day 99
| alice in wired world 3: mediocrity in wired world |
I-Man in the buff - rated PG-13
As the global consumer continues to pour money
into PC and Internet businesses faster than an
expanding supernova, content providers are just
as quickly falling behind in providing good
programing. There are very few creative,
interesting, or innovative web pages on the
Internet and even fewer clever uses of
intranetworked computers. Things seem to be
degrading to the level of TV. Is there a
mediocrity spiral operating in Wired World? It
all boils down to economics.
economy purely on the Internet. That is,
nobody has a working business model. Sure,
there are many companies with home pages, and
there are even companies selling things over
the 'net. In addition, there are several
companies attempting to become Internet
bankers; CyberCash, Digicash, and First Virtual
Holding are three examples. But none of these
have a workable business model for the rest of
us. Right now, these companies are burning up
venture capital faster than they are signing up
subscribers. [I may be wrong. www.onsale.com --
the auction channel of Wired World -- may be
the one. ONSALE is a virtual auctioneer that
compares offers and bids to get the right
price. It returns us to agrarian barter --
exactly what Wired World should do. Check it
out].
matter. Exactly what is wrong with Wired
World, and what can we do about it? Maybe we
can save the Web from its inevitable fate as a
vast wasteland for TV re-runs. Maybe not.
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