Why Google Owns the Web

Interesting article on Google... Seeing how I'm using almost every tool they provide on a daily basis, it makes sense.

A few bulletpoints for the topics covered:

• Google is the start page for the Internet
• Why does Google make so much money?
• Google’s next step: owning the rest of the page views on the net
• How zero switching costs paradoxically yield a winner-take-all market
• Yahoo is leaving a lot of money on the table
• What about Microsoft?
• All Hail the New King Google

Just wait until Google buys Tivo and they own television advertising and web distribution of video as well. ;0)

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Flash on the Wii? Interesting...

As of this past weekend Nintendo has made a trial version of the Wii Opera browser. Believe it or not, it works. It's really the first good example of web on the tv that I've seen. Because of the Wii's revolutionary controller you are able to move around like a mouse. The only strange part is the fact that a normal NTSC tv is at 720 x 486 which means in most sites will be too large and you will have to scroll around.

The most important part about this is the fact that Flash 7 in enabled. This opens up a whole new realm of possibilities. As of now the coolest thing is being able to watch You Tube on my tv, but their is potentially a lot more you could so with it. How great would it be to make a flash game that interfaces with the Wii remote to be able to use the motion sensor. On a more practical side, you could make specialized microsites, specifically formatted for the Wii. Like I said... possibilities.

Below is a demo of the browser: