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The Information Super-Highway Is it paved with gold…? Roger Greenhalgh National Rural K E Is it paved with gold…? Roger Greenhalgh National Rural K E November 2009
(Humble beginnings in 1976)
You’d like your first website business to run like a well oiled machine…
In reality, your first website will be a bit like your first car.  A good workhorse… yet something to learn on…
You can get started with something pretty humble… You can get started with something pretty humble…
You may choose to start  with  something mass- produced  and boringly reliable…
You may get a techie friend to hew something custom, from the wood…
Something designed to be changed or updated on the go…
… or something that looks great…
…despite the build  quality .
In time, you’ll find some features just don’t scale…
… and nailing on new upgrades and   features isn’t always easy…
and eventually, you’ll start again…
But that’s OK…  ,[object Object],[object Object]
You may have a fantastic product ,[object Object]
You may have some specialist knowledge or skill ,[object Object]
Maybe the internet lets you connect new things in new ways…
Maybe the internet lets you connect new things in new ways…
Suggestion 1 ,[object Object],[object Object]
It just  HAS  to work: ,[object Object],February 23 rd  2000
And it still does… ,[object Object],[object Object],November 17 th  2009
Simple ideas… ,[object Object],February 28 th  2000
Simple ideas… ,[object Object],[object Object],November 17 th  2009
(They just get bigger…) ,[object Object],[object Object],November 17 th  2009
As of 2009, Craigslist operates with a staff of 28 people Its sole source of revenue is paid job ads in select cities – $75 per ad for the San Francisco Bay Area; $25 per ad for New York, Los Angeles, San Diego, Boston, Seattle, Washington D.C., Chicago, and Portland, Oregon – and paid broker apartment listings in New York City ($10 per ad).
What’s it worth? annual revenue estimates: $10 million in 2004,  $20 million in 2005,  $25 million in 2006  $150 million in 2007  Wikipedia
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Suggestion 2 ,[object Object]
Alex Tew just got there  FIRST : ,[object Object],The website of Alex Tew, a 21-year-old entrepreneur, who hoped to pay his way through university by selling 1 million pixels of internet ad space for $1 ...
Suggestion 3 ,[object Object]
477,000 pages are  One Click away : ,[object Object],This listing costs nothing…   …except some thought and effort
Suggestion 4 ,[object Object],[object Object]
On your doorstep, and just  One Click away : ,[object Object],[object Object],Grindr. It’s a guy thing. Whether he’s Mr. Right or Mr. Tonight, your man is hanging out on Grindr, a killer location-based social networking tool for the iPhone or iPod Touch.
Grindr. It’s a guy thing. Whether he’s Mr. Right or Mr. Tonight, your man is hanging out on Grindr, a killer location-based social networking tool for the iPhone or iPod Touch.
Suggestion 5 ,[object Object]
Joel Veitch  and the  Spong  Monkeys : ,[object Object],[object Object],meme:  catchphrase or concept that spreads quickly from person to person via the Internet … brilliant, fun, and so out of the ordinary that they made you sit up and take notice. And “SubWay” rolls did do...
Suggestion 6 ,[object Object]
You only need to  ask : ,[object Object],[object Object],“ AskJennie” The ultimate on-line enquiry point for municipal waste management matters....
You only need to  tell : ,[object Object],[object Object]
Suggestion 7 ,[object Object]
My seven rules ? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Is the Information Super Highway Paved With Gold ?

  • 1. The Information Super-Highway Is it paved with gold…? Roger Greenhalgh National Rural K E Is it paved with gold…? Roger Greenhalgh National Rural K E November 2009
  • 3. You’d like your first website business to run like a well oiled machine…
  • 4. In reality, your first website will be a bit like your first car. A good workhorse… yet something to learn on…
  • 5. You can get started with something pretty humble… You can get started with something pretty humble…
  • 6. You may choose to start with something mass- produced and boringly reliable…
  • 7. You may get a techie friend to hew something custom, from the wood…
  • 8. Something designed to be changed or updated on the go…
  • 9. … or something that looks great…
  • 10. …despite the build quality .
  • 11. In time, you’ll find some features just don’t scale…
  • 12. … and nailing on new upgrades and features isn’t always easy…
  • 13. and eventually, you’ll start again…
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  • 17. Maybe the internet lets you connect new things in new ways…
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  • 26. What’s it worth? annual revenue estimates: $10 million in 2004, $20 million in 2005, $25 million in 2006 $150 million in 2007 Wikipedia
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