Comments on: Media Futures, Part 4/5: ALCHEMY http://blog.sethgoldstein.com/2005/04/12/media-futures-part-45-alchemy/ Transparent Bundles- from Wall Street to the Web Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:33:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Spy Tools http://blog.sethgoldstein.com/2005/04/12/media-futures-part-45-alchemy/#comment-64 Spy Tools Sun, 11 Sep 2005 23:37:29 +0000 http://blog.sethgoldstein.com/2005/04/12/media-futures-part-45-alchemy/#comment-64 <strong>Spy Tools Gadgets!</strong> Latest and greatest Spy Tools and Spy Gadgets! Excellent resource page! Spy Tools Gadgets!

Latest and greatest Spy Tools and Spy Gadgets! Excellent resource page!

]]> By: Arthur http://blog.sethgoldstein.com/2005/04/12/media-futures-part-45-alchemy/#comment-59 Arthur Thu, 02 Jun 2005 02:00:06 +0000 http://blog.sethgoldstein.com/2005/04/12/media-futures-part-45-alchemy/#comment-59 Yes that would be nice the ability to make gold out of steel Yes that would be nice the ability to make gold out of steel

]]> By: Mike http://blog.sethgoldstein.com/2005/04/12/media-futures-part-45-alchemy/#comment-60 Mike Thu, 19 May 2005 05:06:10 +0000 http://blog.sethgoldstein.com/2005/04/12/media-futures-part-45-alchemy/#comment-60 I believe that companies sometimes move away from architectures of public participation as the MBAs take the reins and start building buffers between the various constituents in order to erect barriers to entry by competition. Get your hands around the content, because content is power (remember "content is king"). What they don't realize is that user-driven content is far more interesting & cheaper to produce than centrally driven and controlled content. This explains why blogs are gaining in popularity, while centrally controlled newspapers are losing readers. I believe that companies sometimes move away from architectures of public participation as the MBAs take the reins and start building buffers between the various constituents in order to erect barriers to entry by competition. Get your hands around the content, because content is power (remember “content is king”).

What they don’t realize is that user-driven content is far more interesting & cheaper to produce than centrally driven and controlled content. This explains why blogs are gaining in popularity, while centrally controlled newspapers are losing readers.

]]> By: pc4media http://blog.sethgoldstein.com/2005/04/12/media-futures-part-45-alchemy/#comment-63 pc4media Mon, 16 May 2005 18:06:38 +0000 http://blog.sethgoldstein.com/2005/04/12/media-futures-part-45-alchemy/#comment-63 <strong>Alchemy: Blogs Are Opportunity Engines</strong> Greg Yardley said it. I just rephrased it. It is so so true, though. Blogs create opportunities. Greg also links to Seth Goldstein's series on Media Futures. Alchemy: Blogs Are Opportunity Engines

Greg Yardley said it. I just rephrased it. It is so so true, though. Blogs create opportunities. Greg also links to Seth Goldstein’s series on Media Futures.

]]> By: Read/Write Web http://blog.sethgoldstein.com/2005/04/12/media-futures-part-45-alchemy/#comment-62 Read/Write Web Wed, 11 May 2005 02:21:04 +0000 http://blog.sethgoldstein.com/2005/04/12/media-futures-part-45-alchemy/#comment-62 <strong>Media Flows</strong> <p>If <a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/001806.php" rel="nofollow">Information Flow</a> can be likened to <a href="http://www.reallysimplesyndication.com/riverOfNews" rel="nofollow">a river</a>, then lately I've only had time to occasionally splash water on my face as r... Media Flows

If Information Flow can
be likened to a river,
then lately I’ve only had time to occasionally splash water on my face as r…

]]> By: UserDriven http://blog.sethgoldstein.com/2005/04/12/media-futures-part-45-alchemy/#comment-61 UserDriven Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:07:06 +0000 http://blog.sethgoldstein.com/2005/04/12/media-futures-part-45-alchemy/#comment-61 <strong>Pierre Omidyar on Userdriven Systems</strong> "I can tell you, without the ability to prepare for the unexpected… …There wouldn't be an eBay today. The key is recognizing that no matter how convinced you are in the power of your own ideas… …Sometimes, ideas have ideas Pierre Omidyar on Userdriven Systems

“I can tell you, without the ability to prepare for the unexpected… …There wouldn’t be an eBay today. The key is recognizing that no matter how convinced you are in the power of your own ideas… …Sometimes, ideas have ideas

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