Even in poverty their are hidden blessings. At this point in time I am out of business ideas except maybe one but it is stupid and dumb at the same time, oddly though there is the possibility of working, but the marketing would have to be damn good. Allan On Feb 2, 2012 3:02 PM, "archytas" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am thinking about starting a small business (partly to employ > grandson) Allan. Even Amazon has made no real money and I can't see > FB doing anything after all the hype. The smart money is only > interested in the financing fees (7% of whatever raised) or in buying > before an initial spike and getting rid. What I want to see is the > technology in use to actually collapse what rigsy is rightly on about > in its current form. I'd like to see a more producer direct to > consumer society aimed at giving us all more leisure time and > servicing that leisure communally. > > On Feb 2, 12:21 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > FB is a seedbed for advertisers/marketing- another way of tracking > > potential customers.//Well, I had to laugh about "free lance"- thanks! > > > > On Feb 1, 7:58 am, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 'Free lance' once meant exactly that - a term from the 100 Years War > > > (which was mostly about British mercenaries screwing Europe). I have > > > a Facebook account but find the 'place' boring - I don't do that kind > > > of stuff for real and have no interest in the virtual form. Don't > > > quite see you on a charger spearing peasants rigs! I'm quite sure the > > > Internet generally is mostly a waste of space and has a potential we > > > are barely grasping at all. Facebook looks like leading 'dotcon 2'. > > > > > On Feb 1, 11:36 am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Most women I know consider the founder creepy and haven't signed on- > > > > one, an artist, advised to get "out there" to boost sales and name > > > > recognition. Someone has been trying to get me on a business social > > > > group but I haven't taken it up since they decided I was a "free > > > > lance"- whatever that is! > > > > > > On Feb 1, 12:46 am, Allan H <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > the only reason I use face book now is because my daughter is ther > and it > > > > > is how I keep track of what is happening in her life.. > > > > > I like the new EU laws that require these massive companies to > turn over > > > > > all information they have on you on request.. and also have to > delete all > > > > > information also on request.. will glad when they take effect.. > > > > > The companies don't like the fines involved if they don't comply. > > > > > Allan > > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 12:50 AM, archytas <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > The selling point of Facebook is supposedly the "lock-in" it has > one > > > > > > you as a customer because your friends are there. I can't > really be > > > > > > bothered with it because so many people I don't want to know are > > > > > > there! And all the spam and dire else that comes with the > Internet. > > > > > > I do shop online, but that's largely because I don't like shops > and > > > > > > shopping - plus some stuff is much cheaper than my 'local' chain- > > > > > > store. > > > > > > > > What I'd like to be able to do is buy in advance direct from > > > > > > manufacturers in an environment of peer review on quality and > > > > > > service. One can easily imagine a kind of auction service for > such in > > > > > > which I put up what I want and manufacturers and service > suppliers > > > > > > could bid to fulfill my needs and that of my agreed collective. > I'd > > > > > > want fellow members to be able to control and advertising and > for a > > > > > > collective representation if things go wrong. > > > > > > > > The technology to run Facebook is hardly a barrier to entry. My > idea > > > > > > would be to undercut retailing through a new logistic model that > would > > > > > > not involve the collective auction becoming a retailer or holding > > > > > > stock. One example is Green Metropolis which just takes a fee on > > > > > > books held by members and sold through its site. > > > > > > > > I think a lot of fingers will get burned over Facebook. I > wonder if > > > > > > there is an alternative that would not be concerned with > retailing and > > > > > > all its gimmicks? I've never responded to a Google ad so far and > > > > > > suspect there must be a better way to source essentials. > > > > > > > -- > > > > > ( > > > > > ) > > > > > |_D Allan > > > > > > > Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living.- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -
