One of the ideas that surfaced today is for a multimedia version of a news aggregator. Except, think "more than news", and think, "more than text or HTML". I'm imagining a content capture system that looks at web pages, MPEGs, JPEGs (at least the metadata for images), syndicated news feeds, network programming, transcribed radio...any parsable content object. This capture service will create a "channel" of aggregated content based on my search/filter criteria. I can then view the channel anytime, independent of source constraints. Think multimedia Tivo.
The idea needs some work - but fortunately, that's what one of the clients is paying for. Sweet.
Strange day today. I broke out of my "sit at the desk and read/write" rut. Took the day and went to San Jose to visit a client. In spite of the 5am-7pm travel day, I enjoyed the stimulation of some new people and places.
I'm very anxious to wrap up the project for The Firm and get started on the intranet project. I like the project's goals and subject matter, and I think I'll like the client. The current project is simply boring me to death, and dealing with the people and processes from The Firm is bringing back lots of memories - not good ones. In the immortal words of Monty Python, "Run away.....!".
The airplane time was actually good. I got some thinking done - there's something about that setting that brings out the creative impulse. I suppose after all these years I've learned to think happy thoughts while hemmed in by sweaty fellow travelers. Good survival skill.
