07 | Groundwork | The Web as a Medium: Four Observations
Note: The five posts entitled “Groundwork” were originally written in 2009. See here. . # The relationship of the customer to the business will likely be redefined, not by social media but by a broader...
View Article08 | Groundwork | Four Observations: Proximity
Note: The five posts entitled “Groundwork” were originally written in 2009. See here. . # The Internet is a place. It is a weird place in which proximity is determined by interest, rather than a space...
View Article09 | Groundwork | Four Observations: Origin
Note: The five posts entitled “Groundwork” were originally written in 2009. See here. . # Push models treat people as passive consumers whose needs can be anticipated and shaped by centralized...
View Article10 | Groundwork | Four Observations: Equality
Note: The five posts entitled “Groundwork” were originally written in 2009. See here. . # TV is unbalanced – if I own a TV station, and you own a television, I can speak to you, but you can’t speak to...
View Article11 | Groundwork | Four Observations: Memory
Note: The five posts entitled “Groundwork” were originally written in 2009. See here. . # We hear a lot about Moore’s Law and the doubling of processing capacity, but storage-density’s growth makes the...
View Article12 | Groundwork | Four Observations: Recapitulation
Note: The five posts entitled “Groundwork” were originally written in 2009. See here. . # Be a platform. Join a network. For newspapers, that may mean soliciting the public’s assistance in finishing...
View ArticleThe Welcome System and the Distance System
I tried to say things that were true, useful, elegant and memorable. Jay Rosen # Summary The original objective was to research why traditional media haven’t found obvious revenue models on the Web. #...
View ArticleThe Business Model Is Not a Mystery
Update: Please note that, following a few questions, a precision has been added: the word “marketplace” has been replaced with “peer to peer marketplace”. # Media is the connective tissue of society....
View Article18 Useful Tips for Doing Business with a Welcome Platform
The four parameters of the Welcome System (Proximity, Origin, Equality, Memory) apply everywhere on the Internet. They have consequences for every kind of platform. # Any business on the Web can use...
View ArticleWhy local newsmedia should host a marketplace
Steve Yelvington says it best: # The retail revolution is nothing short of an arms race to accumulate as much information about individual customers as possible. Local media companies can be major...
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