March 29 2009

LINKS | Generation Y takes on the world

Last week has lead me this generalization: Generation Y fundamentally understands the internet, and therefore the current state of the world, in a way that older generations just never will. It’s a generalization and not a maxim, because as folks like John Bryne, Bryan Murley, and even Steve Jobs remind me that us youngin’s aren’t the only ones who get it, we’re just in the majority. This post contains my links for March 21st through March 27th.

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March 24 2009

rev2oh | Classifieds: Use a tiered selling strategy

RevenueTwoPointZero is a new group of very smart folks who are trying to rethink the business model behind journalism. After their conference last weekend, they’ve published a series of blog posts on their brainstorming sessions. I’ll be responding to many (if not all of them) with the rev2oh slug.The one concern I had when reading the rev2oh plan for classifieds was the approach to selling premium content, which seems to follow a micro-payment model. Rather than nickel and diming the customers to death, I’ve got a better solution.… Read the rest of the post… Continue reading →