Report, edit, etc...Posted by Kame on 2005-06-20 at 15:03:00
Look at this flash file: Epic 2015
and discuss how medii is slowly becoming internet-centric.
It predicts a few events the media will take part in. Any comments?
and discuss how medii is slowly becoming internet-centric.
It predicts a few events the media will take part in. Any comments?
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Snake)Ling on 2005-06-20 at 15:21:09
If Google and Amazon merge, they probably wouldn't make such huge innovations. Maybe one major innovation in the first year or so, but after that, no. Googlezon would be way to large to make such major innovations. They'd be like Microsoft: Powerful and big, but slow.
Also, I don't think Google would be able to create EPIC and strangle the news services. It said normal people contributed stories to EPIC. I don't think so, because if all the news was supplied by average schmoes, half of them would create sensational, but untrure stories.
Also, I don't think Google would be able to create EPIC and strangle the news services. It said normal people contributed stories to EPIC. I don't think so, because if all the news was supplied by average schmoes, half of them would create sensational, but untrure stories.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Kame on 2005-06-20 at 15:27:47
Have you read some of the AP stuff that comes out? Pure crap. I have better writing style than them.
I do not think they have the power to wipe out traditional methods of information, like magazines or newspapers, but as for the tv media, I wouldn't put it past them; the point of tv medii was to make it up to speed with the world, but now that the internet is also using the same technology (dsl and faster connections) it can get the info and put it out just as fast. The thing working against them is that there are all these independent sites by people who think they know stuff, but with something like Epic as a force to unite them, they could gain quite a bit of power.
I do not think they have the power to wipe out traditional methods of information, like magazines or newspapers, but as for the tv media, I wouldn't put it past them; the point of tv medii was to make it up to speed with the world, but now that the internet is also using the same technology (dsl and faster connections) it can get the info and put it out just as fast. The thing working against them is that there are all these independent sites by people who think they know stuff, but with something like Epic as a force to unite them, they could gain quite a bit of power.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by PCFredZ on 2005-06-20 at 17:31:52
People of the past have tried to predict the future and failed miserably.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Snake)Ling on 2005-06-20 at 17:57:40
Yeah, PCFredz right. The flash is probably wrong.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Kame on 2005-06-20 at 18:31:36
People have also said that there was a market for maybe one or two computers, and look where we are now.
Wasn't that like the first Apple CEO?
Wasn't that like the first Apple CEO?
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Wilhelm on 2005-06-20 at 19:21:39
That was thoroughly interesting, and reminds me heavily of Ghost In The Shell. Although particularly well made, it's a tad too empty of visual information. Still, the idea is a bit unsound, and if Google and Amazon merged, don't you think they're be a new name, or atleast a better new banner? But... if it does happen.. we're all 
ed. Google is almighty.
ed. Google is almighty.Report, edit, etc...Posted by MapUnprotector on 2005-06-20 at 19:25:19
This is pretty old, I've seen it before. I think it was interesting but probably won't ever happen. I don't think print will die out anytime soon unless severely run out of trees. I think the Google OS was interesting though, and if any of it did happen then Microsoft trying to compete with it is probably plausible.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Ultimo on 2005-06-20 at 22:07:03
Yes, the creators of Apple in the early 1970's and late 1980's believed there was potential in personal computer market, but supergiants such as IBM weren't concerned with it, and completely ignored it. Apple didn't however, and they took advantage of it.
I doubt most of that would happen, I didn't think Google was that big that they would make such "startling" innovations to defeat Microsoft.
I doubt most of that would happen, I didn't think Google was that big that they would make such "startling" innovations to defeat Microsoft.