Comments on: Break free of the bonds of media http://www.buzzmachine.com/2005/09/22/break-free-of-the-bonds-of-media/ by Jeff Jarvis Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:54:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: BuzzMachine » Blog Archive » Ma v. Bell: Power to the people http://www.buzzmachine.com/2005/09/22/break-free-of-the-bonds-of-media/#comment-31402 BuzzMachine » Blog Archive » Ma v. Bell: Power to the people Sun, 05 Mar 2006 13:39:45 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=515#comment-31402 [...] That’s what smart business is about today: finding ways to empower people, to hand over tools and authority and control and knowledge, to help people do what they want to do, to get out of the way. In the old days — the days of big, the days of scarcity — you made money getting in the way. But that way is imploding. Witness today’s news: [...] [...] That’s what smart business is about today: finding ways to empower people, to hand over tools and authority and control and knowledge, to help people do what they want to do, to get out of the way. In the old days — the days of big, the days of scarcity — you made money getting in the way. But that way is imploding. Witness today’s news: [...]

]]> By: BuzzMachine » Blog Archive » Nobody here but us chickens http://www.buzzmachine.com/2005/09/22/break-free-of-the-bonds-of-media/#comment-19804 BuzzMachine » Blog Archive » Nobody here but us chickens Fri, 23 Dec 2005 13:35:23 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=515#comment-19804 [...] Craig created a tool and stood back and, as I now quote him in every PowerPoint to which I subject people, followed one simple rule: “Get out of the way.” He handed over control. [...] [...] Craig created a tool and stood back and, as I now quote him in every PowerPoint to which I subject people, followed one simple rule: “Get out of the way.” He handed over control. [...]

]]> By: Roger http://www.buzzmachine.com/2005/09/22/break-free-of-the-bonds-of-media/#comment-7283 Roger Thu, 22 Sep 2005 18:16:37 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=515#comment-7283 Funny that you picked Craig as poster boy here considering that hanging onto control, staying in the middle, imposing friction, etc. is precisely what he's done. Have you forgotten: http://techdirt.com/articles/20050628/0225236_F.shtml Funny that you picked Craig as poster boy here considering that hanging onto control, staying in the middle, imposing friction, etc. is precisely what he’s done.

Have you forgotten: http://techdirt.com/articles/20050628/0225236_F.shtml

]]> By: Emil Sotirov http://www.buzzmachine.com/2005/09/22/break-free-of-the-bonds-of-media/#comment-7268 Emil Sotirov Thu, 22 Sep 2005 16:49:33 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=515#comment-7268 The notion of platform shouldn't be restricted to the media itself (be it paper, radio waves, web pages, etc)... What Craig is doing... the structure of what's happening on Craigslist may be seen as a platform... some cluster of social practices. I'm saying this because in the context of my own work at AidPage (http://www.aidpage.com), we call platform the thing that we want to enable ("people aid people")... and not the web media by which we would enable it. Social practices can be seen as platforms in themselves... on top of which... individuals live... so to say. So, in this sense, what would be a definition of a platform for traditional media like newspapers, or TV...? Any thoughts Jeff... aren't you doing exactly this type of thinking right now for The New York Times Company... The notion of platform shouldn’t be restricted to the media itself (be it paper, radio waves, web pages, etc)… What Craig is doing… the structure of what’s happening on Craigslist may be seen as a platform… some cluster of social practices.

I’m saying this because in the context of my own work at AidPage (http://www.aidpage.com), we call platform the thing that we want to enable (”people aid people”)… and not the web media by which we would enable it. Social practices can be seen as platforms in themselves… on top of which… individuals live… so to say.

So, in this sense, what would be a definition of a platform for traditional media like newspapers, or TV…? Any thoughts Jeff… aren’t you doing exactly this type of thinking right now for The New York Times Company…

]]> By: Marina Architect http://www.buzzmachine.com/2005/09/22/break-free-of-the-bonds-of-media/#comment-7267 Marina Architect Thu, 22 Sep 2005 16:42:04 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=515#comment-7267 What you are missing is how available capital and veneer of opportunity changes everything. VC's and M&A Advisers don't care about platforms. That's not to say they are not well versed in the language. It's all amortization of cash flows, net present value and internal rate of return. What happens is that decisions revolve upon forecasting. Forecasting is where everything is lost. I've been to meetings wired on espresso where I've seen presentations based on faulty forecasting models. All the forecasting models are based on reach, audience income and platform migration of existing brand awareness. Failed platform migration, inflated valuations and decay occur form the forecasting errors. Content is content on TV, Notebook PC/Mac, Handheld or Mobile Phone. They are indeed all discrete platforms provided by in-house editorial or user-provided is immaterial. This is why I'm in Grad School for my Masters in Architecture: I had to leave behind the abstract forecasting noise of the dot com years. It was a nasty mid-life crisis at age 30. Ah, it's good to deal in the tangible. What you are missing is how available capital and veneer of opportunity changes everything. VC’s and M&A Advisers don’t care about platforms. That’s not to say they are not well versed in the language. It’s all amortization of cash flows, net present value and internal rate of return.

What happens is that decisions revolve upon forecasting. Forecasting is where everything is lost. I’ve been to meetings wired on espresso where I’ve seen presentations based on faulty forecasting models. All the forecasting models are based on reach, audience income and platform migration of existing brand awareness.

Failed platform migration, inflated valuations and decay occur form the forecasting errors.

Content is content on TV, Notebook PC/Mac, Handheld or Mobile Phone. They are indeed all discrete platforms provided by in-house editorial or user-provided is immaterial.

This is why I’m in Grad School for my Masters in Architecture: I had to leave behind the abstract forecasting noise of the dot com years. It was a nasty mid-life crisis at age 30. Ah, it’s good to deal in the tangible.

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