Comments on: Project 10 to the 100th: Google Offers $10M for a World Changing Idea http://atouchofmelancholy.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/google-project-10-to-the-100th/ a symphony of rants and raves Mon, 15 Nov 2010 06:21:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: melancholiac http://atouchofmelancholy.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/google-project-10-to-the-100th/comment-page-1/#comment-304 melancholiac Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:38:22 +0000 http://atouchofmelancholy.com/blog/?p=766#comment-304 hi evan j, you hit it right on the head, and i totally agree with you when you talk about individuals being able to better society. but that's why i like google even more, because they're able to think of projects like this, and they do have a lot of them. thanks for the feedback, hope we hear even more from google soon. hi evan j, you hit it right on the head, and i totally agree with you when you talk about individuals being able to better society. but that’s why i like google even more, because they’re able to think of projects like this, and they do have a lot of them. thanks for the feedback, hope we hear even more from google soon.

]]> By: evan j http://atouchofmelancholy.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/google-project-10-to-the-100th/comment-page-1/#comment-302 evan j Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:45:12 +0000 http://atouchofmelancholy.com/blog/?p=766#comment-302 Great article, one of the best ways to make big advances is through competitive award based programs. Google is heading in the right direction, the X prize also comes to mind as well as tons of other historical achievements(i.e. the Orteig Prize that Charles Lindbergh won in 1927). There seems to be a theme here - free market - the theory that individuals(not governments) are able to better our society. Great article, one of the best ways to make big advances is through competitive award based programs.

Google is heading in the right direction, the X prize also comes to mind as well as tons of other historical achievements(i.e. the Orteig Prize that Charles Lindbergh won in 1927).

There seems to be a theme here – free market – the theory that individuals(not governments) are able to better our society.

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