism over family" compared to a picture taken with a more (I guess) traditional camera?

Re: The futures of Facebook and Google are embedded in these two images

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Post by gcb »

SkyMarshal wrote: post #9

For anyone who didn't rtfa, here's a cool link of Sebastian Thrun demonstrating Project Glass on Charlie Rose: http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12321

i did read the article, clicked to the interview link, saw only a picture and left.

now i saw your comment, clicked the link and was about to dismiss the page a second time thinking all it had was a silly image when i finally decided to click it.

so much for usability. how difficult it is to add a "play" triangle to video?

Re: The futures of Facebook and Google are embedded in these two images

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Post by ihuman »

gouranga wrote: post #10

That google glass picture scares the fuck out of me. It instantly devalues humanity and values voyeurism and narcissism over family. If this becomes the norm, I'm going all Luddite. I think it will also become: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ma8NbpCvSwo

How does Google Glass have anything to do taking picture of yourself, or the pain of others (or am I looking at the wrong definition)?

Re: The futures of Facebook and Google are embedded in these two images

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Post by gouranga »

dfxm12 wrote: post #13
gouranga wrote: post #10

That google glass picture scares the fuck out of me. It instantly devalues humanity and values voyeurism and narcissism over family. If this becomes the norm, I'm going all Luddite. I think it will also become: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ma8NbpCvSwo

Can you elaborate how a picture taken with a camera you wear like glasses "devalues humanity and values voyeurism and narcissism over family" compared to a picture taken with a more (I guess) traditional camera?

Simply intent.

The intent shipped with google glass is social by default. share. Identify. Record. There is no other reason to use it.

The intent with a camera is to take a photo then decide the intent.

The former is a dangerous paradigm shift.

Re: The futures of Facebook and Google are embedded in these two images

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Post by antidaily »

gcb wrote: post #12

Glass will be google's newton pad. a new world promise, but in reality totally uncool and only used by a few san francisco hippies-yuppies. And then forgotten. With a chance of a decade later becoming a game changer.

Agreed. Meanwhile, they've ruined Picasa with G+.

Re: The futures of Facebook and Google are embedded in these two images

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Post by stesch »

gcb wrote: post #12

Glass will be google's newton pad. a new world promise, but in reality totally uncool and only used by a few san francisco hippies-yuppies. And then forgotten. With a chance of a decade later becoming a game changer.

Yes, Apple will bring out a cool version in 2020.
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