Wow...you certainly do live in the cloud...
Face it. Me.com will continue to be full of sucks features which Apple think are magical (e.g sharing photos with friends).
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Apple to Focus on Streaming, Social and Geolocation Services With MobileMe Overhaul?
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Wow...you certainly do live in the cloud...
Face it. Me.com will continue to be full of sucks features which Apple think are magical (e.g sharing photos with friends).
+1 A lot of this new geolocation tagging freaks me out. I can't believe people also tag their houses. Seems like an invite for someone to rob them when they check into McDonald's.
Only people that you have on your friends list see it and not the whole world.. If you have people on your friends list that you do not know then that is your fault.. Like some of us we only have people that we know in the REAL WORLD on our friends lists.. So if your friends are going to rob you when you are not home then I think it is time for new friends..
P.S. I am in my mid 30's...
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Agreed. Fix the current service we pay for.
I am told it is a generation thing.
Being older, I value my privacy and consider all personal info released dangerous and nobody's business.
Also, I do not need additional work to keep updating anything, or reading what somebody wrote on a wall etc.
My personal viewpoints are also not of interest to most people, nor is what music I listen to. So, for me Ping is dead!
The kids of today have no clue what a malicious person could put together from the info they release on their facebook pages.
Looks like good stuff for a horror movie
Already personnel managers look up how "stable" a person is , friends, pictures etc.
Geotagging is the worst and comes close to big brother watching you.
Maybe Apple can copy Twitter, call it Spitter like we spit out Apple pits.
So, we can all spit what we are doing.
Again. Agreed- why does the younger generation need to advertise their every move?
Yep. Fix the iDisk please.
Neither do I. Scares me actually.
Why is this? I don't think people realize the inherent danger of this. Once on the Internet- forever on the Internet. Nothing can be removed.
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If Apple could pull off something better then http://www.episodic.com/ or Flumotion WebTV and Flumotion Streaming then their video streaming service will explode!
Apple could introduce a solution built around a new Xserve bundled with Final Cut Server for cataloging and publishing videos to the new service. Final Cut Server could also publish to local H264 streaming servers for intranet streaming as well with a Video On Demand web front end.
There's a huge market in education for such a service. Think of a more advanced version of Ensemble Video that ties into the production workflow as well. Publishing images would be great to compete against lackluster solutions like Extensis NetPublish
Apple could introduce a solution built around a new Xserve bundled with Final Cut Server for cataloging and publishing videos to the new service. Final Cut Server could also publish to local H264 streaming servers for intranet streaming as well with a Video On Demand web front end.
There's a huge market in education for such a service. Think of a more advanced version of Ensemble Video that ties into the production workflow as well. Publishing images would be great to compete against lackluster solutions like Extensis NetPublish
I really think less of people when we've just had a lovely meal and been out drinking, and then they ask "are you on facebook?". Don't people get to know each other any more? Does everyone just socially-link within about 30 minutes of knowing each other and then track each other's moves?
Not wishing to sound offensive, but my suggestion would be to stop. I really don't think mankind needs any more religions; the ones currently in circulation cause enough problems.
Not wishing to sound offensive, but my suggestion would be to stop. I really don't think mankind needs any more religions; the ones currently in circulation cause enough problems.
You could?
And when religion is gone, and you realize the problem is people, what then?
As I posted before: George Carlin, brilliant assessment about religion on youtube with MILLIONS of views.
Just brilliant thinking and IMO on the money!
Ummmm
How about syncing between devices that works? Or perhaps improved syncing with Windows OS Apps, such as iDisk and iWeb access? Or offering phone support for MobileMe issues instead of typing endlessly to tech via online chat?
I don't want everyone knowing exactly where I am at all hours of the day. Improved support and quality for the features already offered as well as improved iDisk speed and access seem to be the major complaints from .Mac/MobileMe users, not "stalking".
Well stated! iDevices and social networking sites are creating a generation of kids/people who are socially inept and rely on third party services/devices to communicate. This also creates a world of unrealistic expectations as people create their own persona's, the person they WANT to be and not who they are, and the anonymity of the internet has destroyed common courtesy between people. There isn't a thread on this site that doesn't have at least a few dozen personal insults. If you wouldn't talk to a complete stranger in person as such, why would you do it online?
How about syncing between devices that works? Or perhaps improved syncing with Windows OS Apps, such as iDisk and iWeb access? Or offering phone support for MobileMe issues instead of typing endlessly to tech via online chat?
I don't want everyone knowing exactly where I am at all hours of the day. Improved support and quality for the features already offered as well as improved iDisk speed and access seem to be the major complaints from .Mac/MobileMe users, not "stalking"
.Well stated! iDevices and social networking sites are creating a generation of kids/people who are socially inept and rely on third party services/devices to communicate. This also creates a world of unrealistic expectations as people create their own persona's, the person they WANT to be and not who they are, and the anonymity of the internet has destroyed common courtesy between people. There isn't a thread on this site that doesn't have at least a few dozen personal insults. If you wouldn't talk to a complete stranger in person as such, why would you do it online?
I agree. I'm one of those few kids you see that isn't on Facebook or the like. Forums are the most "social networking" I do. Kids these days...
- Ustream is FREE
- Gowalla and Fourscquare are FREE
- Facebook Places is FREE
Last time I checked, MobileMe was $99 per year. Even Mac customers don't get that for free!!
I really don't see anything Apple offers here taking off in any way, shape or form. Even at free, all of these services are already done by companies that do the web better than Apple. Apple has never done the web well. Never. Great hardware, great OS's, but their web services have always sucked.
I could have told you this last year. Oh wait, I did
https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=11348321&posted=1#post11348321
https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=11348321&posted=1#post11348321
I can't tell if you're serious or not. I'm gonna say no.
Mark my word. This is either a good press story in a few years or the next big valley move. More deals in total revenue are done in Palo Alto coffee shops than most mid-west states.
Old farts
Wow, there's a lot of social network haters on here!
Not everybody who uses social networking sites feels the need to share their location, or share their every thought with the world. You can share as much info as you want and use it how you want to use it
Some people just use it as a replacement for email, an easy way to interact with their friends, a way to find out about events and a feed for all their favourite webisites and interests. What's so bad about that?
Wow, there's a lot of social network haters on here!
Not everybody who uses social networking sites feels the need to share their location, or share their every thought with the world. You can share as much info as you want and use it how you want to use it
Some people just use it as a replacement for email, an easy way to interact with their friends, a way to find out about events and a feed for all their favourite webisites and interests. What's so bad about that?
$$$
Mobile Me is already to much money this will probably be more. Sharing the social stuff to, that's what FB is for, why would we want to pay to do this? Seems odd to me why they would charge for Mobile me when there are so many other apps out there that are free or work better for a less price. And why not just use StreamToMe app for Music and video, its like $3 in the app store and works waaaaaaay better and best of all without a subscription. So yeah this isn't worth it at all.
Mobile Me is already to much money this will probably be more. Sharing the social stuff to, that's what FB is for, why would we want to pay to do this? Seems odd to me why they would charge for Mobile me when there are so many other apps out there that are free or work better for a less price. And why not just use StreamToMe app for Music and video, its like $3 in the app store and works waaaaaaay better and best of all without a subscription. So yeah this isn't worth it at all.
There was and will be a pricetag.
a more bloated itunes integration.
it's a good thing there are already other services out there for streaming your home media to mobile devices and browsers anywhere in the world. Apple just wants to make that experience more bloated and less useful, like their Ping service.
Well stated, but I believe the idea of Apple creating a Facebook social networking website is based on the idea that Facebook is or will be failing and I don't see that happening.
Yes, people shifted from MySpace to Facebook but are people going to shift again? It could happen, but my preference would be for Apple to put their resources elsewhere.
Exactly. Between the two the only secret I have left is whether I masturbate or not.
I am not convinced the push in this direction is a wise thing to do.
How about syncing between devices that works? Or perhaps improved syncing with Windows OS Apps, such as iDisk and iWeb access? Or offering phone support for MobileMe issues instead of typing endlessly to tech via online chat?
I don't want everyone knowing exactly where I am at all hours of the day. Improved support and quality for the features already offered as well as improved iDisk speed and access seem to be the major complaints from .Mac/MobileMe users, not "stalking"
Well stated! iDevices and social networking sites are creating a generation of kids/people who are socially inept and rely on third party services/devices to communicate. This also creates a world of unrealistic expectations as people create their own persona's, the person they WANT to be and not who they are, and the anonymity of the internet has destroyed common courtesy between people. There isn't a thread on this site that doesn't have at least a few dozen personal insults. If you wouldn't talk to a complete stranger in person as such, why would you do it online?
peer pressure has been around for thousands of years
Oh god it feels good to know that I am not alone to dont care about social networks like Facebook or texting. Thx to the guy who started this thread lol.
I was starting to think I was the only one who noticed that the new generation of people dont talk to their friends that much unless they get to text them !
How many times have I seen a boy and his girlfriend (from the new generation of social networking teens) go out to take a bite at a restaurant ... they sit down ... dont have noting to talk about ... so what do they do ... they take out their cell phones then start texting or facebooking right in front of each other ... WOW TONS of FUN !!!
So yeah I couldnt care less about Mobile Me getting those stupid options.
FIX iDisk for gods sake, it takes too much time connecting to it from Mac OSX.
Add dropbox features to it, automatically sync with files on my desktop.
Faster Mail ... Put back Greeting cards into Mail
Fixing the service we pay for is a first ... not adding social Garbage because Facebook doest it !! We dont need a new Facebook or Tweeter the world already has them.
I was starting to think I was the only one who noticed that the new generation of people dont talk to their friends that much unless they get to text them !
How many times have I seen a boy and his girlfriend (from the new generation of social networking teens) go out to take a bite at a restaurant ... they sit down ... dont have noting to talk about ... so what do they do ... they take out their cell phones then start texting or facebooking right in front of each other ... WOW TONS of FUN !!!
So yeah I couldnt care less about Mobile Me getting those stupid options.
FIX iDisk for gods sake, it takes too much time connecting to it from Mac OSX.
Add dropbox features to it, automatically sync with files on my desktop.
Faster Mail ... Put back Greeting cards into Mail
Fixing the service we pay for is a first ... not adding social Garbage because Facebook doest it !! We dont need a new Facebook or Tweeter the world already has them.
As you know, he meant: "I couldn't care less", but most Americans get this wrong
Actually, you don't need to do any of these things, as they're all completely superfluous and non-necessary.
Then why don't you mind your own business and let people do what they wish to do?
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Wow...you certainly do live in the cloud...
Face it. Me.com will continue to be full of sucks features which Apple think are magical (e.g sharing photos with friends).
I asked my cousin to upload some pictures for me to see. The marriage happened in India, but I'm in the UK; so the options were:
1. Facebook; I don't give a ****
2. Email - Nopes
3. Youtube Video
? Nopes4. Torrent? Nopes
I just created an album on me.com/gallery. Set the permissions and asked him to upload there.
Advantages?
1. Everyone can see it; ones who are not on fb can see it.
2. There are places where FB/Torrents/Youtube is blocked but me.com isn't.
So basically, the feature that's not so useful for you is because you haven't found a use for it; not that it sucks.