Is There Nothing More To Write About?
Jan 26 2009 
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Today, along with someone else, I came to the conclusion that there’s just nothing to write about anymore. Of course there are numerous things to write about, but nothing that I’d love to write about.
The passion behind discovering new and innovative services is gone. Why? Because very few services are new and innovating these days. I’m not knocking the infinity amount of Twitter/Friendfeed/Facebook addons and extensions. However, they’re desert at the end of the day. Where’s the meat? Where are the Shyfters, SocialMedians, Toluus of the world? Where are the services that aren’t attempting to be the next Twitter/FriendFeed/Facebook killers?
WHERE IS THE INNOVATION AND WHERE IS IT NEEDED?!
Here’s a list of areas where I’d love to see more services/apps catering to:
Filtering – This is a great time for companies with products that cater to filter information to make an appearance. So far, Filtrbox is the only service worth looking at from what I’ve seen.
Mobile Applications – I’m mobile now more than ever. My iPhone doesn’t leave my side and my wall-plug/usb cord is always in my backpack. Trust me when I say that my iPhone rarely dies. More mobile applications for existing services and apps would be a delight to see. This area could really use some more help. However, I’d love to see more mobile apps that are geared toward the mobile platform instead of the sub-platforms like the iPhone or Android. Stop limiting yourself, that way my friends and audience can experience what I experience when I use these services.
More Media! – Seesmic, 12seconds.tv, and Last.fm are great, but I’d love to see more services in this arena to check out that are on their level of interaction. I’d love to see more services that interact with media in a better way, just as Seesmic and 12seconds.tv has done. The concept may be the same (media), but delivering the results differently could go a long way. The way users interact with media services and apps should be different every time. Don’t follow others. Take the concept, but deliver the results different from competition.
Repetition Is The Father Of Learning
They say repetition is the father of learning. However, everything just seems so repetitive these days. This only makes the space seem boring or dead. I’m hoping we’ve hit a plateau and that future developers and startups are learning from the repetition of today’s services.
Competition isn’t stiff, because a lot of services are just copycats or extensions of others. In my humble opinion: there is no competition right now. As aforementioned, I’m not knocking these services. I just wish there were more innovating services and apps related to my interests that I could use, ponder, and review here on SheGeeks. I’m sure I’m not alone in that.
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I feel you. The last 6 months especially have been kinda slow in tech. Twitter this and Friendfeed that….with a little apple and yahoo mixed in there as well. But at the same time, history tells us that something new and exciting is just on the other side of this recession.
Personally, I think that enterprise web apps will define the latter half of this year much like individual/social apps define the last few years. That's certainly where the money will be made at least. Hopefully the creativity lies there as well. Plus I'm a fan. Here's hoping to your inspiration.
Thank you Chris!
I think that you may be right about this year being that of enterprise web apps. As much as I'd love to test them, I don't have a use for them to be honest. However, money is becoming an issue and that could cause a shift of focus on certain services.
Good point!
Thanks for mentioning Filtrbox in your post. Interesting observations on the slowing of new services/innovations – from a “new news” perspective I totally agree, but hey, the year is just getting started!
As far as Filtrbox goes, we have a new release coming out soon and an exciting (to me, at least) pipeline of features that enhance the discovery and delivery aspects of the service.
If you make a living writing about tech, you may be tempted to focus on the neg. as “F*CKED COMPANY” did so famously last crash. Try to stay positive :), while the economy dissolves :( I hear you! –Richard
I had the exact same sentiments as you when i wrote a post on stagnant social media news with regards to the tech innovations at http://oldskoolmark.wordpress.com/2009/01/15/st...
But like the rest of the comments, i believe it can only get better!!
I had the exact same sentiments as you when i wrote a post on stagnant social media news with regards to the tech innovations at http://oldskoolmark.wordpress.com/2009/01/15/st...
But like the rest of the comments, i believe it can only get better!!
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