Where’s (2.0) the Money?
Seeking Alpha’s Henry Blodget was at Where. He notes how lots of stuff is cool, but wonders about how money is being made. He notes for example, “The CEO of Platial, for example, Di-Ann Eisnor, raved about how much money there was to be made in made in mash-ups, but offered exactly zero details.” I have to say if she had such details, why share them?
On the other hand, it does feel like we’ve been buzzing about new Web mapping technology for long enough for solid business models to emerge. All I keep hearing is “advertising” and “local search” aka advertising. What about subscriptions? (Motion-based from Garmin has one, for example, for “more features”.) Or, consider that MapQuest’s new API (Flash via ActionScript 3.0) is not free.
by Adena Schutzberg on 05/31 at 08:37 AM |
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