Comments on: The Internet is about to change http://blogmaverick.com/2009/08/25/the-internet-is-about-to-change/ the mark cuban weblog Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:26:57 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: econ365 http://blogmaverick.com/2009/08/25/the-internet-is-about-to-change/#comment-66531 econ365 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:53:00 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1378#comment-66531 This is some good stuff. I wonder what took people so long to invent something "else" that is going to change the internet? This is some good stuff. I wonder what took people so long to invent something “else” that is going to change the internet?

]]> By: Transliacijos technologijos rytdienos internete http://blogmaverick.com/2009/08/25/the-internet-is-about-to-change/#comment-66505 Transliacijos technologijos rytdienos internete Mon, 07 Sep 2009 09:14:51 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1378#comment-66505 [...] internetas tapo nuobodus? Mark Cuban mano, kad taip. Ir bent jau iš dalies su juo galima sutikti. Esminiai pokyčiai: Gmail paštas ir kitos [...] [...] internetas tapo nuobodus? Mark Cuban mano, kad taip. Ir bent jau iš dalies su juo galima sutikti. Esminiai pokyčiai: Gmail paštas ir kitos [...]

]]> By: Lin and Jirsa Photography http://blogmaverick.com/2009/08/25/the-internet-is-about-to-change/#comment-66394 Lin and Jirsa Photography Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:26:05 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1378#comment-66394 I'm excited to see what the media does with this technology. Rather than throwing out information and hoping to draw in readers and viewers, relevant and instant news is now delivered directly to the end user. Great post as always I’m excited to see what the media does with this technology. Rather than throwing out information and hoping to draw in readers and viewers, relevant and instant news is now delivered directly to the end user. Great post as always

]]> By: What I don’t like about RSS « Altmode http://blogmaverick.com/2009/08/25/the-internet-is-about-to-change/#comment-66382 What I don’t like about RSS « Altmode Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:14:54 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1378#comment-66382 [...] from the start to avoid the many ways that email is abused.  For example, Mark Cuban recently talked about the use of WebHooks and PubSubHubbub to overcome the pull limitations of RSS and similar [...] [...] from the start to avoid the many ways that email is abused.  For example, Mark Cuban recently talked about the use of WebHooks and PubSubHubbub to overcome the pull limitations of RSS and similar [...]

]]> By: Webhooks Are The New Black http://blogmaverick.com/2009/08/25/the-internet-is-about-to-change/#comment-66381 Webhooks Are The New Black Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:02:46 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1378#comment-66381 [...] haven’t heard of them yet, you are certainly going to be barraged with news about them soon. Mark Cuban is talking about them, so is Robert Scoble. Dave Winer, the godfather of RSS, seems to like them. [...] [...] haven’t heard of them yet, you are certainly going to be barraged with news about them soon. Mark Cuban is talking about them, so is Robert Scoble. Dave Winer, the godfather of RSS, seems to like them. [...]

]]> By: jlai24 http://blogmaverick.com/2009/08/25/the-internet-is-about-to-change/#comment-66371 jlai24 Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:48:18 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1378#comment-66371 Specifically regarding comments from Saleh and those who agree with him, I think you have not thought this matter through very clearly and you are totally wrong. You are asserting that youtube, after building a massive "customer" base by giving away its product for free, will then start charging customers who are "addicted" to the product. I don't see any way that this business model can work. First, it rests on the assumption that demand for what youtube provides is extremely in-elastic. I think clearly it is opposite - a small increase in price (e.g. from zero to anything else) will drastically reduce demand. How many people are going to check out youtube videos when they are procrastinating at work or school if they have to pay for it? Second, the barriers to entry are so low that anyone can compete once there is a non-zero cost to the customer. If there is any profitability in the customer-fee based model for video hosting, it will quickly get driven very close to zero by competition. What they provide is like a commodity, so there is no reason for the price they can charge to be anything except very slightly higher than the marginal cost. Given that there are well-capitalized potential competitors, this model does not seem like a good one (I wouldn't want to compete with NBC, via General Electric Cap Corp, on the ability to raise capital at low borrowing costs.) Finally, your argument that customers are addicted to the product is logically false (question-begging argument, technically). If you give away something for free, there will always be a lot of demand for that thing. To assume that people need, or are addicted, to this thing because they consume a lot of it is not true. There is no evidence that significant demand exists at non-zero prices, and the fact that youtube has not begun charging supports the hypothesis that the demand is not there. At best, I think youtube becomes similar to a utility. Specifically regarding comments from Saleh and those who agree with him, I think you have not thought this matter through very clearly and you are totally wrong.
You are asserting that youtube, after building a massive “customer” base by giving away its product for free, will then start charging customers who are “addicted” to the product.
I don’t see any way that this business model can work.

First, it rests on the assumption that demand for what youtube provides is extremely in-elastic. I think clearly it is opposite – a small increase in price (e.g. from zero to anything else) will drastically reduce demand. How many people are going to check out youtube videos when they are procrastinating at work or school if they have to pay for it?

Second, the barriers to entry are so low that anyone can compete once there is a non-zero cost to the customer. If there is any profitability in the customer-fee based model for video hosting, it will quickly get driven very close to zero by competition. What they provide is like a commodity, so there is no reason for the price they can charge to be anything except very slightly higher than the marginal cost. Given that there are well-capitalized potential competitors, this model does not seem like a good one (I wouldn’t want to compete with NBC, via General Electric Cap Corp, on the ability to raise capital at low borrowing costs.)

Finally, your argument that customers are addicted to the product is logically false (question-begging argument, technically). If you give away something for free, there will always be a lot of demand for that thing. To assume that people need, or are addicted, to this thing because they consume a lot of it is not true. There is no evidence that significant demand exists at non-zero prices, and the fact that youtube has not begun charging supports the hypothesis that the demand is not there.

At best, I think youtube becomes similar to a utility.

]]> By: William Mougayar http://blogmaverick.com/2009/08/25/the-internet-is-about-to-change/#comment-66368 William Mougayar Sat, 29 Aug 2009 03:04:32 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1378#comment-66368 This is exactly the kind of hype and exagerations we don't need- as if we didn't learn from the previous Internet hype period. Fact is- PubSubHubbub is an "evolution", not a revolution vs. the current RSS push mechanism. Secondly, it uses RSS, so it would be misleading to imply that RSS is the "old fashioned way". The issue with content dissemination is not that it was lacking real-time, but rather in its organization and relevancy for a particular user. So, passing content in real-time will just accelerate the mess if we don't work also improving knowledge management. Most users aren't glued to their Twitter account anyways, so they will not be able to discern the difference between a 5 min or 25 min delay in news arrival. This is exactly the kind of hype and exagerations we don’t need- as if we didn’t learn from the previous Internet hype period. Fact is- PubSubHubbub is an “evolution”, not a revolution vs. the current RSS push mechanism. Secondly, it uses RSS, so it would be misleading to imply that RSS is the “old fashioned way”.
The issue with content dissemination is not that it was lacking real-time, but rather in its organization and relevancy for a particular user. So, passing content in real-time will just accelerate the mess if we don’t work also improving knowledge management. Most users aren’t glued to their Twitter account anyways, so they will not be able to discern the difference between a 5 min or 25 min delay in news arrival.

]]> By: This week in the paid content debate | Sips from the Firehose http://blogmaverick.com/2009/08/25/the-internet-is-about-to-change/#comment-66367 This week in the paid content debate | Sips from the Firehose Sat, 29 Aug 2009 02:53:49 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1378#comment-66367 [...] two new technologies WebHooks or PubSubHubBub are going to CHANGE EVERYTHING!!!! (emphasis his) http://blogmaverick.com/2009/08/25/the-internet-is-about-to-change/ If you can get past the jargon (i.e. “Cloud-based distribution hub”), there might be [...] [...] two new technologies WebHooks or PubSubHubBub are going to CHANGE EVERYTHING!!!! (emphasis his) http://blogmaverick.com/2009/08/25/the-internet-is-about-to-change/ If you can get past the jargon (i.e. “Cloud-based distribution hub”), there might be [...]

]]> By: rtoennis http://blogmaverick.com/2009/08/25/the-internet-is-about-to-change/#comment-66348 rtoennis Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:14:40 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1378#comment-66348 "Skynet versus the Human Hive Mind" is getting closer. :-) We have the intelligent Skynet computer as part of our modern cultural lore as a result of the Terminator series and the "Collective Hive mind" as part of it due to the Star Trek:TNG "Borg". But if technology that grows out of PubSubBubHub enables not only a true machine based AI but also enables a human hive mind the question is begged; Would an evil machine intelligence emerge and truly win out as it did for the Borg in the TNG series t? OR, would a hyper-connected and biologically based human hive mind emerges out of advanced and futuristic versions of twitter and evolve nearly immediately to be optimally moral in the image of human ideals. Would our Morality/Ethics/Philanthropy elements dominate and win out over our darker side? Interesting premise for an Sci Fi book I think. I blog at http://over40innovator.blogspot.com Roge “Skynet versus the Human Hive Mind” is getting closer. :-)

We have the intelligent Skynet computer as part of our modern cultural lore as a result of the Terminator series and the “Collective Hive mind” as part of it due to the Star Trek:TNG “Borg”. But if technology that grows out of PubSubBubHub enables not only a true machine based AI but also enables a human hive mind the question is begged; Would an evil machine intelligence emerge and truly win out as it did for the Borg in the TNG series t?

OR, would a hyper-connected and biologically based human hive mind emerges out of advanced and futuristic versions of twitter and evolve nearly immediately to be optimally moral in the image of human ideals. Would our Morality/Ethics/Philanthropy elements dominate and win out over our darker side?

Interesting premise for an Sci Fi book I think.

I blog at http://over40innovator.blogspot.com

Roge

]]> By: Mark Cuban says “The Internet is about to change” due to buzzword-of-week « The Packet Rat http://blogmaverick.com/2009/08/25/the-internet-is-about-to-change/#comment-66347 Mark Cuban says “The Internet is about to change” due to buzzword-of-week « The Packet Rat Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:57:07 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1378#comment-66347 [...] Cuban says thatthe Internet is about to change because of a technology called “Web Hooks” — a publish/subscribe model for web [...] [...] Cuban says thatthe Internet is about to change because of a technology called “Web Hooks” — a publish/subscribe model for web [...]

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