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The Future of Online/Internet Business
WebJunky
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many believe that the internet is a trend of the future and it is absolutely critical to establish a business online. some believe that it is necessary given the global working culture/condition/trends. you just don`t know anymore what is to come (i.e. outsourcing, layoffs, dying industries, etc) and therefore people prefer having their situation in their own hands and control.
experts also say that the internet has yet to hit critical mass (they base this on how long it took the TV, AC, Radio to hit critical mass) and that now is the best time to get in. what are your thoughts on that? what about businesses that have been online since 1998/2000?
some say that the web is also saturated and it is only getting worse. they say with so much dilution it will be very hard in the future to sustain a good living from online ventures. any thoughts?
all that said, what are (in your opinion) some of the most lucrative trends of online business? where do you see the future of internet business? do you see another channel/medium that might replace the web and therefore all hard efforts made by online entrepreneurs go to waste?
there are just so many questions regarding the past present and future - it would be interesting to start a discussion here on everyone`s thoughts and where we all see the future of the internet in the next 3,5,10,30 years?
experts also say that the internet has yet to hit critical mass (they base this on how long it took the TV, AC, Radio to hit critical mass) and that now is the best time to get in. what are your thoughts on that? what about businesses that have been online since 1998/2000?
some say that the web is also saturated and it is only getting worse. they say with so much dilution it will be very hard in the future to sustain a good living from online ventures. any thoughts?
all that said, what are (in your opinion) some of the most lucrative trends of online business? where do you see the future of internet business? do you see another channel/medium that might replace the web and therefore all hard efforts made by online entrepreneurs go to waste?
there are just so many questions regarding the past present and future - it would be interesting to start a discussion here on everyone`s thoughts and where we all see the future of the internet in the next 3,5,10,30 years?
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I am IT professional that been involved for almost 25 years in technology; and saw internet grow to be what it is now. I did entertain the same thoughts for one purpose, to be ahead of the trend and make money.
Well, I am a firm believer in sharing and joining forces, while I lack cash and connections, so I don’t mind posting.
In my opinion, the current use of internet today is mainly answering two fundamental questions.. “Where is….”, and “What is…” In simplicity, internet became the wise-man who knows all, and we consult it/him in how to do things and what are things. With that said, and abstracting the thoughts, those two questions relates to two elements human experiencing at the time of consultation, time and place.
So for example, I am planning to visit France and I want to know where is the cheapest hotels or the best meals ..etc. or, I want to know what a French term means in English say.. Etc. In any sense, If you noticed the common divider between the two usages in those examples, they are related to “MY’ locality -- as in place and/or time. So… With the current technology of the internet, you have to inform the internet of you locality as in France, or maybe the time or the date where you need this answers related to…
Gowning further, and thinking the Mobile technology, don’t you see Cell phones nowadays having GPS’s and can know where you are now? So -say- I am in a grocery store, my cell phone can pick up my location, do a search in the background and know where am I at, search again in the background for a web site associated with this address, so when I open my browser the main page of the grocery store is displayed? Of course then thier web site would display today’s specials, coupons ..etc.
Basically I think the new trend would be a push internet rather a pull one or in other terms, an active verse’s passive surfing of the net.. If you wish to talk more or explore business ideas in that regard let me know..
Enjoy!
Hany~
Hanysm10/26/2008 8:55 AM
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While we will of course know it is the internet that powers these devices, as things become more consumer aware we will start being cattle even more so than we are right now!
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