Comments on: The Future of Giving http://appfrica.net/blog/2009/08/12/the-future-of-giving/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-future-of-giving Ideas, Development, Data and Design Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:45:29 +0000 hourly 1 By: jongos http://appfrica.net/blog/2009/08/12/the-future-of-giving/comment-page-1/#comment-1712 jongos Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:14:21 +0000 http://appfrica.net/blog/2009/08/12/the-future-of-giving/#comment-1712 @John It's all about the future. What I'm saying is these technologies currently exist and in the next two years or so I think we'll start to see people pulling them together in ways that haven't been explored yet. In fact it's already happening! =) @John It's all about the future. What I'm saying is these technologies currently exist and in the next two years or so I think we'll start to see people pulling them together in ways that haven't been explored yet. In fact it's already happening! =)

]]> By: John Brennan http://appfrica.net/blog/2009/08/12/the-future-of-giving/comment-page-1/#comment-1710 John Brennan Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:20:15 +0000 http://appfrica.net/blog/2009/08/12/the-future-of-giving/#comment-1710 Hey Jon, Great post... AR is definitely moving into the forefront. Especially with the Yelp app easter egg for the iPhone. You have raised several great observations and 'wants' for the industry. This definitely gets me thinking and raises some questions: - First, facial recognition is difficult. Detecting a face in a photo is much easier than detecting whose face it is. Are there open APIs for this? Would this have to be licensed? Cost to build? - Data is king. It always has been, we're just realizing that know (although I think you've known this a bit longer than most). From my tiny perspective of "how things work" in the field... it seems like it is hard to get regularly scheduled updates. Some orgs can only hope to get updates each quarter. Do you think if a means were there they would be encouraged to give more frequent updates. Maybe even a conversation? Money is a great motivator of all things, but what else drives that motivation? Why do you do what you do? Thanks for your thoughts! TMS Ruge brought this post to my attention when he asked if it was possible to add AR to my action map. =) Definitely want to touch base and get your feedback before beta if you have time. cheers! john p.s. the link to appfrica labs is broken. Hey Jon,

Great post… AR is definitely moving into the forefront. Especially with the Yelp app easter egg for the iPhone. You have raised several great observations and 'wants' for the industry.

This definitely gets me thinking and raises some questions:

- First, facial recognition is difficult. Detecting a face in a photo is much easier than detecting whose face it is. Are there open APIs for this? Would this have to be licensed? Cost to build?

- Data is king. It always has been, we're just realizing that know (although I think you've known this a bit longer than most). From my tiny perspective of "how things work" in the field… it seems like it is hard to get regularly scheduled updates. Some orgs can only hope to get updates each quarter. Do you think if a means were there they would be encouraged to give more frequent updates. Maybe even a conversation?

Money is a great motivator of all things, but what else drives that motivation? Why do you do what you do?

Thanks for your thoughts! TMS Ruge brought this post to my attention when he asked if it was possible to add AR to my action map. =)

Definitely want to touch base and get your feedback before beta if you have time.

cheers!
john

p.s. the link to appfrica labs is broken.

]]> By: McTim http://appfrica.net/blog/2009/08/12/the-future-of-giving/comment-page-1/#comment-1581 McTim Fri, 14 Aug 2009 01:59:43 +0000 http://appfrica.net/blog/2009/08/12/the-future-of-giving/#comment-1581 Dude, You see the future clearly. What a gift! Rgds, McTim Dude,

You see the future clearly. What a gift!

Rgds,

McTim

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