Comments on: Help BigThink Interview…Me!

By: Mauricio

Mauricio — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:45:32 +0000

Hi John, I would like to know your opinion about how far the minipreneurs concept, allowed by web 2.0, can go? Can we expect individuals increasingly addressing other individuals’ demands through virtual marketplaces and by doing so, replacing large corporations? Good luck

By: used cell phone

used cell phone — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:45:49 +0000

John Best of luck from my side..u should to go in Dark Blue

By: ComboApp

ComboApp — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:00:23 +0000

John, I would really love you to address the question about balancing between the original idea, which stands behind Facebook and Twitter as the social networks and its monetization. How far can these sites founders can go / should go with allowing commercial ads being exposed to its users?

After all both sites are meant to be for people to communicate but not buy something. Or can be avoid this "buy something here to" trend at all at this day and age?

By: Simon

Simon — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 01:46:47 +0000

3 Questions.

1. Do you think our kids will be as worried about where the web is headed in terms of privacy as we are?
2. If Google is morphing into a software company as you outline, do they run the risk of focusing more on protecting the kingdom rather than continuing to innovate (a la Microsoft)?
3. The last week has seen 2 relative newcomers to the web stamp tremendoous authority on the entire ecosystem (ie FB and Twitter). As you say, Google can't out Facebook Facebook and they certainly can't outtweet Twitter. What if FB and Twitter don't want to play with Google?

By: Sanjay Maharaj

Sanjay Maharaj — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 04:43:29 +0000

Have companises been slow to embrace this new marketing normal?What innovative marketing ideas will evolve which will shape how marketing is done on social media? Do you see a big marketing role played by location based services?

By: Joshua

Joshua — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 00:19:37 +0000

Potentially a bit off topic but I’m curious… You talk about “points of control”, what can history tell us about what’s in store for Apple, Facebook, & Google based on what has happened with AOL, MSN, & Yahoo since the days when they ruled.

By: Joel

Joel — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 22:15:41 +0000

John,

I'd love you to talk about all of us little people..the ones with great content and low traffic. How can networks like FM help the little guy bring in some ad revenue?

(Great PR opportunity, John!)

Thank you!

The Franchise King®

By: Anita Campbell

Anita Campbell — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 22:06:46 +0000

Hi John, What I’d like to hear you talk about is the place that hand-crafted, premium content has is today’s world of scraper sites and outfits like Demand Media and Mahalo, which pull together “made for search engines” content that is very generic and not all that helpful to the reader, but tends to get a lot of search traffic. Is that the future? And how do premium content providers — whether they are mainstream media like the Times, or lovingly created blog posts by individuals — compete?

- Anita