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Non-Tech : Tulipomania Blowoff Contest: Why and When will it end? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: yard_man who wrote (2279)	12/27/1999 6:34:00 AM
From: Bill Ulrich	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3543

Tippet, re: "new services" What I meant is that a few years ago, you could have asked my grandmother in BFE, CO. (pop. 1000) about the net and she'd be perplexed. You could have asked John Acres in Western-Rural-Outskirts-Illinois (pop. even less), and received a tremendous yawn. But Now——my grandmother sends email, and John Acres' wife buys live chickens via the web. That's how pervasive it has become. The live chicken seller has new markets which were not open to her previously. That's more money, period. The net reaches people in a relatively inexpensive—and expansive—way, than could be previously had under traditional marketing methods. The new benefits range from the electronic marketing/commerce I provide, to the additional company profits from new, wider markets, to the delivery mechanisms' broader scopes, and beyond. Addtionally, John Acres' wife now realizes that there is a quick easy way to get anything you need—now, using this "new computer thingie" called the Web. It's not just a geek thing anymore. It's Mom & Pop and car insurance, live chickens, rhubarb, soup, IRS payments, and the whole humdrum monotony which traditional methods have monopolized before—and easier since you're in your LaZ-Boy recliner. And now, it's not only my grandmother and John Acres—it's every grandmother and John Acres worldwide. Mrs. Live Chicken Seller suddenly has a lot more growth potential. Five years ago, nobody in BeeEff. Egypt, would/could have ordered from the Acme Live Chicken Shoppe, in Ottumwa Iowa—simply because of lack of presence. Now they can—and do—because they can see/work/interact with it at a fraction of a penny. If the core effect on society is not plain here, then one might be stuck in that new-fangled radio about the time television was introduced, and people were scratching their heads saying, "Awww, it'll never last—what the heck is that good for?" -MrB …still saying from 1994, 'I think this web thingie is going to be big—really big' — but hey — I could still be wrong.

To: yard_man who wrote (2279)	12/27/1999 6:52:00 AM
From: Bill Ulrich	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3543

Tippet, Additionally, the new benefits are not only on the sell-side——they include increases in production/business efficiency. The systems I build enable: • Tom, Joe, and Mary, from Everywhere, USA, to collectively order a zillion units of widget 'X' • Inventory systems are automatically updated reflecting these changes. • New production orders are automatically set in place, if need be. • New raw material orders are automatically set in place, if need be. • Acounts Receivable, Cash, and other accounting systems are automatically updated. • Shipping status is available at a moment's notice. • Comprehensive reports generated into a company intranet for private management consumption. • Automated updating of company product lines, promotion, and information via simple form-based operation. …all this through a few clicks in a browser. That's helpful on the supply-side, in addition to the demand-side components I mentioned in my earlier message. Business efficiency means as much to the bottom line as revenues. It can be done through the Web—and is done through the Web—easily. -MrB “The Web does 'Stuff' when you work it.