Tag: google
Practical Web Programming with the friendfeed API & Google App Engine
Long Day Coding
Had a helluva weird 17 hour coding spree yesterday. By setting up and slightly modifying the friendfeed application example, I nearly drove one of the super helpful friendfeed developers bonkers (yeah I’m that bad with questions). The plus side, I have a basic handle on the Google App Engine (GAE), Python, Django html scripting and jury rigging eclipse projects to run php (why oh why doesn’t GAE support PHP). (more…)
Integrated Development Environment
An Ideal IDE is a thing of beauty, easing code development
The reality of using certain IDEs is an incredible rat’s nest
My .NET experience with C++/C# vs. recent Netbeans/Eclipse experience with Scala, Lift, Python, & Google Application Engine
If you’ve used the older microsoft visual c++ IDE or the .NET express editions you’re familiar with how fast you can go from installation to digging into the code. The experience has gradually improved over generations of the IDE and now setting up projects can done in short order. Functionality like “go to definition” and “code completion” are a joy to every programmer.
I foolishly expected my Netbeans and Eclipse installations to be just as smooth. And as long as your only developing in one of their default install languages they aren’t bad. You may have to set some environment path variables in order to get up and running, a mild nuisance but no deal breaker. As soon you go off the beaten path by using something like scala, lift, or the Google App Engine (GAE) you’re in for some hair pulling. (more…)
Layered Internet Apps, Real Time Search as a Virtual Assistant
Internet Development Layers
The Internet is evolving in layers of applications. New programs and businesses reside on top of multiple web functional layers, as well as providing APIs to external, potentially higher order applications. One sharp example Semanta has a high functionality API. Their interface has available effective semantic tools to extract meta data from natural written language. I’d like to fulfill a user need to have real time search information based on thoughts they express within social media. This could facilitate discovery of others who are interested in discussing similar topics. The long term goal I have for a business I’m working to startup (along with some sharp friends) is to create the ultimate web based virtual assistant. (more…)
How to Build Business Value for Fans and First Time Visitors
What Percentage of Resources Should be Expended on Members vs. Outsiders?
I’d say 95%/5% (for members vs. outsiders) of planned expenditures should be focused on improving things for your members following my earlier stated top 4 business priorities. Without Member Satisfaction you don’t have a business, plain and simple. Your business will be based upon providing value to your members which include: (more…)
Notional Framework for Monetization Web2010
Notional Framework Breaks the Problem Up
This framework is an extension of the ideas presented in Monetization for Web2010.
Social media provides the “real estate” for communications to happen. Whether social media is decentralized (ostatus, P2), or integrated by API and more centralized (twitter, facebook) the conversations are happening because people are connected. Without the backbone of social media this monetization would not be possible so they must be aportioned a piece of the revenue pie (20-30%?). (more…)
Monetization for Web2010
Robert Scoble Gives Away His Photos
Should We Give Our Best Away for Free?
For several months I’ve been persuading readers (preaching) to discover work that compliments their passions. My fear is that the process of monetizing detracts from our best message. Any truly great work, be it art, functional or a mix, that comes from the core of our being and needs to be passed on has great value (at least to ourselves). But the manner of trying to cost that, profit, or putting a price tag on our creations may tarnish the work. It’s a healthy fear to keep in mind, as it channels creative energies towards coming up with revenue streams that doesn’t sully our integrity, honesty, and genuine judgement. (more…)
The Democracy of Attention, an Economy of Minds
Protesters in Tehran 5 days after the election
Internet Attention is Democratic
Increasingly effective web directories are powered by millions of people reviewing, voting, and filtering much of the most popular material. There still remain rare gems that are unseen by the mass of reviewers, but even these smaller finds are being discovered by niche communities within greater crowd sourcing sites (sub-reddit, HackerNews, twitter followers, friendfeed groups, etc.) The democratization of the web, applies to the way in which you find and publish information. While a web search (Google, bing) will give you appropriate links to SEO (search engine optimization) centric pages, usually these results are dominated by only a few big names. This information is generally older but may not be what you are searching for. Through crowd sourced (ranked) pages we have at our fingertips user reviewed information, much of which is updated in real time. We can also publish our own creations to these sites and have them judged/reviewed in real time. (more…)
The Direction of Victus Spiritus
The Future is Open
friendfeed's data is open to users
Open vs. Closed (Data/Software)
First off there are many types of open data and software standards, and Seth Godin realized the value in listing many of them. The most powerful social media companies in the world have closed data today but it’s unlikely they will stay that way. Facebook’s private data collection is huge and growing fast, and it has attracted many application developers (mini games, etc.). While this is true we can’t deny the incredible developer community that has sprouted up around twitter and boosted not only it’s popularity but it’s core functionality, third party developers have increased twitter’s value. (more…)