1. Dan Bricklin makes some valid points:
-- more than convenience, people will pay for things that enrich their lives - either through sharing personal feelings or just saying "hi" and that kind of stuff.
-- very few will really want to "do
2. Convenience will be of value - for regular, mundane tasks. But given the nature of the beast, making money from the subscriber/consumer will be a very tricky affair. Not sure, freemium will work. My hunch is, not. The value line is simply too thin (or put another way - you can do it, but just make sure people privacy concerns are addressed, openly and ethically).
3. Everything else is too much of a nice to have - too many people wanting to do it first, chasing too few people wanting to "actually use it" (ie. too little money to be made) even through a mobile!
At the end of the day, one has to ask - does a product or service fit into my working day - as a value-add - or do I need to adjust to it?
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