>>the internet might be the biggest thing ever ...
>but how the hell is Yahoo going to make money out of it unless everyone of us start sending them 10 bucks a month ...
Would a possible model be network televison?
CBS doesn't charge me for watching. They make their money in ads. They generate (or buy) content (news, sports, TV shows, etc.) to entice me to watch them instead of NBC, or read a book, or read SI. The trick, of course, is to be able to charge enough for ads while delivering enough viewers. Nobody has been able to do that sucessfully, yet. The breakthrough for Yahoo, or anybody, will be getting significant ad revenue from GM, Ford, and GE that now goes to the TV networks. Until then, profits will be limited.
Sincerely,
Wm Chaney |
