The adult thing would be to act responsibly in the first place. Simplicity describes that spirit best: do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Or another sentiment is: would you do/show that to your grandmother (any beloved elder)?
So if it would in the slightest bother you, then don't bother doing it.
The MG criticism is over the top, as expected, since G+ is far more "public" out of the gate than previous networks it needs to be more proactive rather than reactive. As FB becomes more public they will begin to grapple with the same issues, it's only a matter of time...
Does anyone else find it interesting that they plan to restructure with the intention of keeping ~3000 brick & mortar stores? Then they will try to re-enter the ring and compete with the same digital, by-mail, on-demand, and kiosk players that squeezed them out in the first place.
I feel like they would need to do an impressive reinvention of space use or turn their real estate inventory into a revenue stream instead of the bloated cost that is ends up being.
Right now Google would have to offer at least 2 different handsets (GSM/CDMA) and would need to strike a deal with Verizon/Sprint
Curious if that becomes a non-issue once Verizon rolls out 4G next year? Sprint is the only provider not behind that platform (WiMax).
Verizon will flat out refuse your money if you want to use an unapproved, unlocked, phone
They've never had pressure from a 800 pound gorilla...could be interesting.
their design is a serious mistake that makes me question the vision behind the entire operation
IMHO, you're in the weeds about the vision of this device, the true disruptive potential doesn't have to do with out-designing Apple.
I also got to see a few of these throughout the weekend...there are ~15,000+ and they are unlocked. If Google goes to market (direct-to-consumer), priced above true cost & free from contract - instead of the absolute BS games that wireless providers have been stringing out - that is seriously disrupting the market.
To be honest, buttons are the last thing I would be worried about if Google turns the market on it's head. That said, they might, they might not, but the possibility has me curious until the actual release.
A large portion of revenues for social games/worlds (Zynga, Playdom, Second Life, IMVU, etc) are gotten from users so passionate about the game they pay directly for credits - that is as clean as it gets and a solid revenue stream even if you cut out the bottom-feeder lead gen offers...
Music professionals have also noticed how easy it is to sample their work in the iTunes Store, and argue that these samples count as public performances.
They should test out that theory in public: Offer a concert where they only play 30s cuts of all the songs...see how many people buy tickets.
I would be surprised if Arrington wants to continue with TechCrunch50...he seems to have no regard for entrepreneurs. Explains why he wasn't at the TC50 awards...
Case in point:
During this video (see link below) Arrington was extremely disrespectful and insulting during this interview with Garry Tan (posterous)... he interrupts Garry repeatedly and walks out at 24:01 w/o even acknowledging Garry is there.
Since reCaptcha tries to differentiate humans from computers/bots, I find it ironic that the same reCaptcha technology is being used to improve the accuracy of how computers scan text...
Quite a change for Google - they tend to avoid these types of tweaks unless it's been absolutely proven to improve the user experience.
I'm curious why Google updated web search and image search while leaving the rest (news, maps, videos, etc.) the same. Seems inconsistent on their part.
I hear where you're coming from, and in all likelihood you're probably right - but I couldn't resist ;)
However, upvotes and insightful commentary are actions (in aggregate) that would encourage quality articles to rise above a so-so article driven (mostly) by celebrity
Your throw is the product launch. The quality of your stone, the angle of your throw, etc will affect how the water reacts. And each skip is the point of reaching a new audience.
If your product is great, it will skip a lot further than other stones...
It doesn't bother you that they essentially charge you for POP3 access?
That's what put me over the edge from Y! to Gmail - I wanted to use an email application (Thunderbird, actually) to manage multiple email accounts. And now I'm mostly using IMAP for better accessibility