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The Random Lift

November 11, 2006 · Filed Under Sci and Tech · Comment 

The Random Lift Button Project

The Random Lift - brain child of Chris Speed’s, a British artist who investigates the relation between space, time and architecture through conceptual approaches. What he did was to introduce a ‘R’ button and by press that magical button, people are taken to a random floor.

The Random Lift Button project was conceived as an opportunity to exemplify further the role of space at the mercy of time. Certainly in large commercial buildings lifts are implemented to squash space and enable people to move more quickly from one work activity to the next. Lifts become a temporal slippage in the experience of a building as a whole, we skip space and avoid people, places and the opportunity to see the ‘whole’.

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(Video) Message from YouTube’s Founders

October 11, 2006 · Filed Under Sci and Tech · Comment 

I bet both YouTube co-founders Chad and Steve are laughing all their way to the bank. With the recent acquisition of their company by Google, they have solve most of their problem concerning copyright and especially bandwidth issue. If YouTube popularity continue to soar, I guess they’ll join the rank of billionaires within a year or two. Watch the video below.

The price makes YouTube Inc., a still-unprofitable startup, by far the most expensive purchase made by Google during its eight-year history. Last year, Google spent $130.5 million buying a total of 15 small companies.

Google Buys YouTube

October 9, 2006 · Filed Under Sci and Tech · 2 Comments 

Google Buys YouTubeIts official now that Google has accquire YouTube. Now I wonder what has Google install for their own Google Video? YouTube is a success because there is so many illegal videos, unlike those from MSN, Yahoo and Google Video, YouTube has a library of pirated video clips and a soon to be launch lawsuits. YouTube needs to sort things out and remove those illegal videos before they turn into the Napster of yesteryears.

Guess what would be the name? But then there won’t be changes right? since Google said they wanted to preserve their overall structure and brand as independent as possible. Then again, this might change within a year or two and below are some examples:

Google YouTube
Google Tube
Google Videos
Googe Tube
or any other ?

Google announced today that it has agreed to acquire YouTube, the consumer media company for people to watch and share original videos through a Web experience, for $1.65 billion in a stock-for-stock transaction. Following the acquisition, YouTube will operate independently to preserve its successful brand and passionate community.

Google Buying YouTube?

October 7, 2006 · Filed Under Sci and Tech · 2 Comments 

Google Buying YouTubeA source tells the Journal that Google is talking to YouTube about buying the video company for $1.6 billion. If they do buy YouTube for its technical reasons then it would be an ideal deal, but if Google were to purchase its content and especially its community, then its a total failure. Friendster is a good example, if you have a bad service; the community will move on to a better one. If Google were to puchase YouTube, they have to maintain what YouTube has to offer to the community and on top of that enhance it with Google’s services.

If Google did buy YouTube, what would happen to these lawsuits for stolen content? My best bet is that these company that is suing YouTube may hold off for a bit, but for how long? Nobody want to offend Google in this digital age right? With Google as the internet King, you stand to lose more than gaining by getting de-list from their search engine.

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