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Flavors of Free
There is so much buzz about free and paywalls and hybrid of the two. There is a nice article on Logic+Emotion called “The 4 Kinds of Free“: This is a new kind of currency that we’re seeing being used and what fuels it is the accessibility we have to each others through more of an [...]
Saying You Can't Compete With Free Is Saying You Can't Compete Period
Image via Wikipedia This is some really good information on the “free” – “Non-Free” conversations. Getting back to my series of posts on understanding economics when scarcity is removed from some goods, I wanted to address the ridiculousness of the “can’t compete with free” statements that people love to throw out. If we break down [...]
The 32 Totally Essential (and Free) Apps for Every New PC | Maximum PC
The 32 Totally Essential (and Free) Apps for Every New PC | Maximum PC. Did someone say “free”?
Can "free" work as a business model.
There has been a bit of buzz about the concept of free and how much business is gained or lost from the idea. Here is a post on SocialMediaToday called “How Does ‘Free’ Impact Your Business?” The “free” model doesn’t fit well with traditional business models and mindsets. People have a hard time figuring out [...]
When is Free – FREE?
The team over at Read-Write-Web posted an article called “The Danger of Free” Everyone loves to get stuff for free. We line up to get a free drink, we sign up for free checking accounts, and we’re happy to get a free gift with the purchase of our next car. We love free stuff, even [...]
The End of Free?
Chris Shipley wrote an article which declares we need to put an end to “free”. For much of the last 24 months, new consumer Web services have been offered to the market for free. Well, my friends, it’s time we stripped the mask off of “free” to take a long look at what’s really going [...]
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