Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login

"... I just quit Microsoft to work on this product full-time. What's your brutal feedback? ..."

Show through demonstration. Well thought out, flawlessly executed in an area that will no doubt have the potential to make bucket loads of cash.

But there are a few problems I can think of. The first is the market for adverts is dominated by a giant. But where there is competition there is potential for success. The other problem is images + javascript can be blocked through code [0] and by humans. [1] Those clever lads at google get around this using text. Text fools code blocking and to some extent humans. So the technique you use will be less effective than googles technology. What other technology is behind the advert engine. How for instance does it target individuals?

   Q What do we really need? 
Maybe it's a little bit idealistic but for me I just want to make things that users want [3] and try to make their day a little easier and helping them instead of bombarding them. Reducing the amount of useless information and noise. Linda Stone poses the question(s), "what do we really need, and what do we need to pay attention to". And your system is something I think does not really benefit the consumers full stop. Microsoft thinking at it's best.

  Q What do we need to pay attention to?
I'm sure advertising will be a hit for creators, synthesisers. But is this the right question?

[0] http://noscript.net/ for example ~ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/2250089864/ and humans if http://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/2250089862/ you see the distinctive shape.

[1] "Is Navigation Useful?", '... users rarely look at logos, mission statements, slogans, or any other elements they consider fluff (in particular, they ignore advertising and anything that looks like an ad) ...' ~ http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20000109.html

[2] "Creators, Synthesizers, and Consumers" , '100% are consumers, 10% active synthesizers & 1% creators'~ http://www.elatable.com/blog/?p=5

[3] "Linda Stone", 'Continuous partial attention' ~ http://itc.conversationsnetwork.org/shows/detail739.html




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: