tshirt
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Snohomish, WA
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1 edit | good idea
so they get to install antennas at the local shops in the neighborhood in return for ad contracts for very localized ads ("Hungry? Joe's pizza is right across the street!") which show up with every search or map.
Google earth will show prefered providers first, and offer inducments for merchants slow time of day (Try Joe's early special, 10% off for lunch orders before picked up by 11:30)and so on.
unexpected local rain storm? suddenly umbrellas are advertized for a store on the next corner.
Google has lots of money and a reputation for inovation, they bought the fiber and the programs to make it work.
This is something cell providers already are working on, but Google might have the resources to be the third party that can make it universal. |
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jniamehr
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Roslyn, NY | I hope its not wifi and something stronger and better... but yeah google doesnt waste money they bought that fiber to light it up... |
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DaneJasper
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said by tshirt  : so they get to install antennas at the local shops in the neighborhood in return for ad contracts for very localized ads ("Hungry? Joe's pizza is right across the street!") which show up with every search or map. Google earth will show prefered providers first, and offer inducments for merchants slow time of day (Try Joe's early special, 10% off for lunch orders before picked up by 11:30)and so on. unexpected local rain storm? suddenly umbrellas are advertized for a store on the next corner. Maybe Google actually == SkyNet??
-Dane |
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tshirt
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Snohomish, WA
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They'll likely go with the lowest common denominator, that has reasonable/low terminal cost, reasonable range, and wide public acceptance.
Wi-FI or small bluetooth nets seem the most likely now.
this may be essentially overlaying the existing celluar networks with a privite data network in order to get the localization data.
This could all be handle through current cel networks for those with Inet,email, or IM capable mobile phones/devices |
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