http://blog.joeandrieu.com/2006/11/21/vrm-make-a-gesture-create-a-market/ My personal space Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:12:23 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 http://blog.joeandrieu.com/2006/11/21/vrm-make-a-gesture-create-a-market/comment-page-1/#comment-1013 joeandrieu.com » Blog Archive » The nature of conversations Wed, 28 Mar 2007 13:56:20 +0000 http://blog.joeandrieu.com/2006/11/21/vrm-make-a-gesture-create-a-market/#comment-1013 [...] relationships with vendors, rather than passively accepting the role of “consumer”. My first thoughts focused on personal RFPs, a way to specify what you want as a consumer and drop that specification [...] [...] relationships with vendors, rather than passively accepting the role of “consumer”. My first thoughts focused on personal RFPs, a way to specify what you want as a consumer and drop that specification [...]

]]> http://blog.joeandrieu.com/2006/11/21/vrm-make-a-gesture-create-a-market/comment-page-1/#comment-34 The Eclectic » Blog Archive » Choice is Good: The Future of Digital Networks and Consumer Markets Tue, 28 Nov 2006 17:48:19 +0000 http://blog.joeandrieu.com/2006/11/21/vrm-make-a-gesture-create-a-market/#comment-34 [...] While sipping my Firefox morning coffee, I came across quite a few articles discussing the future of digital markets. Personally, I’m not a huge fan of capitalism, though I accept it for what it is and what it does. Meanwhile, the issues of net neutrality and free markets are a giant capitalist mess, but I think these topics are both interesting and important. My quarrels with capitalist philosophy lie, for the most part, in the harm to individuals that stems from facilitating greed and corporations. While the issues of net neutrality and VRM are problems that need to be attacked from a capitalist perspective, both ideas strive to better serve the needs of people as individuals. That’s what makes these ideas so exciting. [...] [...] While sipping my Firefox morning coffee, I came across quite a few articles discussing the future of digital markets. Personally, I’m not a huge fan of capitalism, though I accept it for what it is and what it does. Meanwhile, the issues of net neutrality and free markets are a giant capitalist mess, but I think these topics are both interesting and important. My quarrels with capitalist philosophy lie, for the most part, in the harm to individuals that stems from facilitating greed and corporations. While the issues of net neutrality and VRM are problems that need to be attacked from a capitalist perspective, both ideas strive to better serve the needs of people as individuals. That’s what makes these ideas so exciting. [...]

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