Tag Archives: Chris Anderson

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

Free is a clever disguise for a concealed trap

Posted on February 27, 2008 by vanelsas

I have been writing a lot about the problems I see with the current main stream web 2.0 business model. Free but ad based services.  There are several issues with that business model that I summed up in a post … Continue reading →

Posted in advertisement trap, Alex Iskold, Chris Anderson, customer lock-in, Customer Value, free, freedom, Kevin Kelly, walled garden, web 2.0 | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Anyone care for a free lunch?

Posted on November 30, 2007 by vanelsas

Chris Anderson, of the long tail, wrote a nice post about the “free” business model. He gets a lot of questions on that, as people are often confused how it works (someone has to pay the bill, and someone has … Continue reading →

Posted in Beacon, Chris Anderson, Facebook, on-line advertisement, social networks, the Long Tail | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment