I guess it would be particularly difficult for me to prove my "hard- core researcher" credentials, especially since I turned down 3 times, within a span of 15 minutes a job offer to work in any one of the research departments of one of the big software giants. That is one presentation I definitely look back at, with much regret, now that the question of proving my credentials arises. :-)
On May 21, 9:04 pm, gtandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Enkin being contacted by OHA/Google is probably because Enkin folks > are ahead of the curve in terms of hardware, have a nice navigation > model as well as hard-core researchers at the bottom of the work. > Their work/app far exceeds what Google/OHA were looking to get from > the challenge. So I wouldn't raise my hopes that others might be > contacted, unless their app falls in a common interest of Google/OHA. > > In one of the other posts, Keffyoid posted "We are all just specks of > sand blowing on the wind of ethereal dust. It's just that sometimes a > good gust comes along to really stir up the Status Quo." Very > profound. And that faith in Google, with what they were able to > achieve by shaking up the very closed Wireless sector, led me to pick > the app that I did for the Challenge. > > The non-profit sector has a high resistance to hi-tech, with a deep > rooted belief that "we don't need new technology to advance". I > believe for any major advancement, hi-tech is essential. I also > believe in the concept of a social enterprise, where organizations > should be self-sustaining rather than always looking for donations. > > Non-profits spend tons of money to run fund-raisers and marketing > campaigns. What better way to educate our next-generation donors by an > application on their handset, where they can see first hand, the > outcome of their little act of kindness. Ads run - "Simple Solutions : > For $60 save a child". I for one never feel comfortable donating to a > charity without the visibility that my $60 made a difference. > > kiva.org is a great success story in micro-lending. What about a kid- > to-kid micro-mini-donation/lending from a device that kids relate to. > ADC's judges didn't find the idea original. > > I naively thought that when Google announced it would be looking for > original applications in the social sector, they were doing so > seriously. > > On May 20, 3:03 pm, kurosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I agree. They need time, with all the demands on their resources. > > And I am waiting in the hope that my efforts will one day be > > recognised. > > > On May 20, 11:27 pm, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Can't really let this statement stand. > > > > Google has demands on their resources and recognizes the importance > > > timing and order. > > > > There are parts of our application that Google can actually do much > > > better than we can - specifically the umbilical cord from each handset > > > to a my phone space. > > > > They need time. > > > > > I think that Google will most definitely contact some of the authors > > > > of this thread to give their application another shot, just as they > > > > did with the 'Enkin' application. > > > > -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Challenge" group. To post to this group, send email to android-challenge@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-challenge?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
