Comments on: Microsoft Research: A Look At The Intriguing Social Desktop Prototype http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/23/microsoft-research-a-look-at-the-intriguing-social-desktop-prototype/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:15:30 -0800 hourly 1 By: Gordon Taylor http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/23/microsoft-research-a-look-at-the-intriguing-social-desktop-prototype/comment-page-1/#comment-2641751 Gordon Taylor Tue, 03 Mar 2009 02:48:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45575#comment-2641751 lol - I can see the sticker on the Windows 8 Box already... "Now with 50% less Stupid!" lol – I can see the sticker on the Windows 8 Box already…

“Now with 50% less Stupid!”

]]> By: Gordon Taylor http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/23/microsoft-research-a-look-at-the-intriguing-social-desktop-prototype/comment-page-1/#comment-2641749 Gordon Taylor Tue, 03 Mar 2009 02:43:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45575#comment-2641749 Wow, this looks cool - it's very similar to the way that Infovark (my startup) is sharing enterprise information within the firewall - (for our impending release, we decided the security challenges of sharing publicly outweighed the benefits.) The internet has proven the importance of REST accessible content. It's about time that the desktop caught on. Wow, this looks cool – it’s very similar to the way that Infovark (my startup) is sharing enterprise information within the firewall – (for our impending release, we decided the security challenges of sharing publicly outweighed the benefits.) The internet has proven the importance of REST accessible content. It’s about time that the desktop caught on.

]]> By: UID Teatime Blog » Microsoft Research’s Social Desktop http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/23/microsoft-research-a-look-at-the-intriguing-social-desktop-prototype/comment-page-1/#comment-2639702 UID Teatime Blog » Microsoft Research’s Social Desktop Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:36:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45575#comment-2639702 [...] Social Desktop sounds extraordinarily useful but there’s lots to be worried about too. We all know that this is going to lead to many “Oh shit” moments, when people didn’t realize what they were making public.  Right now, however, there’s nothing to worry about - you can’t get Social Desktop.  It’s a research prototype and no, it’s not a feature of Windows 7. [...] [...] Social Desktop sounds extraordinarily useful but there’s lots to be worried about too. We all know that this is going to lead to many “Oh shit” moments, when people didn’t realize what they were making public.  Right now, however, there’s nothing to worry about – you can’t get Social Desktop.  It’s a research prototype and no, it’s not a feature of Windows 7. [...]

]]> By: Andy http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/23/microsoft-research-a-look-at-the-intriguing-social-desktop-prototype/comment-page-1/#comment-2636757 Andy Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:05:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45575#comment-2636757 There is a newcomer on backup software market. http://cloudberrydrive.com is a new backup software powered by Amazon S3! There is a newcomer on backup software market. http://cloudberrydrive.com is a new backup software powered by Amazon S3!

]]> By: Microsoft Perlihatkan Konsep Social Desktop « …edhot make it for you… http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/23/microsoft-research-a-look-at-the-intriguing-social-desktop-prototype/comment-page-1/#comment-2636145 Microsoft Perlihatkan Konsep Social Desktop « …edhot make it for you… Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:24:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45575#comment-2636145 [...] Sayangnya, Microsoft mengatakan bahwa konsep ini masih berada dalam tahap pengembangan dan tidak akan menjadi bagian dari Windows 7. (via TechCrunch) [...] [...] Sayangnya, Microsoft mengatakan bahwa konsep ini masih berada dalam tahap pengembangan dan tidak akan menjadi bagian dari Windows 7. (via TechCrunch) [...]

]]> By: dave http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/23/microsoft-research-a-look-at-the-intriguing-social-desktop-prototype/comment-page-1/#comment-2635983 dave Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:01:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45575#comment-2635983 I am very sad, I have no-one's respect, no-one listens to me and I re-visit web pages to see if a provocative comment has garnered any attention from anyone so clever as to think that microsoft innovates. show me the innovation! seriously though, they really did their best to cripple the web, starting just around the time DHTML surfaced, before it actually became usable. I still haven't figured out whether this was to defend their revenue or because their engineers liked taking a lot of short cuts to avoid using their brains. I am very sad, I have no-one’s respect, no-one listens to me and I re-visit web pages to see if a provocative comment has garnered any attention from anyone so clever as to think that microsoft innovates. show me the innovation!

seriously though, they really did their best to cripple the web, starting just around the time DHTML surfaced, before it actually became usable. I still haven’t figured out whether this was to defend their revenue or because their engineers liked taking a lot of short cuts to avoid using their brains.

]]> By: Kirk http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/23/microsoft-research-a-look-at-the-intriguing-social-desktop-prototype/comment-page-1/#comment-2635740 Kirk Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:01:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45575#comment-2635740 Exactly my thoughts -- truly scary security implications if even the slightest thing goes wrong. On the flip side, it would create a huge opportunity for the various security software companies to plug all the holes in MSFT's product. Exactly my thoughts — truly scary security implications if even the slightest thing goes wrong. On the flip side, it would create a huge opportunity for the various security software companies to plug all the holes in MSFT’s product.

]]> By: Tom Laird-McConnell http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/23/microsoft-research-a-look-at-the-intriguing-social-desktop-prototype/comment-page-1/#comment-2635589 Tom Laird-McConnell Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:11:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45575#comment-2635589 A simple scenario is that I can send a link to my family which allows them to see any photos in my family picture folder. Any time she want so to see the latest pictures I have taken of her grandchildren she simply has to click on the link and browse or search. She should be able to mark her favorite ones and the rest of my family should be able to benefit from that when they browse photos. Why should I have to upload photos to get this experience? Why do I have to transition from the desktop to a web experience and back? The same goes for documents we gathered up for our recent trip to Mexico. We should be able to just collaborate without having to think about the technology behind it. A simple scenario is that I can send a link to my family which allows them to see any photos in my family picture folder. Any time she want so to see the latest pictures I have taken of her grandchildren she simply has to click on the link and browse or search.

She should be able to mark her favorite ones and the rest of my family should be able to benefit from that when they browse photos.

Why should I have to upload photos to get this experience? Why do I have to transition from the desktop to a web experience and back?

The same goes for documents we gathered up for our recent trip to Mexico. We should be able to just collaborate without having to think about the technology behind it.

]]> By: Tom Laird-McConnell http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/23/microsoft-research-a-look-at-the-intriguing-social-desktop-prototype/comment-page-1/#comment-2635583 Tom Laird-McConnell Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:03:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45575#comment-2635583 Hey, thanks for the link, I hadn't heard of that project. Social Desktop is similar to youserv, and Microsoft Folder Share for that matter, except that what we are interested in is exploring an inherent social experience, leveraging existing social networks and deeper integration with the desktop. Hey, thanks for the link, I hadn’t heard of that project.

Social Desktop is similar to youserv, and Microsoft Folder Share for that matter, except that what we are interested in is exploring an inherent social experience, leveraging existing social networks and deeper integration with the desktop.

]]> By: Rob http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/23/microsoft-research-a-look-at-the-intriguing-social-desktop-prototype/comment-page-1/#comment-2635233 Rob Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:48:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45575#comment-2635233 Read: Some time in the future, Microsoft will fix a problem that has been around for 15 years. Fingers crossed. Not that any other company has anything better. Honestly, this kind of blatantly, stupid simple stuff should have been in windows/OS X/linux years ago. I have a PC; it's connected to the internet 24/7. I want to take my text file to school/work/my friends/kinkos to print/edit/finish it. Instead of just using the internet to make a direct transfer, i'm going to use my flash drive/cd/email/cloud/3rd party web server as a middle man because, hey, transferring things twice is always better than just once. The current tech giants might have made the computer cheap and personal, but the next group is going to have to take out all the stupid. Read: Some time in the future, Microsoft will fix a problem that has been around for 15 years. Fingers crossed.

Not that any other company has anything better.

Honestly, this kind of blatantly, stupid simple stuff should have been in windows/OS X/linux years ago.

I have a PC; it’s connected to the internet 24/7. I want to take my text file to school/work/my friends/kinkos to print/edit/finish it. Instead of just using the internet to make a direct transfer, i’m going to use my flash drive/cd/email/cloud/3rd party web server as a middle man because, hey, transferring things twice is always better than just once.

The current tech giants might have made the computer cheap and personal, but the next group is going to have to take out all the stupid.

]]> By: Social Desktop, el escritorio social de Microsoft « Mantero.net http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/23/microsoft-research-a-look-at-the-intriguing-social-desktop-prototype/comment-page-1/#comment-2635190 Social Desktop, el escritorio social de Microsoft « Mantero.net Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:10:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45575#comment-2635190 [...] información en TechCrunch y en la página del proyecto (que en el momento de publicar la entrada parece estar [...] [...] información en TechCrunch y en la página del proyecto (que en el momento de publicar la entrada parece estar [...]

]]> By: George http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/23/microsoft-research-a-look-at-the-intriguing-social-desktop-prototype/comment-page-1/#comment-2635082 George Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:21:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45575#comment-2635082 You know, there's a huge issue of copyright here. How much of the stuff on your computer was actually created by you? If you did not create everything, then you're most likely going to be violating someone's copyright if you open all your files up to the Internet. Copyright and its impact on the free flow of information is a topic that always generates a lot of discussion (which I'm not going to get into), but people should be aware of this issue that needs to be addressed/solved in such a product. You know, there’s a huge issue of copyright here.

How much of the stuff on your computer was actually created by you? If you did not create everything, then you’re most likely going to be violating someone’s copyright if you open all your files up to the Internet.

Copyright and its impact on the free flow of information is a topic that always generates a lot of discussion (which I’m not going to get into), but people should be aware of this issue that needs to be addressed/solved in such a product.

]]> By: Brandon Paddock http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/23/microsoft-research-a-look-at-the-intriguing-social-desktop-prototype/comment-page-1/#comment-2635066 Brandon Paddock Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:46:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45575#comment-2635066 Another example would be our OpenSearch support in the Win7 shell, which I *think* this is actually building on top of :) Another example would be our OpenSearch support in the Win7 shell, which I *think* this is actually building on top of :)

]]> By: David DeCheser http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/23/microsoft-research-a-look-at-the-intriguing-social-desktop-prototype/comment-page-1/#comment-2635031 David DeCheser Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:51:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45575#comment-2635031 Try to sit down with a non-tech friend and read aloud the bit here that's quoted from the MS Research site. Or anything from this article actually. This is exactly the type of thing that gets technology folks excited and has everyone else scratching their heads. I need to hear the story about how this is enriching people's lives and relationships ... hint: deep linking into a PowerPoint deck isn't it. Try to sit down with a non-tech friend and read aloud the bit here that’s quoted from the MS Research site. Or anything from this article actually.

This is exactly the type of thing that gets technology folks excited and has everyone else scratching their heads.

I need to hear the story about how this is enriching people’s lives and relationships … hint: deep linking into a PowerPoint deck isn’t it.

]]> By: 微软研究机构发布SocialDesktop - 面向Web的桌面社会化软件 : 互联网营销博客 - Internet Marketing http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/23/microsoft-research-a-look-at-the-intriguing-social-desktop-prototype/comment-page-1/#comment-2635025 微软研究机构发布SocialDesktop - 面向Web的桌面社会化软件 : 互联网营销博客 - Internet Marketing Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:43:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45575#comment-2635025 [...] 据TechCrunch.com报道称，Social Desktop软件可以使用户预览PC上存储的文件，并将社交环境添加进去。预览本身是一个添加有单独的URL的网页，用户可以使用Windows Azure将文件存储到Web上。这些文件还可以通过社交网络被远程访问。通过Social Desktop，用户还可以搜索其他人的文件。 [...] [...] 据TechCrunch.com报道称，Social Desktop软件可以使用户预览PC上存储的文件，并将社交环境添加进去。预览本身是一个添加有单独的URL的网页，用户可以使用Windows Azure将文件存储到Web上。这些文件还可以通过社交网络被远程访问。通过Social Desktop，用户还可以搜索其他人的文件。 [...]

]]> By: Gary http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/23/microsoft-research-a-look-at-the-intriguing-social-desktop-prototype/comment-page-1/#comment-2634975 Gary Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:19:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45575#comment-2634975 Didn't IBM do something like this years ago? http://www.almaden.ibm.com/cs/projects/iis/hdb/Publications/papers/www02_youserv.pdf Didn’t IBM do something like this years ago?

http://www.alma...w02_youserv.pdf

]]> By: 柳华芳 http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/23/microsoft-research-a-look-at-the-intriguing-social-desktop-prototype/comment-page-1/#comment-2634970 柳华芳 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:14:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45575#comment-2634970 webcome to my blog webcome to my blog

]]> By: Tom http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/23/microsoft-research-a-look-at-the-intriguing-social-desktop-prototype/comment-page-1/#comment-2634910 Tom Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:36:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45575#comment-2634910 Wow Dave. You sounds like someone I should respect and listen too - NOT! You. Are. Sad. Anyhow, unlike you I applaud anyone, no matter what person or company it is, for innovating and creating prototypes. Wow Dave. You sounds like someone I should respect and listen too – NOT! You. Are. Sad.

Anyhow, unlike you I applaud anyone, no matter what person or company it is, for innovating and creating prototypes.

]]> By: ONLINE SERVICES/INTERACTIVE MEDIA « Daily Marauder http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/23/microsoft-research-a-look-at-the-intriguing-social-desktop-prototype/comment-page-1/#comment-2634903 ONLINE SERVICES/INTERACTIVE MEDIA « Daily Marauder Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:27:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45575#comment-2634903 [...] about Social Desktop, a prototype of which they are debuting at TechFest 2009 in a couple of days. (http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/23/microsoft-research-a-look-at-the-intriguing-social-desktop-prot... [...] [...] about Social Desktop, a prototype of which they are debuting at TechFest 2009 in a couple of days. (http://www.tech...al-desktop-prot... [...]

]]> By: マイクロソフトの研究部門、面白そうなSocial Desktopのプロトタイプを発表 http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/23/microsoft-research-a-look-at-the-intriguing-social-desktop-prototype/comment-page-1/#comment-2634878 マイクロソフトの研究部門、面白そうなSocial Desktopのプロトタイプを発表 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:47:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45575#comment-2634878 [...] ［原文へ］ [...] [...] ［原文へ］ [...]

]]> By: nick http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/23/microsoft-research-a-look-at-the-intriguing-social-desktop-prototype/comment-page-1/#comment-2634870 nick Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:39:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45575#comment-2634870 Dave a peace of advice, Please... STFU which means have a great day... Dave a peace of advice, Please… STFU which means have a great day…

]]> By: nick http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/23/microsoft-research-a-look-at-the-intriguing-social-desktop-prototype/comment-page-1/#comment-2634863 nick Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:29:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45575#comment-2634863 I disagree with the thought that just because we could have a desktop on the browser it can't be the other way around. Actually i think it could very well work better having the internet withing the desktop instead of the browser. How do you figure? Well if you can' configure every single website within your desktop then it would make things easier for the end user. Keeping your information local but at the same time having your hosted information around the web local to your desktop... to figure out what i mean take a look at the tasty looking longhorn concept we were all were wishing for before they went Vista. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9ifQvQCO7Y I disagree with the thought that just because we could have a desktop on the browser it can’t be the other way around. Actually i think it could very well work better having the internet withing the desktop instead of the browser. How do you figure? Well if you can’ configure every single website within your desktop then it would make things easier for the end user. Keeping your information local but at the same time having your hosted information around the web local to your desktop…

to figure out what i mean take a look at the tasty looking longhorn concept we were all were wishing for before they went Vista.

http://www.yout...h?v=b9ifQvQCO7Y

]]> By: Tom http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/23/microsoft-research-a-look-at-the-intriguing-social-desktop-prototype/comment-page-1/#comment-2634825 Tom Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:46:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45575#comment-2634825 Woops, did I say "we"?...darn english language. Ummm...yes, I am. :) I just want to say that I appreciate the feedback people have been giving. We think there is a lot of potential with this project and one of the great things about showing it publicly is to see what people think of it. It is really helpful! Woops, did I say “we”?…darn english language.

Ummm…yes, I am. :)

I just want to say that I appreciate the feedback people have been giving. We think there is a lot of potential with this project and one of the great things about showing it publicly is to see what people think of it. It is really helpful!

]]> By: Jamie Thomson http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/23/microsoft-research-a-look-at-the-intriguing-social-desktop-prototype/comment-page-1/#comment-2634701 Jamie Thomson Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:13:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45575#comment-2634701 Tom, Well that sounds A LOT better. You say "we" - are you from the team working on this? -Jamie Tom,
Well that sounds A LOT better. You say “we” – are you from the team working on this?

-Jamie

]]> By: Tom http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/23/microsoft-research-a-look-at-the-intriguing-social-desktop-prototype/comment-page-1/#comment-2634693 Tom Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:08:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45575#comment-2634693 No, it only requires that your machine is on at some time. The point is that we can do smart caching...if your machine is on all of the time we can know that, and if it isn't, we know that as well. If people are accessing it a lot, we know that, and likewise, you can always use Mesh as a sync technology to smartly sync with the cloud as well. The point is you shouldn't have to worry about all of that, it should just work. No, it only requires that your machine is on at some time. The point is that we can do smart caching…if your machine is on all of the time we can know that, and if it isn’t, we know that as well. If people are accessing it a lot, we know that, and likewise, you can always use Mesh as a sync technology to smartly sync with the cloud as well.

The point is you shouldn’t have to worry about all of that, it should just work.

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