Google quietly changes the world again

I'm not convinced that computerworld is right about this. Generally, world-changing developments take such magazines by surprise.

Yeah, uh. Companies like Socialight (<a href="http://socialight.com" rel="nofollow">http://socialight.com</a>) have been doing this for years. Admittedly google has a higher chance of succeeding given their already popular maps application, but it isn't world changing...

People have been talking about "augmented reality" for years.<p>I'm usually a cynic about "a big thing is going to happen soon" puff pieces ... but I'm convinced.<p>This time it's for real.<p>Exciting times!

That's pretty neat that Google keeps poking around with different concepts without a "profit source" behind it. Normal business school analysis would require a internal rate of return before starting.