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Thursday, December 5, 2002
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Tim O'Reilly: On next-generation Internet services. I think that some next-generation Internet services are going to end up using that Visa/Mastercard model, because the information is so critical, and it shouldn't belong to one player. And there are already large databases of people who've signed up for one identity system or another.
Everyone on the Net has at least one unique email address. Microsoft's own customers use Passport. AOL's customers have their AIM identities. Amazon has a large population of customers who have given approval to charge their credit card via 1-click. So does PayPal.
All these things are going to co-evolve, and gradually increase their level of interoperability. It's going to end up going much the same way as the various networks of Automated Teller Machines. Who knows any more what exactly is the difference between Cirrus and New York Cash Exchange? These networks originally didn't talk to each other; after a while they basically threw in the towel and they all said, "We've got to interoperate." And at some point it becomes relatively transparent to the customer. Occasionally, a cash machine says, "Sorry, your bank doesn't belong to our network," but increasingly, everybody belongs to the same network and they've agreed to share. [Scott Loftesness]
7:05:40 AM 
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Deja Vue
all over again
(trite, but true)
Software companies have finally grasped
the value of easy-to-fathom programs, and they're pouring resources into
the task
(the "new" story of
listening to the customer and playing well with others)
Simplification -- using fewer suppliers
and fewer packages to cut overall costs -- is rapidly becoming an issue
that unites all CIOs.
(the "new" story of ERP)
6:47:49 AM
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Here's a short, interesting article on how we came to a point where "Practitioners and theorists no longer remained socially or intellectually isolated from one another."When Knowledge Was Spread Around, So Was Prosperity. Beginning in the late 18th century, individual inventions not only flourished but also sparked still more inventions and economic growth. By Virginia Postrel. [New York Times: Business]
6:00:55 AM
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Why Decentralization, SuperNova Conference weblog
Decentralization is a big word. It's
not one of those catchy buzzphrases the market research firms churn
out, so its meaning may not be immediately obvious. But it's vitally
important. I'm convinced decentralization is a crucial concept for the
next wave of technology and business developments. That's why it's the
focus of Supernova.
I tried to explain what decentralization means and why it's important
in a recent essay.
Continue
reading "Why Decentralization
5:32:58 AM
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Price
Is Limiting Demand for Broadband. Only about 15 percent of American
households currently subscribe to broadband service despite the fact
that 70 percent of households have the technical option of doing so. By
Simon Romero. [New
York Times: Business]
Only about 15 percent of American
households currently subscribe to broadband service [~] or fast Internet
access [~] despite the fact that 70 percent of households have the
technical option of doing so. And analysts do not expect the majority of
homes to have broadband access anytime for at least five years.
That means any company, whether America
Online or any other Internet business, cannot expect to base a
mass-market business on broadband anytime soon.
New
Strategy From AOL Leaves Many Unconvinced. Investors and analysts
walked away from AOL Time Warner's meeting unconvinced that AOL's
product plans were strong enough to reignite its growth anytime soon.
By Saul Hansell. [New York
Times: Business]
5:03:15 AM
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