http://projectredstripe.com/blog/2007/02/16/piping-the-economist-through-flickr/ A story about innovation Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:58:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 http://projectredstripe.com/blog/2007/02/16/piping-the-economist-through-flickr/#comment-218 Dan Fri, 23 Feb 2007 11:20:02 +0000 http://projectredstripe.com/blog/2007/02/16/piping-the-economist-through-flickr/#comment-218 I am not sure I quite understand to what extent pipes can be used to do useful stuff (although I have only messed with it for about 10 minutes) - but you are absolutely right to say "the one approach that really works on the internet: give people easy to use tools – and they will come up with great new things." - not sure (yet) whether pipes is a great tool. I am not sure I quite understand to what extent pipes can be used to do useful stuff (although I have only messed with it for about 10 minutes) - but you are absolutely right to say “the one approach that really works on the internet: give people easy to use tools – and they will come up with great new things.” - not sure (yet) whether pipes is a great tool.

]]> http://projectredstripe.com/blog/2007/02/16/piping-the-economist-through-flickr/#comment-300 Terry Tue, 06 Mar 2007 14:55:28 +0000 http://projectredstripe.com/blog/2007/02/16/piping-the-economist-through-flickr/#comment-300 I'd say that Pipes is a good tool but we will see another iteration (especially with the user interface) before it becomes more mainstream in the techie world. The functionality and step forward towards a truely semantic web are great - just a poor interface and too restrictive at present. I’d say that Pipes is a good tool but we will see another iteration (especially with the user interface) before it becomes more mainstream in the techie world. The functionality and step forward towards a truely semantic web are great - just a poor interface and too restrictive at present.

]]> http://projectredstripe.com/blog/2007/02/16/piping-the-economist-through-flickr/#comment-301 Stewart Tue, 06 Mar 2007 17:17:38 +0000 http://projectredstripe.com/blog/2007/02/16/piping-the-economist-through-flickr/#comment-301 Pipes for me is a sub standard tool for techies. Most techies can simply go program stuff if they need. For me Pipes was trying to go out to non techies and they failed. Pipes for me is a sub standard tool for techies. Most techies can simply go program stuff if they need. For me Pipes was trying to go out to non techies and they failed.

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