Comments on: The business of network effects http://www.mattmcalister.com/blog/2007/08/15/187/the-business-of-network-effects/ Inside Online Media Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:51:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Jeremy Zawodny's blog http://www.mattmcalister.com/blog/2007/08/15/187/the-business-of-network-effects/#comment-47782 Jeremy Zawodny's blog Mon, 20 Aug 2007 22:12:35 +0000 http://www.mattmcalister.com/blog/2007/08/15/187/the-business-of-network-effects/#comment-47782 <strong>There is no Web Operating System (or WebOS)...</strong> There. I said it. For a while now I've been getting quite frustrated and annoyed by the writing I've read in various places about the idea of a WebOS (or this view, Cloud OS (if you're Microsoft), Google OS, Yahoo OS (yuck--too many "o"s), and so ... There is no Web Operating System (or WebOS)…

There. I said it. For a while now I’ve been getting quite frustrated and annoyed by the writing I’ve read in various places about the idea of a WebOS (or this view, Cloud OS (if you’re Microsoft), Google OS, Yahoo OS (yuck–too many “o”s), and so …

]]> By: The Web as a loose federation of contractors — everwas http://www.mattmcalister.com/blog/2007/08/15/187/the-business-of-network-effects/#comment-47097 The Web as a loose federation of contractors — everwas Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:33:28 +0000 http://www.mattmcalister.com/blog/2007/08/15/187/the-business-of-network-effects/#comment-47097 [...] Matt McAllister has a great post about the dangers of taking taking the label of Web OS too literally. He writes that an operating system is about “command and control” while the loose collection of services that make up the internet is more like the network of vendors that a contractor might call in to build your house. Jeremy Zawodny shed light on this concept for me using building construction analogies. [...] [...] Matt McAllister has a great post about the dangers of taking taking the label of Web OS too literally. He writes that an operating system is about “command and control” while the loose collection of services that make up the internet is more like the network of vendors that a contractor might call in to build your house. Jeremy Zawodny shed light on this concept for me using building construction analogies. [...]

]]> By: Business - The Importance of Design in Business | domainnamess.info http://www.mattmcalister.com/blog/2007/08/15/187/the-business-of-network-effects/#comment-46875 Business - The Importance of Design in Business | domainnamess.info Thu, 16 Aug 2007 09:42:37 +0000 http://www.mattmcalister.com/blog/2007/08/15/187/the-business-of-network-effects/#comment-46875 [...] The business of network effectsIn a precient viewpoint from 2002 about the Internet platform business, Tim O Reilly explained why a company that has a large and valuable data store should open it up to the wider network:. If they don t ride the horse in the … Tags:Share This [...] [...] The business of network effectsIn a precient viewpoint from 2002 about the Internet platform business, Tim O Reilly explained why a company that has a large and valuable data store should open it up to the wider network:. If they don t ride the horse in the … Tags:Share This [...]

]]> By: Matt McAlister http://www.mattmcalister.com/blog/2007/08/15/187/the-business-of-network-effects/#comment-46826 Matt McAlister Thu, 16 Aug 2007 04:14:20 +0000 http://www.mattmcalister.com/blog/2007/08/15/187/the-business-of-network-effects/#comment-46826 I just ran a word count on this...2,500. Please forgive me. I'm working on a theme here that I'm having trouble articulating in normal-sized chunks. I just ran a word count on this…2,500. Please forgive me. I’m working on a theme here that I’m having trouble articulating in normal-sized chunks.

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