Internet: Maybe Women Should Run the Web!

Maybe Women Should Run the Web!

Written by Mike Banks Valentine

We all know that repparttar

idea of business on repparttar 119068

web came on with a roar and now lies whimpering and licking its wounds in repparttar 119069

safety of

shadows. Who was repparttar 119071

enemy? Who or what was it that clawed and scraped repparttar 119072

potential of online business so brutally that early enthusiasts are now seen as foolish, wild- eyed dreamers? What brought down an idea that was bigger and more powerful than a raging beast at full roar?

The Greed Monster. Greed and fear always do this to us.

Greed drives repparttar 119073 spammers that clog repparttar 119074 in-boxes of even repparttar 119075 most casual email user. They promise instant gratification of our every desire -- financial or erotic. Just send your money.

Greed drove repparttar 119076 venture capitalists that dumped huge amounts of cash into poorly conceived ideas for internet businesses. Early VC losses can be directly tied to repparttar 119077 greed factor in investing. "Gimme your money and fast!"

Greed drives repparttar 119078 multi-level marketing programs that quickly sprouted wings online as more promises of instant wealth were strewn across repparttar 119079 web. "Just send your money, hurry while there is still time to get in on repparttar 119080 ground floor!"

Greed drove repparttar 119081 corporate behemoths to launch "web initiatives" so they might beat their competition online. "Hurry before our competition kills us and drains our profits!" But to what end?

So now that we know repparttar 119082 enemy. What do we do to vanquish him? I use repparttar 119083 masculine here because it evokes repparttar 119084 warrior image. Maybe repparttar 119085 failure is in applying traditional male attributes to repparttar 119086 web. Power, fighting, hunting and killing don't work on repparttar 119087 web. What does work?

Co-operation, community building, helpfulness and sharing. All attributes that are applied most often to women and are seen as feminine qualities.

We may be better off seeing this medium as a feminine one. When looking for valid business models online, just take a look at what works and who is making it work.

We'll Just Rule the World Now, OK?

Written by Mike Banks Valentine

One has to wonder if repparttar

corporate directive at Microsoft is as blatant as it seems from repparttar 119067

outside. What is it that makes them behave as if monopolistic bullying is an inherent right for repparttar 119068

biggest, baddest damned behemoth ever to roam repparttar 119069

face of

information economy? That they can rule repparttar 119071

Earth just because they think they'd like to give it a go?

It is almost inconceivable that they already rule planet PC, from repparttar 119072 operating system, to repparttar 119073 web browser, to repparttar 119074 email client, to repparttar 119075 word processing program, to repparttar 119076 calendaring program, to repparttar 119077 media player, to repparttar 119078 spreadsheet, to repparttar 119079 financial software, to repparttar 119080 presentation application, to repparttar 119081 web server software, etc., etc., etc., ad infinitum.

Microsoft kinda oughtta be satisfied with that, eh? NOOOOO! Let's have them control software RE-licensing, enterprise mail servers, certification of network administrators, and GEE fellas! How's about we develop a system called .Net in which we store and control, via our proprietary system, all repparttar 119082 information on repparttar 119083 planet? Cool idea huh?

While we're at it, why don't we tie all our products together, being certain that nobody uses any competing software -- with Smart Tags? These little geniuses will not only allow us to control software worldwide, but all repparttar 119084 advertising on every web page in repparttar 119085 world by allowing us to plant hyperlinks on those pages that connect to advertisers who'll pay Microsoft to hijack website traffic? Jeeeezz! This is sooooo cool!

Judge Penfield Jackson couldn't remain unbiased when he saw these tactics and publicly stated his disdain for blatant monopolistic practices that only a team of Microsoft lawyers could possibly approve of. So it is almost as though repparttar 119086 court of appeals has now said, "No matter how heinous a crime, don't ever let 'em see you flinch! It makes you look as if you actually have some morals and standards. Judges are not allowed public opinions!"

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