Comments on: What is Free? Seth on Anderson V Gladwell. http://shehabhamad.com/blog/2009/07/04/what-is-free-seth-on-anderson-v-gladwell/ shehabhamad.com/blog Sat, 29 Oct 2011 06:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: shehab http://shehabhamad.com/blog/2009/07/04/what-is-free-seth-on-anderson-v-gladwell/comment-page-1/#comment-258 shehab Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:30:57 +0000 http://shehabhamad.com/blog/?p=812#comment-258 i think both gladwell and anderson are wrong. or at least neither is completely right.<br><br><a href="http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2009/07/freemium-and-freeconomics.html" rel="nofollow">fred wilson</a> and <a href="http://continuations.com/post/132871055/the-continuing-confusion-about-free" rel="nofollow">albert wenger</a> offer much more cogent, thoughtful takes on the argument. <br><br>the '<i>free thing</i>' isn't going away. there are certain characteristics about the digital space (ease of publishing / marginal costs approaching zero etc) that make it fundamentally different - i am referring to the media world in particular where the product has always been virtual but has historically been distributed in physical form.<br><br>the online ad market is still in its infancy. i believe it still has plenty of growth potential. i also think it will evolve way beyond the basic text / banner formats. facebook is already providing a glimpse of what's to come (there will be plenty more trial and error before we figure out what works). sustainable business models will emerge here although many industries (music, news, magazines) will need new and most likely shrunken cost structures. many media companies will morph into tech companies (the nytimes is already there) or forge partnerships with tech cos. <br><br>the combination of these trends will leave an altered environment. so yes we're in some sort of transition. but it's a transition to something quite different to what we started with. i think both gladwell and anderson are wrong. or at least neither is completely right.

fred wilson and albert wenger offer much more cogent, thoughtful takes on the argument.

the 'free thing' isn't going away. there are certain characteristics about the digital space (ease of publishing / marginal costs approaching zero etc) that make it fundamentally different – i am referring to the media world in particular where the product has always been virtual but has historically been distributed in physical form.

the online ad market is still in its infancy. i believe it still has plenty of growth potential. i also think it will evolve way beyond the basic text / banner formats. facebook is already providing a glimpse of what's to come (there will be plenty more trial and error before we figure out what works). sustainable business models will emerge here although many industries (music, news, magazines) will need new and most likely shrunken cost structures. many media companies will morph into tech companies (the nytimes is already there) or forge partnerships with tech cos.

the combination of these trends will leave an altered environment. so yes we're in some sort of transition. but it's a transition to something quite different to what we started with.

]]> By: shehab http://shehabhamad.com/blog/2009/07/04/what-is-free-seth-on-anderson-v-gladwell/comment-page-1/#comment-214 shehab Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:30:57 +0000 http://shehabhamad.com/blog/?p=812#comment-214 i think both gladwell and anderson are wrong. or at least neither is completely right.<br><br><a href="http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2009/07/freemium-and-freeconomics.html" rel="nofollow">fred wilson</a> and <a href="http://continuations.com/post/132871055/the-continuing-confusion-about-free" rel="nofollow">albert wenger</a> offer much more cogent, thoughtful takes on the argument. <br><br>the '<i>free thing</i>' isn't going away. there are certain characteristics about the digital space (ease of publishing / marginal costs approaching zero etc) that make it fundamentally different - i am referring to the media world in particular where the product has always been virtual but has historically been distributed in physical form.<br><br>the online ad market is still in its infancy. i believe it still has plenty of growth potential. i also think it will evolve way beyond the basic text / banner formats. facebook is already providing a glimpse of what's to come (there will be plenty more trial and error before we figure out what works). sustainable business models will emerge here although many industries (music, news, magazines) will need new and most likely shrunken cost structures. many media companies will morph into tech companies (the nytimes is already there) or forge partnerships with tech cos. <br><br>the combination of these trends will leave an altered environment. so yes we're in some sort of transition. but it's a transition to something quite different to what we started with. i think both gladwell and anderson are wrong. or at least neither is completely right.

fred wilson and albert wenger offer much more cogent, thoughtful takes on the argument.

the 'free thing' isn't going away. there are certain characteristics about the digital space (ease of publishing / marginal costs approaching zero etc) that make it fundamentally different – i am referring to the media world in particular where the product has always been virtual but has historically been distributed in physical form.

the online ad market is still in its infancy. i believe it still has plenty of growth potential. i also think it will evolve way beyond the basic text / banner formats. facebook is already providing a glimpse of what's to come (there will be plenty more trial and error before we figure out what works). sustainable business models will emerge here although many industries (music, news, magazines) will need new and most likely shrunken cost structures. many media companies will morph into tech companies (the nytimes is already there) or forge partnerships with tech cos.

the combination of these trends will leave an altered environment. so yes we're in some sort of transition. but it's a transition to something quite different to what we started with.

]]> By: str82ais http://shehabhamad.com/blog/2009/07/04/what-is-free-seth-on-anderson-v-gladwell/comment-page-1/#comment-213 str82ais Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:57:51 +0000 http://shehabhamad.com/blog/?p=812#comment-213 I'm with Gladwell's rebuttal on this. I don't see the free thing working long-term. All the signs are we're in some sort of transition period. I'm with Gladwell's rebuttal on this. I don't see the free thing working long-term. All the signs are we're in some sort of transition period.

]]>