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Internet services you would like to see!

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Seems there are heaps of things you can get on the internet these days - websites for damn near anything, email services, forums, blogs, archives, iPhone, etc, etc.

But is there anything you think has yet to be realised? Something missing? Or are there any services that you think are really neat, and should be more of?

BRAIN-STORM!

...in the best possible company, of course!

ETA: PS. I'm fairly serious - the funny comments section is two down then left...
 
1. An inventors union sort of site.

There are a lot of tinkerers in ther garages who have great ideas but don't have the resources to make them happen. Imagine if Packard had not met Hewlett. This site helps hook them up with what they need.

IE: Developer in Maryland with idea for new communications device. Has great experience in software and digital electronics. Not so much in analog/rf electronics or fabrication. Seeking someone in area who could help.

these transactions would be between semi-professional, amateur and smalltime individuals. The transactions could be bartered in cash, trade of services or to form a joint project.

The site could also offer advice to general questions as well as resources for getting patents, finding venture capitalists, getting things prototyped. Members could trade their experiences and such.

Also, it would offer protections like non-disclosure agreements, to allow individuals to speak freely with others who could potentially help them out.

Currently, an inventor who has a great idea but is missing a key element or does not know how to go about getting it pattented/approved/marketed, have limited options. There are consulting and design companies, but they charge quite a bit of money. Usually the investment is sevral thousand dollars minimum.

This precludes a lot of individuals, especially those who are not 100% sure that their idea will even end up being possible or marketable and thus do not want to invest a huge amount of money in it.
 
I want virtual citys. Like google earth, but more so. I want to be able to go up/down streets, see what stores/bars/restaurants are there, etc. Ya, ya, it'd all be connected up so you can visit that store's web page, but that ain't the point. I just want to be able to be a virtual tourist. You know, explore the nooks and crannies of Nice without leaving my armchair, or familarize myself with a driving route before going someplace.
 
Here is my list - based on bitter experience:

1. Truly international domain registration

Many companies claim to offer international domain names but in fact they sub-contract out for the ones they cant handle directly. Having done so they then hang on to your account but cannot actually support any management requests you may make - since they themselves cannot implement them.

2. Disentanglement of domain name registration and hosting

Many companies offer packages - buy a name and get hosting all for one price. Thats fine until you want to switch hosts - then they will go to great lengths to make it difficult for you to change hosts. Similarly, the new host will make it difficult for you to point an existingly registered name at their site without you actually transferring the domain registration to them aswell.

3.l Legislatiion against domain interceptors

There are loads of companies who work out when a domain is due for renewal than send a mail to the owner reminding them to renew and presenting them with a form to do that. What the poor user doesnt realise is that this is a different company to the one with whom they are currently registered and that the form (in the small print) is actually a mandate to transfer the domain to a new registrar. Domain Registry of America is the worst of these - but there are others.

Its a jungle out there.
 
A loser pays Email system. If I refuse an Email after opening it, the source IP address pays a fee out of an escrow account. Morons with spambots would run through their escrow account and soon be out of the Email game untill they re-charged their account.
 
Marker said:
2. Disentanglement of domain name registration and hosting

Many companies offer packages - buy a name and get hosting all for one price. Thats fine until you want to switch hosts - then they will go to great lengths to make it difficult for you to change hosts. Similarly, the new host will make it difficult for you to point an existingly registered name at their site without you actually transferring the domain registration to them aswell.
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I never register a domain with the hosting service. EVER! too many web hosts that refuse to give up the domain it you decide to transfer service. There are enough web hosts around to find one that will do it right.

I always register the domain first. Usually with active-domain.com ($10) or EasyDNS. I use active-domain for my personal hobby stuff and EasyDNS for business level stuff.

Both active-domain and EasyDNS will handle the DNS side of things plus registration.

I've yet to have a web host not let me do this. I do have one webhost that THINKS they are the DNS for my domain, but since the registration was done elsewhere, they aren't. heh. Occassionaly this site changes my IP address (it's happened twice in 2 years). But I quickly find the new IP address and enter into the real DNS server, problem solved.
 
YoPopa said:
A loser pays Email system. If I refuse an Email after opening it, the source IP address pays a fee out of an escrow account. Morons with spambots would run through their escrow account and soon be out of the Email game untill they re-charged their account.
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woohoo! IP spoofing here I come!

Most spam mail is sent via zombie machines. The source IP address probably doesn't even know it's sending it.
 
The death of verisign is one of my big hopes for the internet.

a decent domain name conflict resolution that doesn't automatically award a domain that has been in use for years to a bigger company that just came on the block.
 
Probably not quite the right thread, but...

You know what I'd like? Powerpoint-style (or, rather, Pages-style) transitions for my web browser whenever I clicked on a new page.

Yeah, it'd get irritating after about two minutes, but it'd be fun while it lasted. Actually, not sure I'd ever get bored of the cube transition.

I have googled for such a Firefox extension, but in vain.
 
kevin said:
woohoo! IP spoofing here I come!

Most spam mail is sent via zombie machines. The source IP address probably doesn't even know it's sending it.
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That's exactly what I'm getting at. They don't know now but they will figure it out as soon as they can no longer send Email.
 
I'd like to have an internet service which will track down spamers/spyware creators. They could use various techniques ranging from geographic tracing, forensic decompiling and human intelegence and rewards.

Once found, these individuals would be greeted by the Seceret Police and taken to the "Ship of No Mercy," which would constantly be on the move in international waters.

They wouldn't be executed or anything though.....no....they'd live for a long long time...
 
JamesM said:
Probably not quite the right thread, but...

You know what I'd like? Powerpoint-style (or, rather, Pages-style) transitions for my web browser whenever I clicked on a new page.

Yeah, it'd get irritating after about two minutes, but it'd be fun while it lasted. Actually, not sure I'd ever get bored of the cube transition.

I have googled for such a Firefox extension, but in vain.
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Not exactly what you're looking for, but there's an experimental 3D browser called uBrowser (try Googling) which renders web pages on GL textures. It looks kind of cool (but is of course completely useless).
 
Good work, folks! Please keep those cards and letters rolling in!
 
If the next big thing comes as a result of this thread do we all share the profit?;)
 
JamesM said:
Probably not quite the right thread, but...

You know what I'd like? Powerpoint-style (or, rather, Pages-style) transitions for my web browser whenever I clicked on a new page.

Yeah, it'd get irritating after about two minutes, but it'd be fun while it lasted. Actually, not sure I'd ever get bored of the cube transition.

I have googled for such a Firefox extension, but in vain.
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Actually, some (maybe even most?) of the browsers pretty much support this.

Ack... Looking at this site , it appears that only IE supports these, but maybe that is outdated.

If you have IE, you can go to the bottom of the page and there are links demonstrating 23 different transitions.

I haven't seen them used very often. I find them pretty annoying. They slow down my quest for information too often.

Edited to fix link.
 
scotth said:
Ack... Looking at this site , it appears that only IE supports these, but maybe that is outdated.
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Just as well, or I'd be looking pretty stupid(er) now, lamenting for a feature that's been present since 1999. Still, I take it these aren't compliant XHTML. No IE for this Mac-user, alas.

Come on W3C, give the gift of the cube transition to everyone.
 
An organised crime domain: .maf or .crim

Some kind of big warning sign on all browsers out-the-box to tell you when the page is not standards compliant, possibly saying "THE DESIGNER OF THIS PAGE (deduced name or ip) IS A ****"
 
a_unique_person said:
I would like to see something that can turn of stream of gibberish into a carefully reasoned, insightful, polite yet stimulating post.
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I'd like to see the following email add-on: When you click on "Send", up pops a little message box saying "Are you sure? Are you totally certain you want to send this email as it is? Would you like to rewrite it? Would you like to cancel it? You have 30, 29, 28....(etc) seconds to cancel your Send request."
 
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