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It's nice to see the rest of World is catching up with dumb Americans...
It's time everyone transcends (and includes) the crisis, and starts to look out towards the post-apocalypse. This is where forward thinkers and polemics get their edge.
Warren Buffet said, "get greedy when others are fearful, and be fearful when others are greedy." hmmm...
If you add value, you can thrive in this down economy. This is a high-beta period. The winners will really win. We're a niche online marketplace that helps people get maximum value - we're all about reducing the spread between buyers and sellers by disintermediating GameStop. It isn't just marketplaces for services that will do well.
Bob Woolley
Cicero , 55 BC
I posted this 2000+ year old quote in a blog here, a few days ago. (Don't hate. I know it's myspace. It's my personal blog and I just can't abandon it, hehe.) I then sat back and enjoyed the conversation that ensued. I saw how people were reacting in different ways, based on their point of view. Some were upbeat, others were negative, as is the way of the world.
As you mentioned that we, as individuals and civilized groups, have navigated these kinds of downturns successfully over the last few decades; I take solace knowing that civilization and human progress has continued forward consistently, in the face of similar turmoil throughout all human history. I have no doubt we will come through this period bearing witness to amazing innovations that streamline communities and solve for the effects of this ongoing crisis.
Thanks for your efforts at spreading positivity. You're not the only optomist out there. =)
Regarding the b-t-b arena it's going to be interesting to see how quickly busineses will take on new web technologies in order to cut costs and increase their productivity. I hope dead quickly as this is the sphere my company is in ;-)
Neither GotoMeeting nor WebEx is Web 2.0 based. They are typical client-server software product and require download and installation.
A true Web 2.0 web conferencing tool is RHUB's TurboMeeting (http://www.rhubcom.com). Attendees can join a seminar meeting without download of any kind. No Java applet. No flash. No document upload like Google.
It feels to me more like a significant re-alignment.
What started it? Well, there are some factors that all line up for sure. First, the never ending war in Iraq... which doesn't appear to have any strategic, or logical end. The costs are huge. The results unclear. The justification unfounded.
http://zfacts.com/p/447.html
This isn't going to provide any economic growth, but rather a terrible drag on our economy, and our place in the world.
Second, despite the endless cry of reducing our dependence on oil (foreign or not) we've done little. So, when oil companies increase the price of fuel, record record profits, and put the budgets of average American's in a tailspin, well - that's going to have economic consequences as well.
The 'good news' is that for those of us who are building business based on collaboration, sharing knowledge and data, and trading of bits rather than barrels of oil - we're on the right side of the realignment. That said, the current economic crisis and realignment will have major consequences, many of them unintended.
Which is why looking for ways to partner, support our peers, and build new collaboration opportunities is going to be critical.
This was going to happen - it was in the cards - but having so many things happen at once is certainly not going to make the transition any easier.
Great and insightful comments.
I think you are right on track. Good luck, as I fear even good people with the best intentions and solid products that provide meaningful value will get caught in the unintended consequences.
As I read to my son at least once a week:
So be sure where you step.
Step with care and great tact.
And remember that life's a great balancing act.
- Ted Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss)
Hiring a virtual assistant is another great way to cut cost. We use BPOVIA, a leading virtual assistant and Knowledge process outsourcing (KPO) service provider. They can provide a full time remote employee working for you 8 hours a day, 5 days a week for just $900 per month.
They'll always be room for them as garage projects on a shoestring budget.
I especially believe the workplace tools to increase efficiency will be a huge growth area.
The statement clearly defined the increased demand of labor to be able to meet the needs of a modern economy at a lesser cost. That is why BPO industries are available to cater the requirements of clients which ask certain skills from the employee without having to pay the usual high cost of productivity.
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