Category Archives: Freemium

Freemium and the art of letting it sink in for a few weeks

Posted on July 6, 2009 by vanelsas

There is so much to read, so much to say, and no time to do all of that. This week several interesting posts about my favorite business model, Freemium appeared. All of them triggered by Chris Anderson’s new book, “Free”. … Continue reading →

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5 reasons why a User-Centric business model always wins

Posted on February 2, 2009 by vanelsas

A few posts drew my attention this weekend. first there was Chris Anderson talking about the economics of giving it away. It seems to me that Chris is changing his tone of voice in FREE. Whereas he often has focused … Continue reading →

Posted in Facebook, business model, user centric web, Chris Anderson, Fred Wilson, Freemium | Tagged , , , , , | 7 Comments

Freemium is better than Free

Posted on November 17, 2008 by vanelsas

A few interesting posts drew my attention this morning. First there was Dave Winer who predicts that on-line advertisement will be dead. Not because it will completely disappear, or that it’s growth will slow down considerable. But because it will … Continue reading →

Posted in business model, free business model, Freemium, on-line advertisement | Tagged , , | 10 Comments

Google proves that everyone else executes online advertisement strategies poorly

Posted on October 21, 2008 by vanelsas

A few posts drew my attention this morning. First, Nick Carr points out that Google is changing the way the web appears, depending on whether or not you are using the Google search engine: First Click Free allows publishers that … Continue reading →

Posted in business model, free business model, Freemium, Google, web 2.0 | Tagged , , , | 6 Comments

The best business models focus on user value

Posted on October 6, 2008 by vanelsas

Fred Wilson just wrote a post called Free versus Paid. In it he says: It’s much better, in my opinion, to go with the freemium model, give a version of the service away for free to all comers, get a … Continue reading →

Posted in Fred Wilson, Freemium, on-line advertisement, user centric web | Tagged , , , | 10 Comments

Would you be willing to pay for a web 2.0 service that provides value?

Posted on May 5, 2008 by vanelsas

The dominant web 2.0 business model is the FREE business model. It comes in many different variants, but the most widely used are the freemium business model (I always thought Fred Wilson came up with that term, but he says … Continue reading →

Posted in advertisement, Chris Anderson, Fred Wilson, free business model, Freemium, Kevin Kelly, Uncategorized, web 2.0 | Tagged , , , , , , | 24 Comments

Friendfeed competes with TechMeme as a tech news aggregator

Posted on April 28, 2008 by vanelsas

Friendfeed is on TechMeme again. This time we hear from Hugh Hutch Carpenter that some early adopters are moving towards Friendfeed now. According to Hugh Hutch people are moving away from the social services they have been using towards Friendfeed. … Continue reading →

Posted in Freemium, Friendfeed, TechMeme, Technology | Tagged , , , | 9 Comments