Comments on: Online business model revenue gap http://kaljundi.com/2009/11/16/sponsored-income-streams/ Life and technology, as seen from Tallinn, Estonia Fri, 16 Dec 2011 07:26:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Andris http://kaljundi.com/2009/11/16/sponsored-income-streams/comment-page-1/#comment-196 Andris Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:18:35 +0000 http://kaljundi.com/?p=106#comment-196 EPL.ee is currently selling physical goods like car tires in their web-shop and it’s perfectly normal, so what stops them adding virtual goods to the selection as well? For example they could sell virtual “folders” with cat pictures (Hello Kitty etc.) or similar on it where people could store different kind of information - like interesting articles or comments. You can do the same with browser bookmarks but browser bookmarks doesn’t have cat pictures on them. Anyhow, the possibilites are endless. Selling folders that have cat labels on them won’t save Estonian media from bankruptcy but it’s not up to me to come up with the correct solutions anyway, it was just an example. EPL.ee is currently selling physical goods like car tires in their web-shop and it’s perfectly normal, so what stops them adding virtual goods to the selection as well?

For example they could sell virtual “folders” with cat pictures (Hello Kitty etc.) or similar on it where people could store different kind of information – like interesting articles or comments. You can do the same with browser bookmarks but browser bookmarks doesn’t have cat pictures on them.

Anyhow, the possibilites are endless. Selling folders that have cat labels on them won’t save Estonian media from bankruptcy but it’s not up to me to come up with the correct solutions anyway, it was just an example.

]]> By: jk http://kaljundi.com/2009/11/16/sponsored-income-streams/comment-page-1/#comment-195 jk Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:12:01 +0000 http://kaljundi.com/?p=106#comment-195 Virtual goods will continue to be an important revenue source, but only for some, where they are appropriate. For example, I can not imagine these to be big in search engines or newspapers. Virtual goods will be big in games, social fun apps etc. Virtual goods will continue to be an important revenue source, but only for some, where they are appropriate. For example, I can not imagine these to be big in search engines or newspapers. Virtual goods will be big in games, social fun apps etc.

]]> By: Jaak http://kaljundi.com/2009/11/16/sponsored-income-streams/comment-page-1/#comment-194 Jaak Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:11:20 +0000 http://kaljundi.com/?p=106#comment-194 Yes, agreed, biggest problem of internet is that everybody take is "free" as granted. In bobile, true, habits are better, people are more ready to pay. Yes, agreed, biggest problem of internet is that everybody take is “free” as granted. In bobile, true, habits are better, people are more ready to pay.

]]> By: Andris http://kaljundi.com/2009/11/16/sponsored-income-streams/comment-page-1/#comment-191 Andris Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:45:38 +0000 http://kaljundi.com/?p=106#comment-191 What do you think about virtual goods? This morning I bough a virtual "present" from Facebook for a friend who has birthday today (cost - $1). And I've spent about a grand total of $40 for some ridiculous FarmVille goods. I might be stupid for buying this kind of stuff but these companies are actually making money from it. What do you think about virtual goods? This morning I bough a virtual “present” from Facebook for a friend who has birthday today (cost – $1). And I’ve spent about a grand total of $40 for some ridiculous FarmVille goods. I might be stupid for buying this kind of stuff but these companies are actually making money from it.

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