I just returned from Blog World 2010. It was an eye opening experience and ignited a series of mental connections for me. There are so many free tools out there providing real value today. Unlike the dot.com era, these tools actually have real business models under the surface. Most of the ones I ran into had paid versions for greater features or “private” installations versus public visibility.
I saw another great example of this today when I received an email from seekingalpha.com (the first email ever). They wanted to let me know that Apps were now available on their site. There were many free apps and as expected, paid versions as well.
Seeking Alpha is adding value and revenue streams in a way that I’m sure will delight their user base. I expect to see an explosion of Apps on all kinds of sites that have large user populations. It is no longer limited to the big boys like Apple or Salesforce.com.
Even Corporate websites would benefit from adding apps instead of “pages”. It allows someone to configure their most often sought information into one place. Now, for the big question…where is all this leading? Let’s address that in a follow on post.
