Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Video tours of houses

Here is an idea I had when working for TSB in the 1980s, that to sell houses you could put the information on computers, and allow people to search by various attributes (size, price, location etc) and then see videos of the house as an aid to finding the one they wanted.

I then went on to suggest one could use virtual reality to re-decorate the house, plan a new kitchen etc. All this could then be sold to the customer along with the house and mortgage.

The world is only now catching up with me.

http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2007/08/craigslist-and-.html

Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Shocking news

The Internet is good for education! A new study has just found this, and appears to have surveyed my son as well (the only person to have met someone they encountered on the internet without telling their parents first). http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:%20/2007/08/07/schoolboards-net-dangers-over-rated-bring-social-networks-to-school/