Disqus - Latest Comments for VincentClement

Re: Google: Start up those book scanners!

VincentClement — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:45:14 -0000

I wonder if any of the writers will see a penny of that settlement?

/sarcasm

Re: Your intellectual property tastes delicious

mathewi — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:12:39 -0000

I know -- I felt much the same way :-)

Re: Your intellectual property tastes delicious

VincentClement — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:45:48 -0000

I don't know if I should laugh or cry.

Re: CBS: Caught between a rock and… another rock

mathewi — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:57:26 -0000

Thanks, Vince.

Re: CBS: Caught between a rock and… another rock

VincentClement — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:20:31 -0000

When Worldwide Pants negotiated a side agreement with the WGA during the last writers strike, CBS issued a statement that said “CBS controls the Internet exploitation rights for both programs, and will comply with any eventual negotiated agreement between the A.M.P.T.P. and the W.G.A.”

Re: Microsoft to Yahoo: I just can’t quit you

VincentClement — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:33:25 -0000

I've never laughed harder after reading your post. Yahoo and MSN combined have almost 28% of the search market versus the 66% Google has (according to Hitwise).

Don't forget that Yahoo has a much bigger share than Microsoft in the search market. The only way I see this deal having a sliver of hope is MS dumping MSN and handing over the search business to the Yahoo people. And I just don't see that happening.

Re: Record industry becomes broken record

VincentClement — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:09:05 -0000

And no mention of improving their product or the value of their product. Instead it's 'pass laws to protect our failure to adapt'.

Re: Nick Carr: I hate the Internet, Vol. 7

mathewi — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:18:04 -0000

I agree, Vincent -- I don't think Google is really doing anything that
different. It's just presenting us with more information, and doing
it faster. And as Alistair suggests, it's up to us to adapt to that.

Re: Nick Carr: I hate the Internet, Vol. 7

gregory — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:02:40 -0000

that is right vncent, and since the internet provides no context at all we have started to substitute more information for understanding information ......

hence, the news is polls about what people think is the news ..... a sign of sickness in both media and consumers of media ..... think the internet has had any influence there>

Re: Nick Carr: I hate the Internet, Vol. 7

VincentClement — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:42:55 -0000

Google neither makes us dumb or smart. Google simply presents us with information. It is up to the individual how they use that information.

I remember going to the library and looking up a book or two via the computer. I would then go over to that section and look for other books on my topic. I would skim those books to determine which would help me. Google makes that a million times faster.

Re: Google: Is it getting big and stodgy?

VincentClement — Tue, 13 May 2008 00:05:36 -0000

Maybe it's time to split the company up?