What is the model of FREE really? Two posts ago, we mentioned that there are costs. There are opportunity costs, there are time costs, there are monetary costs, and there seem to be a variety of other “miscellaneous” costs as well. If there are costs to someone that must be paid, is this really a … Continue reading
Category Archives: The Sketch Pad
A variety of related posts that helped to shape direction.
FREE Series – The Angle?
Try giving it away and you will soon be facing the inquisition: “What’s the angle?” “This can’t be afforded!” “How are we going to recoup?” “What’s in it for us?” What if giving it away is “the reward”? Continue reading
FREE Series – Money? Time? Opportunity?
The FREE world challenges everything we’ve been taught before. The FREE world squeezes on every fiber of our being pressing to draw more out of us. The FREE world is incomprehensible to our nature. Opportunity Costs? – Shouldn’t we invest these talents in something that brings more immediate return, more immediate gratification? Time Costs? – … Continue reading
FREE Series – The real cost of FREE?
FREE Music FREE Classes FREE Books FREE Photos FREE, FREE, FREE….yeah, it’s FREE! We’re seeing it before our very eyes. The first time I caught a glimpse of the new economy was when I came across an article by Chris Anderson in Wired magazine: see (http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/magazine/16-03/ff_free?currentPage=all) This FREE revolution is ground shaking to us all. … Continue reading
Big Blue Bear
Oh big bear Why so blue? The answer is not Inside the box The people inside Are they afraid to venture out? The focus is poor The perspective is murky Wait, who’s the brave one? The precocious child at your feet Does he recognize his calling? Will you follow? The adventure begins Co.Mission Gallery Night … Continue reading
Unmanned
“Hell’o” passerby What desire lunacy Gibberish tongue reveals Answers beyond Sympathetic woman Sleep sound Friend I flail Unseen and bare Calling muted Laughter trumpets Clarity fogged in Cold sinking waters Recognized by the lost at sea Come aboard thrasher Pillage buccaneer in the Pitch black darkness Shore deception Navigation lost O’ flicker in despair Preserve … Continue reading