Comments on: A Few Thoughts On The TechCrunch 50 Finalists http://www.russellheimlich.com/blog/a-few-thoughts-on-the-techcrunch-50-finalists/ The Blog of Russell Heimlich Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:47:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Russell Heimlich http://www.russellheimlich.com/blog/a-few-thoughts-on-the-techcrunch-50-finalists/comment-page-1/#comment-862 Russell Heimlich Tue, 09 Sep 2008 03:40:24 +0000 http://www.russellheimlich.com/blog/?p=1074#comment-862 True, anything can happen. It'll be interesting to see if tweens pick up on the virtual world stuff and declare it as their own generational thing. Or maybe they will settle for glittergying each others MySpace pages like the ones before them. True, anything can happen. It’ll be interesting to see if tweens pick up on the virtual world stuff and declare it as their own generational thing. Or maybe they will settle for glittergying each others MySpace pages like the ones before them.

]]> By: Vic http://www.russellheimlich.com/blog/a-few-thoughts-on-the-techcrunch-50-finalists/comment-page-1/#comment-861 Vic Tue, 09 Sep 2008 03:24:51 +0000 http://www.russellheimlich.com/blog/?p=1074#comment-861 Heh, but you don't see a lot of old folks texting either, but for some it is the primary method of communicating with friends. Web worlds are still very beta. In time it'll be like the GUI -- we'll wonder what we did before we all looked like Blythe dolls. Heh, but you don’t see a lot of old folks texting either, but for some it is the primary method of communicating with friends. Web worlds are still very beta. In time it’ll be like the GUI — we’ll wonder what we did before we all looked like Blythe dolls.

]]> By: Russell Heimlich http://www.russellheimlich.com/blog/a-few-thoughts-on-the-techcrunch-50-finalists/comment-page-1/#comment-860 Russell Heimlich Tue, 09 Sep 2008 03:20:37 +0000 http://www.russellheimlich.com/blog/?p=1074#comment-860 About the virtual worlds... They're more feasible on a gaming console but the browser? just don't see it. About the virtual worlds… They’re more feasible on a gaming console but the browser? just don’t see it.

]]> By: Vic http://www.russellheimlich.com/blog/a-few-thoughts-on-the-techcrunch-50-finalists/comment-page-1/#comment-859 Vic Tue, 09 Sep 2008 03:17:35 +0000 http://www.russellheimlich.com/blog/?p=1074#comment-859 Nice roundup! Fitbit sounds very cool. I love stuff that has a hardware component. Honestly, I see a place for OtherInbox too, but it's more for consumers who don't want to fiddle with settings. And don't discount browser-based virtual worlds. You and I grew up in a largely 8-bit (OK, maybe 16-bit) virtual world... The next generation will be spoiled on Sony Home and Mii's... Once 3D becomes ubiquitous on mobile the "games" are over and the gesture-based "signing" to friends will take over. That's the future, and I'm outta here! Nice roundup! Fitbit sounds very cool. I love stuff that has a hardware component.

Honestly, I see a place for OtherInbox too, but it’s more for consumers who don’t want to fiddle with settings.

And don’t discount browser-based virtual worlds. You and I grew up in a largely 8-bit (OK, maybe 16-bit) virtual world… The next generation will be spoiled on Sony Home and Mii’s… Once 3D becomes ubiquitous on mobile the “games” are over and the gesture-based “signing” to friends will take over.

That’s the future, and I’m outta here!

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