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[Steven Champeon <schampeo AT hesketh.com>]

on Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 12:58:42PM -0500, David Demers wrote:
> http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20001224.html
> 
> >Summary:
> >Offering free services on websites is not a sustainable business 
> >model, nor is advertising, which doesn't work on the Web. Most 
> >Internet companies are now pursuing an enterprise strategy to make 
> >money, but they'll soon begin turning to individual customers for 
> >revenue as well.

Of course, this is the guy who's been pushing "micropayments" as the
panacea for all Web ills since he started writing; he seldom gives any
data to back up his conclusions; he has a limited idea of what the
Web is and can be, as is evidenced by his refusal to believe that any
Web user might be searching for entertainment, art, or community; and
his recent book is a long series of similarly untenable and unsupported
and contradicting claims. But hey, he's an "expert".

Sorry, I think Nielsen is the most overrated personality on the Web.

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