Starbucks just launched a new method of payment in their stores, where you can pay by an app in your smartphone without having to take out your wallet! How amazing is this? I think is't great, how many of us have forgotten our wallets at homes and wanted a coffe or a frapuccino and couldn't have it? well it has happened to me.
For me it's amazing how much you can do with a smartphone these days, for example, the other day I was watching the new commercial of Chase, where you can download an app and take pictures of check and they will automatically be deposited into your account.
I think that this is just the beginning for many more options like this to come in the near future, and we should embrace all that this apps have to offer!
Friday, January 21, 2011
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Internet Piracy
These days Internet piracy has become like a virus, no one can really stop it. Some countries like France are creating and passing out new piracy laws against users that download music and movies from the internet as well as the Internet Sites that provide these services.
My question is, can governments really stop internet piracy? I think not. Users will always try to find new ways to access these materials with out paying, while the government is closing down 10 sites, 20 more new ones are providing these services. Internet technology advances way too fast for the government and laws to catch up.
There are some attempts from part of the companies such as Google to combat piracy. They recently launched a music service in India to help users search for legal online streams and downloads. If many other would follow these example, like Internet providers, I think that we could attack this issue in a mor effective way.
As long as people don't recognize how harmfull it' s to the creators of the music and movies, they are not going to stop downloading these file illegally. I think the government should really focus on educating people on this matter.
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