Internet as Database.. Keeps Comming up. Scrape+MachinePatternRecog+$Nodes

Wow, this shit really hit home. I mean. its everything I’ve had in my head.
1) A tool for visual Artists.. that scrape and build NODEs
2) Mashing up the Data with other Data to build relationships?
3) Presenting this NEW view to a “collective” via “web services”
4) Selling VIEW constructors and creating VALUE based on perspectives or DataRelationships

A) Could you build a scape of the Last 100 most view’d producers on youtube and MIX with….

look for patterns?

B) Take the Top 50 sites for specific keywords?
— MicroMarkets. and Encapsulize them into MiniFeeds/Widgets?

i dunno I’m rambling… ARGG

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