Comments on: Non-linearity of technology adoption http://cdixon.org/2009/09/10/non-linearity-of-technology-adoption/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:56:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Calculated Crunch News Rls » Blog Archive » Some thoughts on the “geo stack” http://cdixon.org/2009/09/10/non-linearity-of-technology-adoption/comment-page-1/#comment-7639 Calculated Crunch News Rls » Blog Archive » Some thoughts on the “geo stack” Mon, 05 Apr 2010 22:11:56 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=694#comment-7639 [...] from the bottom up and some layers turn out to be valuable and others do not (Christensen argues compellingly that stacks tend to alternate between commodity and non-commodity [...] [...] from the bottom up and some layers turn out to be valuable and others do not (Christensen argues compellingly that stacks tend to alternate between commodity and non-commodity [...]

]]> By: Calculated Crunch News » Blog Archive » Some thoughts on the “geo stack” http://cdixon.org/2009/09/10/non-linearity-of-technology-adoption/comment-page-1/#comment-7635 Calculated Crunch News » Blog Archive » Some thoughts on the “geo stack” Mon, 05 Apr 2010 16:31:36 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=694#comment-7635 [...] from the bottom up and some layers turn out to be valuable and others do not (Christensen argues compellingly that stacks tend to alternate between commodity and non-commodity [...] [...] from the bottom up and some layers turn out to be valuable and others do not (Christensen argues compellingly that stacks tend to alternate between commodity and non-commodity [...]

]]> By: Some thoughts on the “geo stack” cdixon.org – chris dixon's blog http://cdixon.org/2009/09/10/non-linearity-of-technology-adoption/comment-page-1/#comment-6899 Some thoughts on the “geo stack” cdixon.org – chris dixon's blog Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:33:36 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=694#comment-6899 [...] up and some areas in stacks turn out to be particularly valuable and others do not (Christensen argues compellingly that they tend to have alternating layers of commodity and [...] [...] up and some areas in stacks turn out to be particularly valuable and others do not (Christensen argues compellingly that they tend to have alternating layers of commodity and [...]

]]> By: Jay Cuthrell http://cdixon.org/2009/09/10/non-linearity-of-technology-adoption/comment-page-1/#comment-5711 Jay Cuthrell Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:53:09 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=694#comment-5711 Broadband is interesting in the notion of a tethered or fixed mobile mindset vs. a nomadic anywhere anytime mode. Carriers are too fixated on dwindling ARPU for the known product set. I have high hopes for white spaces and non-location specific modes of access.<br><br>We're in the infancy of M2M even as we experiment with the current crop of socially oriented network toys. The full impact of having your toaster set status to "it's complicated" is still a few years away. Broadband is interesting in the notion of a tethered or fixed mobile mindset vs. a nomadic anywhere anytime mode. Carriers are too fixated on dwindling ARPU for the known product set. I have high hopes for white spaces and non-location specific modes of access.

We're in the infancy of M2M even as we experiment with the current crop of socially oriented network toys. The full impact of having your toaster set status to “it's complicated” is still a few years away.

]]> By: Mark Essel http://cdixon.org/2009/09/10/non-linearity-of-technology-adoption/comment-page-1/#comment-5710 Mark Essel Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:46:14 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=694#comment-5710 Dig your history point Shana. The value acceptance curve explodes when a segment of our society get's over the radical, frightened of the unknown feeling and begins using the new technology. Dig your history point Shana. The value acceptance curve explodes when a segment of our society get's over the radical, frightened of the unknown feeling and begins using the new technology.

]]> By: Tweets that mention Non-linearity of technology adoption cdixon.org – chris dixon's blog -- Topsy.com http://cdixon.org/2009/09/10/non-linearity-of-technology-adoption/comment-page-1/#comment-5312 Tweets that mention Non-linearity of technology adoption cdixon.org – chris dixon's blog -- Topsy.com Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:41:02 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=694#comment-5312 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by dgnorton, sikerr. sikerr said: tip @Techmeme http://cdixon.org/2009/09/10/non-linearity-of-technology-adoption/ Non-linearity of technology adoption [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by dgnorton, sikerr. sikerr said: tip @Techmeme http://cdixon.org/2009/09/10/non-linearity-of-technology-adoption/ Non-linearity of technology adoption [...]

]]> By: Jay Cuthrell http://cdixon.org/2009/09/10/non-linearity-of-technology-adoption/comment-page-1/#comment-5311 Jay Cuthrell Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:53:09 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=694#comment-5311 Wrong thread... brb. Wrong thread… brb.

]]> By: Mark Essel http://cdixon.org/2009/09/10/non-linearity-of-technology-adoption/comment-page-1/#comment-5308 Mark Essel Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:46:14 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=694#comment-5308 Dig your history point Shana. The value acceptance curve explodes when a segment of our society get's over the radical, frightened of the unknown feeling and begins using the new technology. Dig your history point Shana. The value acceptance curve explodes when a segment of our society get's over the radical, frightened of the unknown feeling and begins using the new technology.

]]> By: SEOvsSEM ponderer http://cdixon.org/2009/09/10/non-linearity-of-technology-adoption/comment-page-1/#comment-5266 SEOvsSEM ponderer Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:59:43 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=694#comment-5266 Good thoughts. On a related note, the internal conflict of interest Google has is pretty severe. As organic results become better, the role of sponsored listings decreases. With limited relevant competition, there is nothing to stop them from optimizing organic search to insure that the results of paid search are still valuable to the user. Hence their focus on quality score in SEM. Good thoughts. On a related note, the internal conflict of interest Google has is pretty severe. As organic results become better, the role of sponsored listings decreases. With limited relevant competition, there is nothing to stop them from optimizing organic search to insure that the results of paid search are still valuable to the user. Hence their focus on quality score in SEM.

]]> By: cdixon.org / The inevitable showdown between Twitter and Twitter apps http://cdixon.org/2009/09/10/non-linearity-of-technology-adoption/comment-page-1/#comment-2547 cdixon.org / The inevitable showdown between Twitter and Twitter apps Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:41:35 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=694#comment-2547 [...] There is inherent tension between complements.  If a customer is willing to pay $2 for a hotdog plus bun, the hotdog maker wants buns to be cheaper so he can capture more of the $2, or lower the price of the bundle and thereby increase demand.  (For a great primer on competition between complements, I highly recommend this Joel Spolsky post.  I’ve also been writing about complements, here and here). [...] [...] There is inherent tension between complements.  If a customer is willing to pay $2 for a hotdog plus bun, the hotdog maker wants buns to be cheaper so he can capture more of the $2, or lower the price of the bundle and thereby increase demand.  (For a great primer on competition between complements, I highly recommend this Joel Spolsky post.  I’ve also been writing about complements, here and here). [...]

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