Industry Recognition: NextChat

Google must start paying me now! First, they implemented google health, which is based on an idea I published in early Feb (Refer to: WebDoctor). Today, Google announced lively, a next generation chat room which draws some of the very same concepts I discussed in my earlier post on this forum. (Refer to: NextChat). While, I am not getting any royalty (or even an honorary mention), I am glad to see my vision becoming alive. I guess the next logical step for lively would be to be able to share user created rooms and create a virtual social world. I am thinking, I should consider a career switch. How about Google Adviser? ;-) Last but not the least, kudos to entire ideakrafters team, and of course to Google!

Industry Recognition: WebDoctor

While flykut was my idea of an april fool hoax, another idea of mine indeed got some industry recognition. I published an idea on Feb 1st about having personal medical reports online which can be analyzed by some tool or could be shared among medical facilities. (Refer to: WebDoctor). Well, I'm happy to announce that Google has come out with Google Health, taking the first steps in this direction. Kudos to entire ideakrafters team, and of course to Google!

Synergistic M&A

Idea: In 2007, From January to July, Google acquired more then 13 companies! It probably has a few more in pipeline. It's highly likely that Google's buying spree will never really stop. Close to 20 companies in 2007 is not a small number. Here is the list of all Google's acquisitions. Other companies like Cisco and EMC are known to do this and known to do this well, in most cases. In other cases however, companies have tremendous difficulties in porting technology (and of course people) from the acquired company and assimilate in their own. Some of the sad side effects being discarded technology and mass-layoffs. The problem being those companies were full blown companies when they were purchased, and in their growth most of them had no regards whatsoever about their current parent company or their current siblings. Had they known...? So here's an idea: how about giants like Google, Cisco, EMC,... taking active interest in startups and funding them from their beginning to shape them more amenable to acquisitions by them.

Reward: M&A can now be considered a match made in heaven! No more technology deaths and say goodbye to mass layoffs.

Bonus: The companies considering acquisitions could also participate in collaborative efforts to create solutions that might help setup a strong ecosystem. If there is significant market for co-solutions already, synergistic M&A could just be the next logical step.

Roadvertising

Idea: Advertising is a form of communication whose purpose is to inform potential customers about products and services and how to obtain and use them. Fact: With the rise of Corporation, the advertising industry really flourished. Fact: Google makes almost all their money from advertisement. Idea is simple. Advertise on roads. Of course, it does sound distracting at the first glance, but with careful thinking, this can made to work. Instead of flashy/gaudy text, companies can just put their logos on the road. If not on freeways, these advertisements can take place on city streets where traffic is already slow. You can utilize the footpath too. Government can lease the space for roadvertising and make some extra bucks.

Reward: More advertisements, more sales. Every footstep could now be translated into money through roadvertisement.

Bonus: Government could delegate the maintenance work of the block of the road or footpath to the advertising company, thereby distributing the work. This will guarantee that the roads are in excellent condition all the time. Read those ads, and say goodbye to those nasty puddles.