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Originally Posted by cj_purve
J$tyle$, oh yeah, there was hustle and hype and drama and all that ... but do you seriously think that video secrets are responsible for streaming video and live sex shows? The companies that created webcams and the video technology 'innovated' that ... we just came along and used it at a time when millions of people around the world with credit cards wanted to use the technology for sex. We tried it, tested it, improved it, made it better, marketed it etc, but we didn't innovate it. Although I guess we could get stuck on semantics of the meaning of that word LOL
Honestly, how can you say that its innovative to say 'hey i have a great idea, i'll use this webcam to broadcast sex!'? That's basically what we are saying about all of these 'innovators'.
You know I've worked with a few of those who are considered innovators, but even they will tell you they just did something a bit different to the person before.
I mean really ... lets not give ourselves so much credit for doing what any idiot could have done!
I do agree with you on 1 thing though ... I don't regret any of it. The good, bad and ugly ... if nothing else I'm grateful for the lessons I learnt so young & the people I've met & learnt from along the way. And it sure was fun ....
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It is semantics then, because neither one of us said INVENT, and I'm not saying that now
I guess we can agree to disagree then because when you use the word "innovators", the following interpetations or definitions come to my mind - and all of the people I mentioned are credited with the following:
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source
in·no·vate /ˈɪnəˌveɪt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[in-uh-veyt] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation verb, -vat·ed, -vat·ing.
?verb (used without object)
1. to introduce something new; make changes in anything established.
?verb (used with object)
2. to introduce (something new) for or as if for the first time: to innovate a computer operating system.
3. Archaic. to alter.
The classic definitions of innovation include:
1. the process of making improvements by introducing something new
2. the act of introducing something new: something newly introduced (The American Heritage Dictionary).
3. the process of translating new ideas into tangible societal impact (Krisztina Holly, Vice Provost, University of Southern California, and Executive Director of USC Stevens Institute for Innovation)
4. the introduction of something new. (Merriam-Webster Online)
5. a new idea, method or device. (Merriam-Webster Online)
6. the successful exploitation of new ideas (Department of Trade and Industry, UK).
7. change that creates a new dimension of performance Peter Drucker (Hesselbein, 2002)
8. A creative idea that is realized [(Frans Johansson)] (Harvard Business School Press, 2004)