I'm willing to bet this is their first step towards eventually being able to show you how outfits will look on you without needing to try them on. Thus eliminating one of the last remaining reasons people buy clothes at brick and mortar stores.
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Without parties, each candidate would have to run on their own views, rather than defaulting to whichever side they want to win over. Trump might be the biggest example, a liberal elite from NYC who ran as a Republican because he saw a weakness in the candidate pool there, and knew he could hide behind that R to gather votes. It's just lazy and serves as more of a tool to manipulate the populace than it does to inform.
Not to mention, trains are a way more space efficient way to move people, and aren't at the mercy of traffic jams caused by car accidents, construction, and bottlenecks. Granted, this hasn't completely solved the traffic problem in the NYC metro area, but without it, traffic would be a nightmare, and having the option to bypass it is great.
The fact that I can take a 15 min walk to my suburban town's train station, take it to Jamaica, Queens, transfer to the Airtrain and arrive at JFK airport without ever stepping foot in a car is something every city needs. Also, buses are notoriously unreliable schedule-wise, and people dont like having to wait in bad weather (not as much of a problem in LA) for it to arrive.
I think a very effective way to design cities is to have the following:
1. A densely developed urban core that sets quotas on what % of apartments must fall within whatever's considered middle class pricing, as well as a quota for a minimum % of apartments that must be for purchase rather than rent. The former prevents cities from being turned into ghost town banks for the wealthy to park their money, and the latter gives citizens an opportunity to build equity if they desire/have the means to.
Also, there should only he height restrictions on buildings if there's a structural reason for it, not because "it'll ruin the character of the area" or "my views of Central Park will be blocked".
2. Suburbs should be a healthy middle ground between densely developed and suburban sprawl. Living in houses the size of a box isn't appealing, but neither are mcmansions that are 15-20 minutes to the nearest retail center. The concept of strip malls and office parks should be completely scrapped in favor of walkable town centers with multi level parking garages on the perimeters. These town centers should be mixed use, so that people have plenty of options to work, shop, entertain themselves, dine, etc within a reasonable distance from their homes. The town center layout promotes a sense of community and socializing. Suburban towns should have a size limit, and each town should have a light rail station that runs alongside the main road/highway so citizens can easily commute between towns and to the city center without traffic congestion.
When a town becomes fully developed, rather than progressively building smaller and smaller houses to increase density, a new town should be built at the adjacent free land with its own town center. This results in the hub and spoke model of suburb towns that are mini cities surrounding the main urban core, rather than sprawled bedroom communities that have no economy of their own.
3. Between each city should be a low cost and high speed transit option like a maglev or Hyperloop, so that citizens have the option to live in neighboring cities and commute to work in a reasonable amount of time.
4. Zoning should be designed to quickly and easily adapt to growing cities, so that what is zoned as suburban can change to urban as a city grows, and the perimeter of suburbs would grow to account for that. This would occur to a certain limit, and when a city reaches a max size where sprawl is a problem, a new planned city must be built in an optimal place in the state to start the cycle all over again.
In addition to underground subway systems for urban cores and light rail for suburbs, there should be uber style shared car/bus services to fill in the gaps.
As for energy, there should be a heavy emphasis on wind, solar, and nuclear.
The role of regulations should be quality of life protection, not special interests. That means a reasonable minimum square footage for apartments and houses depending on the number of bedrooms, but not a limit on tower heights.
3rd rejection so far. Probably has a lot to do with the fact that I'm a solo founder. Oh well, gotta keep pushing through and making the best user experience possible. Best of luck to everyone, we go this!
Denarri is designed to make mobile shopping quick and intuitive, and constantly gets smarter the more you shop with it. From search to buy in 3 clicks.
Regarding the feedback, If there's any way you feel I could make the transition from initial search to final purchase faster, easier, more effective, etc, I'm all ears!
Like CrazyCatDog said, eBay is the textbook example of what happens when a tech company is run by consultants who don't understand the users.
I envision an experience where it knows my friends and I are in a new city together, and because it's early evening, we're probably trying to figure out where to go out for the night.
Bam, notification letting me know the best nightlife spots based on my preferences and those of my friends.
If you think about it, the two companies with the largest amounts of credit card #s on file would likely be Amazon, for obvious reasons, and Apple, because of iTunes.
Because using their payment platforms wouldn't involve the friction of having to add that info, those two stand to gain traction very quickly if they enter the space. Apple is rumored to be working on this, and so it's a no brainer for Amazon to do the same. My guess is that Amazon is waiting to see whether iBeacon or NFC end up winning before adding payments to the app.
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Asking people to switch to a phone with inferior app selection and a clunky UI in order to be immersed in the Amazon experience seems a bit short sighted to me.
High end specs have become a commodity, the top priority the average user has when buying a smartphone is whether it has the apps they use. Try convincing a friend of yours to switch to Windows Phone, and the first thing they'll ask is "does it have x+y apps?" Ecosystem is everything.
On top of that, like others have said, it's not far fetched for eBay to give Valet listings higher priority in search results, due to their higher profit margins. Punishing users for wanting a streamlined experience, not cool.
I've been dealing with these pain points as both a buyer and seller for over 10 years, and I'm willing to bet I'm not alone here. I'm currently building a p2p marketplace app, and plan to enlist the features of startups like Shyp to make it an all around awesome experience. If anyone has input, feature requests, or would even like to join me, let me know, I'm all ears :)