Comments on: 2007: Year of the Business Model? http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/01/02/2007-year-of-the-business-model/ Insight and Analysis from North of the Border Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:27:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: rj http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/01/02/2007-year-of-the-business-model/#comment-2316 rj Mon, 08 Jan 2007 04:00:40 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=2007#comment-2316 What ever happened to that old 'web 1.0' model where you sell stuff...it was called e-commerce right? Sarcasm aside, I think e-comm is a model that is definitely overlooked by many...if you are in a position where you can provide your community with cool products...that your loyal user base is passionate about...then I'm sure you'd do fine and you probably wouldn't have to rely on Ads. 'Web 2.0'ing up the online retail game, by using commerce to support communities sounds like a logical step. What ever happened to that old ‘web 1.0′ model where you sell stuff…it was called e-commerce right? Sarcasm aside, I think e-comm is a model that is definitely overlooked by many…if you are in a position where you can provide your community with cool products…that your loyal user base is passionate about…then I’m sure you’d do fine and you probably wouldn’t have to rely on Ads. ‘Web 2.0′ing up the online retail game, by using commerce to support communities sounds like a logical step.

]]> By: PodTech.net: Blog » Blog Archive » The Internet as the new TV and Radio station for the world http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/01/02/2007-year-of-the-business-model/#comment-2282 PodTech.net: Blog » Blog Archive » The Internet as the new TV and Radio station for the world Thu, 04 Jan 2007 07:28:10 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=2007#comment-2282 [...] As Mark Evans astutely points out though, it's going to be the business models that will make everything work (he was talking about services and software, but the same could be said of audio and video content).  On both the pro and con of my idea, premise, whatever B.L. Ochman put forth her predictions for 2007.  On the "con" side is her prediction #3: [...] [...] As Mark Evans astutely points out though, it’s going to be the business models that will make everything work (he was talking about services and software, but the same could be said of audio and video content).  On both the pro and con of my idea, premise, whatever B.L. Ochman put forth her predictions for 2007.  On the "con" side is her prediction #3: [...]

]]> By: Aidan Henry http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/01/02/2007-year-of-the-business-model/#comment-2281 Aidan Henry Wed, 03 Jan 2007 21:07:21 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=2007#comment-2281 Mark, Where did you get a crazy idea like that? Web 2.0... business model... hmmm... I thought those were mutually exclusive ;) Cheers, Aidan Mark,

Where did you get a crazy idea like that?

Web 2.0… business model… hmmm… I thought those were mutually exclusive ;)

Cheers,
Aidan

]]> By: Kevin D http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/01/02/2007-year-of-the-business-model/#comment-2278 Kevin D Wed, 03 Jan 2007 13:29:11 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=2007#comment-2278 The site I hope people couldn't be without is the one I am launching today. It is aimed at bloggers and people that need to promote their myspace. I just hope you guys are talking about our site next! www.fuelmyblog.com We got 1500 unique hits the few days before launch. Happy New Year all. Kevin D The site I hope people couldn’t be without is the one I am launching today. It is aimed at bloggers and people that need to promote their myspace. I just hope you guys are talking about our site next!

http://www.fuelmyblog.com

We got 1500 unique hits the few days before launch.

Happy New Year all.

Kevin D

]]> By: Agoracom http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/01/02/2007-year-of-the-business-model/#comment-2275 Agoracom Wed, 03 Jan 2007 04:54:03 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=2007#comment-2275 ...there are plenty of cool Web 2.0 services/applications that don’t appear to have a path to become businesses,... Mark, you're starting to sound like me now :-) My opinion is that Web 2.0 will continue to slowly proliferate into the real world and entrepreneurs will create practical/boring applications that people/business will pay for. It's just a natural progression as the real world figures out how to use Web 2.0 tools to beat encumbent competitors. For example, you bring up Freshbooks. Who the hell cares about an online invoicing company? Borriiinnnggg! You can't get anymore boring and uncool than that right? Wrong. Freshbooks = real service, real customers and real revenues. Yes, we will continue to see YouTubes pop-up every year but watch for more and more real/boring companies to emerge and create real, long-term value. P.S. How about a little love for AGORACOM as another example of a paid Web 2.0 service? You're making McDerment blush with all the Freshbooks references in 2006! Happy New Year. Best, George …there are plenty of cool Web 2.0 services/applications that don’t appear to have a path to become businesses,…

Mark, you’re starting to sound like me now :-)

My opinion is that Web 2.0 will continue to slowly proliferate into the real world and entrepreneurs will create practical/boring applications that people/business will pay for. It’s just a natural progression as the real world figures out how to use Web 2.0 tools to beat encumbent competitors.

For example, you bring up Freshbooks. Who the hell cares about an online invoicing company? Borriiinnnggg! You can’t get anymore boring and uncool than that right? Wrong. Freshbooks = real service, real customers and real revenues.

Yes, we will continue to see YouTubes pop-up every year but watch for more and more real/boring companies to emerge and create real, long-term value.

P.S. How about a little love for AGORACOM as another example of a paid Web 2.0 service? You’re making McDerment blush with all the Freshbooks references in 2006!

Happy New Year.

Best,
George

]]> By: Webomatica http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/01/02/2007-year-of-the-business-model/#comment-2274 Webomatica Tue, 02 Jan 2007 22:11:16 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=2007#comment-2274 Good points. One thing about "freemium" is it makes you think a bit differently about sites that have real value for something more robust or if free is all there is. For example, I use digg regularly, but would I pay money for it? Nope. There is no "premium" version of digg that I can even imagine. Good points. One thing about “freemium” is it makes you think a bit differently about sites that have real value for something more robust or if free is all there is. For example, I use digg regularly, but would I pay money for it? Nope. There is no “premium” version of digg that I can even imagine.

]]> By: Oliver Dueck http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/01/02/2007-year-of-the-business-model/#comment-2272 Oliver Dueck Tue, 02 Jan 2007 18:46:35 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=2007#comment-2272 An interesting and highly relevant post. Clearly, I think the "business model" of many companies is to be acquired by someone like Google or Yahoo - definitely not a bad thing if you can pull it off. But these companies are selling their user base, not their revenue models. Interesting that you mention Digg. Clearly, the site is remarkably successful in terms of traffic but they don't seem to have any sort of real revenue model yet and I have to wonder how long they will continue to exist without either being acquired or coming up with a way to make money. An interesting and highly relevant post. Clearly, I think the “business model” of many companies is to be acquired by someone like Google or Yahoo - definitely not a bad thing if you can pull it off. But these companies are selling their user base, not their revenue models.

Interesting that you mention Digg. Clearly, the site is remarkably successful in terms of traffic but they don’t seem to have any sort of real revenue model yet and I have to wonder how long they will continue to exist without either being acquired or coming up with a way to make money.

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