Jamie Lin - Latest Comments

Re: Why Michael Arrington SHOULD Post Twitter Docs

corporate intranet — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:41:40 -0000

if you choose to share that $1,000 with the rest of us, then nobody will have an unfair advantage.

Re: Why Michael Arrington SHOULD Post Twitter Docs

receipt printer — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:05:16 -0000

I think one thing we must discuss on this is the information he must publish.. Is it worth it to published it?? And also, How it will benefit the society??

Re: Why Michael Arrington SHOULD Post Twitter Docs

Jamie Lin — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:38:13 -0000

I think it's a bit different. What I'm saying is if you then hold on to the $1,000, then you're $1,000 richer and if you then use that money to improve your own competency, say getting a new iPhone 3GS, then you suddenly have an advantage over the rest of us. However, if you choose to share that $1,000 with the rest of us, then nobody will have an unfair advantage.

But the analogy is not perfect since money can be returned but information, once disclosed, can't be undisclosed.

Re: Why Michael Arrington SHOULD Post Twitter Docs

FRWFNC — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:31:44 -0000

So Jamie - Using this logic if I am handed $1,000 that I know was obtained illegally by someone else then it's OK for me to use because possession is 9/10 of the law?

Re: Why does online information “want” to be free?

Jamie Lin — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:48:16 -0000

I think they're doing the same with iphone apps -- some are offering freemium, e.g. IM+ lite and IM+ Pro, and some are supported by ads, e.g. Twitterific, and others do a mix.

Re: Why does online information “want” to be free?

Yi Chien Leng — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:40:37 -0000

Free it is~~!!!
I think this is a problem run into my a friend of a friend that developed an app for iphone.
But not sure how to make money from it....^_^

Re: Why does online information “want” to be free?

Jamie Lin — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:09:33 -0000

Ha! Stupid me. Post updated. Thanks for the comment. Glad you you enjoyed my analysis.

Re: Why does online information “want” to be free?

Jamie Lin — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:02:18 -0000

Congrats on MBA move. Anderson is a great choice. I'm sure you'll learn a
lot from the program.

Yes. You're definitely right in that the development of the web contributed
directly to the so called commonditization of information. But I was just
trying to analyze, using econ framework, the viability of this new free info
"industry," if you will -- because it's in everyone's interests if it can
be. And based on my analysis, free does seem to be the natural result of
market mechanism.

Re: Why does online information “want” to be free?

Yi Chien Leng — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:20:21 -0000

I do not see from a economy stand point.
The free information is simply the result of web site, the devleopment of online worlds.
It is no longer a hire journalist that publishes his or her opinion.
Anyone can have a blog and share their view point.
I see this as a great outcome of the world wide web~~!
Of course I did not neither of the books so maybe I'm completely off?!

Hey, by the way, I'm started part time MBA this fall with UC Irvine..... ^_^

Re: Why does online information “want” to be free?

Chris Anderson — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:52:16 -0000

Jamie,

Thanks for the smart post, but one clairification. The tweet about this being a PR conspiracy was a joke (obvious I thought, but maybe a bit too inside NY media to translate elsewhere).

Chris