[Search-l] Old markets and methods vs. new

[Aerik Sylvan]

Well, this isn't the kind of interest/controversy/conversation I had in mind
when I started this thread, but I guess at least it's something...

Either of you distinguished gentlemen care to voice any opinions about old
vs. new markets, methods?  Particularly about how the current dynamics of
the web continue to favor entrenched players, mostly due to old-business
style dynamics (the guy with the money to market his widget gets market
share) even though the underlying technology doesn't require it (since the
costs of distribution on the net are tiny)?

Best Regards,
Aerik


On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 4:10 PM, Jason McCabe Calacanis <jason at calacanis.com>
wrote:

> Jimmy: unlike wikipedia you can edit your own page... So please have at it.
> :-)     *
>
> Best J
>
> * note: we do check edits, so please don't say you dated Sharon Stone.
> Unless you did, that is.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jimmy Wales <jwales at wikia.com>
>
> Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 18:06:35
> To:Mailing list for Search Wikia <search-l at wikia.com>
> Subject: Re: [Search-l] Old markets and methods vs. new
>
>
>
> Well, this is a public list, Jason, so I guess you did announce it. :)
>
> Jason Calacanis wrote:
> > On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 11:34 AM, Aerik Sylvan <aerik at thesylvans.com>
> wrote:
> >> <rant>So I was reading my wife's "Women First" magazine and saw that
> Mahalo
> >> was in their "top 100 useful websites".  I suppose I have to continue to
> >> give Jason credit where credit is due:  he has apparently very
> successfully
> >> tweaked the open directory model into a search application.  But at the
> same
> >> time, I am disgruntled and somewhat disgusted at this - in my humble
> >> opinion, it is 5% inspiration, and 95% marketing... </rant>
> >
> > Thanks... I think. :-)
> >
> > You'll be glad to know that we just opened up Mahalo so that any
> > registered user can edit the Guide Notes. You can also edit your own
> > Guide Note (sort of a different approach than Wikipedia), since we
> > check every edit to every page with our editorial team.
> >
> > I've attached a shot of the Jimmy Wales page which could use an update
> > if anyone would like to add some fast facts. As you can see when
> > you're logged in there is an Edit key at the bottom of the Guite Note.
> >
> > Note: we haven't publicly announced the editable Guide Notes, so
> > please don't blog it.
> >
> > all the best,
> >
> > jason
> > ---------------------
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