Facebook’s VP of Product Marketing recently had several unbelievable things to say. Among them: “about 33 percent of Facebook application makers reported profits of up to $500,000 a month” — which is ludicrous — and:
“We view ourselves as a technology company at our core. We’re the cable company creating the pipes, and what they carry [...]
My last post talked about paying for stuff (What have you ponied up for web 2.0?). Now I’m thinking about non-monetary contributions. You know, the good stuff. Sharing. Creating. Usable exhaust.
Is web 2.0 a gift economy?
Floating around on the web (in most cases free for non-commercial use according to Creative Commons licenses) I’m sharing: [...]
Recently the swissmiss blog had a non-visual post that grabbed my attention: What Sites Do You Pay For? Her answer:
2 x Flickr ($25 year)
Typepad ($14.95 month)
Skype Pro ($3 month)
Quicken ($2.99 month)
Blinksale ($12 month)
Backpackit ($7 month)
.mac ($99.95 year)
creative hotlist ($30 for 6months ?)
That got me to thinking about the web stuff I pay [...]
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