Some simple ideas
Feb 18, 2006, 6:39p - Technology
Here are some simple, fairly obvious ideas for products/features that should exist but don't (to my knowledge):
* Voicemail to text (email/SMS): Calling in to hear voicemail is a slow, tedious, annoying procedure. Instead, there should be a simple service that converts voicemail to text and sends that text to your phone and makes it available on the web. ... more »
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omar
- Feb 19, 2006, 12:45a
nikhil.. you've hit on a lot of big things here. first, i know what you're talking about with the wiki pages. i think things still have a long way to go, but that whole editing bar, and rich text editing, man that has gone so far and beyond what we have had to use in the past. i really like seedwiki, as one example.
the other big problem with wikis, and i really don't know how to explain this to lay people, is the conflict issue. how are you going to generate a good ui for dealing with conflicts? and let me tell you, they happen, all the time! it's a huge challenge, i'd say almost bigger than the wysiwyg stuff, which i think is coming. it's a user interface issue that no one has yet got right.
another thing you hit on is streaming media to my ipod. actually, to be honest with you, i listen to podcasts more than my own music because of the music's staleness. actually, i was listening to music shows via podcast to get some variety too. it's a good intermediate step, but certainly there needs to be something more comprehensive.
Building a Dream Machine
Feb 7, 2006, 10:27a - Technology
Ever since I was in high school, I thought it would be awesome to have a device that let you resume your dreams. I remember the numerous times that my dreams were interrupted by my morning alarm clock, the repetitive ringing entering the dream as a telephone or a fire alarm before completely drowning out the dream and pushing my ... more »
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omar
- Feb 7, 2006, 7:40p
hey nikhil,
now i realize what you were talking about with me on the train -- it's not a time machine, it's a dream machine!
there are many dreams that i've wanted to escape (nightmares..) but certainly a few i've wanted to keep.
i posted something about our chat at http://orcaomar.blogspot.com/ ... more to come. i've added you back to my web clips, btw ;)
Brief Guide to Persuasion from Power of Persuasion
Feb 6, 2006, 9:04p - Book Notes
OK, so the Book Notes I posted yesterday were way too long, so long that I can't even keep track of all the things I should be doing differently after reading that book. So, here's the concise version for those who didn't get through the previous long-winded post.
PERSUASION STRATEGY
1) Use the contrast principle and anchoring
- e.g. TV ... more »
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Roy
- Feb 7, 2006, 7:20a
Interestingly, from this more concise version I realize that the main focus of the persuasion in the book is persuasion in sales. I hadn't realized that from your previous post. I wouldn't be as interested in learning about sales tactics, but I bet it would be useful in a) being a smarter consumer and b) applying those methods of persuasion to other aspects of life and business. So, I'm still going to add it to my reading list.
Book Notes: The Power of Persuasion by Robert Levine
Feb 5, 2006, 11:20a - Book Notes
The Power of Persuasion - Robert Levine
Dave got me this book for my birthday last year, and I finally got around to reading it several months ago. The Power of Persuasion is an excellent book that I highly recommend if you're interested in improving your persuasion skills and increasing your awareness of the techniques frequently used to persuade you ... more »
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Roy
- Feb 5, 2006, 9:04p
Sounds like an interesting book. I think I'll check it out.
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