I loved Chris Anderson’s book Free which I listened to…wait for it…for free. (On iTunes, in case you’re wondering.)
But even Chris preaches the idea that Free has to lead to money eventually, whether it’s the freemium model (aka Flickr), give me your data and I sell advertising (Facebook), or sell a toy and provide the website for free (Webkins).
As put by this blog post from Pinboard (link below): free forever and for everything just can’t work.
The irony of typing this in my Posterous blog (free) on my iPhone using a (free) app is not lost on me…
But even Chris preaches the idea that Free has to lead to money eventually, whether it’s the freemium model (aka Flickr), give me your data and I sell advertising (Facebook), or sell a toy and provide the website for free (Webkins).
As put by this blog post from Pinboard (link below): free forever and for everything just can’t work.
The irony of typing this in my Posterous blog (free) on my iPhone using a (free) app is not lost on me…
