tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9986652.post7871250209971842376..comments2024-02-17T08:04:18.765+00:00Comments on Digital Urban: Connected to the World but not to the City - The Local CloudUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9986652.post-41185812531495250632007-11-09T15:57:00.000+00:002007-11-09T15:57:00.000+00:00I do like the term Hyperlocal (in daniels comment)...I do like the term Hyperlocal (in daniels comment)...<BR/><BR/>I see it was mentioned in Wired a few months back, any other thoughts on its origins would be good if anyone knows..<BR/><BR/>AndyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9986652.post-60421669459690385232007-11-08T09:42:00.000+00:002007-11-08T09:42:00.000+00:00I agree, the process may be slow and patchy, perha...I agree, the process may be slow and patchy, perhaps limited to small local pilot areas at first...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9986652.post-74881058544105991102007-11-08T08:09:00.000+00:002007-11-08T08:09:00.000+00:00I can't stress enough the importance of this time ...I can't stress enough the importance of this time we're in at present, although all of what you envision is what so many of us envision in our future as well. This infancy stage of the mobile paradigm, which is just as quickly pointing out the things that need to be done in order to make it all 'connect'...<BR/><BR/>Many of the things you describe are just now starting to make sense to people, especially in the hyperlocal sense, and in cases where hyperlocal listing and advertising will take place.<BR/><BR/>As Frank said above -- this will take some time, but I believe also a relatively short amount of time once everyone becomes familiarized with mobility as being the true end-user asset to functionality, over sitting behind and being constrained by a desktop.<BR/><BR/>In the US, we do have a huge hurdle to get passed, which is basically the large comm companies fighting over who's going to do what, get what, and how much. I'm actually happy to see someone like Google or Apple just jump in and forget about all the political 'junk' and just do it! It's that mentality that built the infrastructure in this country, and it's only fitting to see such innovative companies looking beyond the beauracracy and taking charge of the future.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15627452470812866343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9986652.post-16847320857539852292007-11-07T17:12:00.000+00:002007-11-07T17:12:00.000+00:00hmm. as always, it's providing the content that co...hmm. as always, it's providing the content that costs the money. So i can see that a store might well see the advantage in letting you download a store guide, particularly if it's say. Harrods or Selfridges, because they have sufficient floor space and funding to make the cost of development/benefit to consumer argument work - plus for early adopters it's a nice gimmick. But supermarkets move stuff around precisely so you can't find it easily - thus forcing you to browse items you might not otherwise buy.<BR/><BR/>As for planning applications - who picks up the cost? Is this another burden on clients/architects, or do the planners (ie local residents through council tax) pay?<BR/><BR/>Nice ideas, but these the obstacles at the moment are more along the lines of diverse, constantly changing platforms and software that is unintuitive and difficult to use.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9986652.post-49680252939210747712007-11-07T15:20:00.000+00:002007-11-07T15:20:00.000+00:00great inventionsgreat inventionsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9986652.post-48882686776600512512007-11-07T07:43:00.000+00:002007-11-07T07:43:00.000+00:00Japan and South Korea are the early adopters, so t...Japan and South Korea are the early adopters, so the US will be able to leapfrog once the direction becomes clearer.<BR/><BR/>I held off buying a phone for a couple of years due to lack of GPS, but this article has convinced me that yeah, it's gonna be an iPhone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9986652.post-46928509912694993902007-11-06T22:35:00.000+00:002007-11-06T22:35:00.000+00:00Nice thoughts Andy. The connected world is gettin...Nice thoughts Andy. The connected world is getting closer, but the connectedness your describing will take time. And, the disparity between different parts of the world in terms of connectedness will probably grow stronger rather than closer in the near term.<BR/><BR/>It's a shame that by being early adopters of the technology, the US is having a harder time keeping up with advances because we have invested too much in the earlier out-dated infrastructure. I guess this will happen again and again as the technology progresses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com