Someone is going to change the model of how we interact with computers. Keyboards are good, mice are good, big plasma screens are really good, but what's next? Is there a faster or more efficient or more enjoyable way to interact with computers? Do computers have to be boxy? Do monitors have to be rectangular? Unless we have reached the pinnacle of "consumer input/output devices," startups will eventually write the a…
What will come after web apps and social sites?
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#22Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes, but a combination of search and location will beat just search any day.
Only when location it is relevant. I'd hazard that 95% of the time that I search, I don't care about location. Pretty much everyone will ship to where I am. Here's the thing: I believe that location-based apps are more about pushing local ads to users than they are about providing services. While that remains the case, they will be a nonstarter.
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#23Is that the sort of thing you meant?
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#24What are the next sites that will get their users laid.
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#25Someone is going to change the model of how we interact with computers. Keyboards are good, mice are good, big plasma screens are really good, but what's next? Is there a faster or more efficient or more enjoyable way to interact with computers? Do computers have to be boxy? Do monitors have to be rectangular? Unless we have reached the pinnacle of "consumer input/output devices," startups will eventually write the a…
Instead of a different monitor shape, your stereo, your television, your car, your phone, your home systems, etc will all just become computers with the same natural interfaces they always had.
Re: What will come after web apps and social sites?
#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes, but a combination of search and location will beat just search any day.
Only when location it is relevant. I'd hazard that 95% of the time that I search, I don't care about location. Pretty much everyone will ship to where I am. Here's the thing: I believe that location-based apps are more about pushing local ads to users than they are about providing services. While that remains the case, they will be a nonstarter.
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#27Someone is going to change the model of how we interact with computers. Keyboards are good, mice are good, big plasma screens are really good, but what's next? Is there a faster or more efficient or more enjoyable way to interact with computers? Do computers have to be boxy? Do monitors have to be rectangular? Unless we have reached the pinnacle of "consumer input/output devices," startups will eventually write the a…
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#28Someone is going to change the model of how we interact with computers. Keyboards are good, mice are good, big plasma screens are really good, but what's next? Is there a faster or more efficient or more enjoyable way to interact with computers? Do computers have to be boxy? Do monitors have to be rectangular? Unless we have reached the pinnacle of "consumer input/output devices," startups will eventually write the a…
Yes where are all the "Minority Report"-inspired Y Combinator startups? =)