The DigID Free Market Optimists. Elliot Noss has jumped into the blogfray Eric Norlin has stirred up (blast his eyes!). It's clearer to me than ever why I disagree. Elliot in his blog puts forward the idea that a digID system will enable: - user-controlled identity - data-driven distribution - massive competition Those three together, says Elliot, will "virtually ensure the world ends up the way David wants it..." I am not so much of a free market capitalist as to think that competition always gives the users what they want. Sometimes we get a Microsoft monopoly. Sometimes we get a corrupt, failing telephone system.... [Joho the Blog]
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Tom Stewart on the Net Revolultion. [Written on Friday...] Tom Stewart — the intellectual capital guy and editor of HBR — is giving the keynote at the DigitalNow conference. He says that although the Internet bubble has burst, the Net has indeed changed everything. He backs it up with examples from the business mainstream. Cool. Tom points to four transformations: 1. Speed. We can buy whenever we want. We can communicate whenever we want. A faster economy challenges executives who have to make faster decisions. 2. "There's no commerce like ecommerce." E.g., Wyeth is saving 25% by buying electronically. 3. King Customer. A substantial shift... [Joho the Blog]
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