Live Video Site

Online video sharing sites are dime a dozen now. Web sites like Youtube, Metacafe, Videoegg etc. make it very easy for anybody to share their videos. What these sites don't offer is live videos. Anything ranging from live political speeches, live scientific activities, live concerts. Anything that is happening right now!! They has always been live streaming video but I thought one web site to be like the live version of YouTube would be cool.

Cool idea but new it wasn't. After digging a little bit I found a web site Justin.tv that offers everything I imagined. It seems quite easy even for a non-geek to just beam out their lives. I'm sure there are more such sites.

Another idea that is a non-starter.

PS: Technology is a such a double-edged sword. Its only a matter of time before somebody uses this tool to commit a "live" crime just for the kicks.

Free The Net?

These days the word dotcom has been replaced by Social Networking. You can't go through an IT magazine or a web site that doesn't mention this phenomenon and its advantages. Use masses to create value or a product or a service.

A few months ago, I got to thinking about my internet needs and the ridiculous amount of money I was spending on it. Internet is becoming so pervasive and a lot of people in the developed world can't think of living without being "connected". So, why is that it is still so expensive anyway? I mean - why shouldn't Internet be cheap or even free? Yes, a handful of companies such as Earthlink, NetZero have already done that by giving free internet but you had to put up with annoying ads. With the advent of Wireless connectivity, I use the same connection on more than one computer at home. No brainer.

So, I thought - here is an opportunity. If I can share my connection across multiple computers at home, why shouldn't I share and even resell my internet connection around my community? Good idea, I thought. I found a little later, a couple of companies like Meraki and Fon are already already doing that they have been around long enough.

Another idea that is a non-idea.

Thoughts That Occurred Too Late!

I admit that I have spent better part of the last decade sleeping through the developments in the IT industry . You see, I began as an average software programmer like most others and for a long time, my world only consisted of projects, deadlines, defects, quality metrics, CMM et al. I never bothered about the bigger picture - how does what I do fit in industry, trends that are shaping up the future, and just plain awareness about what is going on outside my "bubble". Of late, I have awakened to find the exciting side of the industry. That got me to thinking .. hmm, I wonder what I can come up with this new found knowledge.

That brings us to this section - Thoughts That Occurred Too Late. To satisfy my ego, I have dared to document all the half-cooked ideas that are sprouting in my brain. Unfortunately, in these fast times, I'm finding that some of my so-called "ideas" are outdated by at least half a decade or more. In any case, I thought I would at least write it up as a note to myself to see what could have been. All these thoughts are new to me but not to the world apparently!!! What are ideas anyway if they are not acted upon.

Indulge me, please! And do share if you thought if you had great idea only to find that it has been documented and used elsewhere.