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The more of talk; the more of confusion
An example is worth half-a-thousand words
Looking into two directions
Bridging the two worlds
(Author’s note: The term product is used in a generic sense; it refers to a usable entity.)
"Confusion” is the word that comes to my mind whenever I think of the term “Business Model”. It is one of the most loudly discussed topics, especially since 1990s. Most (or should I say almost all) of the research literature over this topic contain two arguments without fault,
The first argument is somewhat like –
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And the second argument is somewhat like -
“A good business model is an essential ingredient of business success.”
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Friday, June 01, 2007
Cellular Convergence: Evolution, Revolution and Speculation
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Evolution in Retrospect
GSM Revolution
Future Speculation
(Author’s Note: Mobile Phones using cellular technology = Cellphone)
Towards the end of 19th century, two legendary inventions arrived … both were powerful and revolutionary innovations on alone … and honor of invention was claimed by more than two inventors for both of them! First one is the invention of Telephone (finally attributed to Alexander Graham Bell) and second one is the invention of Radio communication (finally attributed to Nikola Tesla). Around 50 years later, these two inventions together created the most widely used communication device of this century called - Cellphone!
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“Everywhere” was the ultimate focus during initial phases of mobile phone evolution. Convergence of cellular technology, advent of wireless internet access, and ultra-sophisticated handsets have been adding one more dimension to it now – “Everything”. GSMA and CDG are the two prominent groups today driving this convergence further. Though there are no two opinions about bright future of cellular technology itself, there are certainly different thought streams about who is going to be the technology leader of tomorrow.
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Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Web 3.0 = Semantic Web?
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Exactly opposite approaches
Intelligent web ... technically doable!
Alright ... here goes the bad news
Then comes good news!
Web 3.0 = Semantic Web?
Yes, it may sound a little weird; but World Wide Web is getting marked with versions these days! Web 1.0 refers to the version of the web which had clear line of separation between producers and consumers of web content. Producers were the organizations which used to build websites and consumers were the people who used to “browse” those websites using a browser[1]. Web 1.0 created eCommerce opportunities which in turn gave birth to one of the greatest booms in US history – DotCom. DotCom bubble burst earlier this century has then been followed by another boom called Web 2.0. There are striking similarities and subtle differences between the two booms; which we have already discussed in the last post. Web 2.0 essentially removed the line of separation between producers and consumers of web content and fostered active participation of web users by transforming the web into a platform for collaborations[2]. And now there are winds of next generation web i.e. Web 3.0!
Semantic web, where machines can read web pages and extract useful information using cognitive decision-making ability emulating human beings, has been conceived by many as the next generation web[3]. Will the vision of semantic web be realized into the next generation of the web i.e. Web 3.0? Or will it remain as just another great but inconceivable dream? That’s the precise question of the moment!
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Sunday, April 01, 2007
Is it worth to ride Web 2.0 boom?
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Why DotCom Failed?
How Web 2.0 is different then?
Oh! So you mean it is indeed Bubble 2.0!
Enough confusion! Do you suggest startup is bad idea then?
Jack declares, “Sweetie, you’ve gotta news … I am quitting my job soon!”
Jill exclaims, “What?”
Jack affirms, “Yes darling, you heard it right. I am going for my own startup next month. Don’t you see big fortunes made by startups these days?”
Jill resists, “Honey, not again! You had promised not to get trapped into any of these booms … its just 7 years from the last collapse and we are still paying the debts … why don’t you understand?”
Jack argues, “Jeez! It’s not the same thing; it’s quite different than the DotCom boom. It’s Web 2.0. Why don’t you understand?”
Jill doubts, “Really?”
Jack begins, “Listen, it’s not about eCommerce anymore, it’s about changing the lives of people … it’s about changing the way world communicates today …” and the rhetoric continues …
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News Corp acquired MySpace for USD 580 million in cash, Google bought YouTube for USD 1.65 billion in stock, eBay bought Skype for USD 2.6 billion in cash and stock[1] and all together triggered conversations like the one above in almost every software engineer’s home! The question of the moment is – “Is Web 2.0 really different than DotCom boom?” One needs to analyze DotCom boom first in order to answer this very question …
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- MySpace had more visitors than all of News Corp online (around 17 million compared to 11 million).
- Though YouTube was yet to profit turn in company, it holds almost 46% share of online video market consumers.
- Skype had 53 million registered users and more than 2 million users were using the service at any given point of time.
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