IANAB (I am not a blogger) but it seems to be that track back is at least a partial solution. Perhaps assumed negative on the automatic track back post until it is activated by the author.
http://www.movabletype.org/trackback/beginners/
I agree with your points 1 through 4, but I would like to point out that all of the successes you listed are strong brand names. The frog-men of Madison Avenue may be odd, but they are very good at working towards creating long term value through a strong brand. OK, PR starts the brand but you know what I mean.
The biggest issue with branding is that it takes time. 10 years from something I read, which sounds about right to me. So successful online companies need to profitably survive for at least 10 years to create a strong online brand. People pay a premium for one Coke for a reason.
But again, great points on the defensible position, I just wanted to bring in the concept of branding as part of the GOAL for a successful long term business.
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IANAB (I am not a blogger) but it seems to be that track back is at least a partial solution. Perhaps assumed negative on the automatic track back post until it is activated by the author. http://www.movabletype.org/trackback/beginners/
I agree with your points 1 through 4, but I would like to point out that all of the successes you listed are strong brand names. The frog-men of Madison Avenue may be odd, but they are very good at working towards creating long term value through a strong brand. OK, PR starts the brand but you know what I mean.
The biggest issue with branding is that it takes time. 10 years from something I read, which sounds about right to me. So successful online companies need to profitably survive for at least 10 years to create a strong online brand. People pay a premium for one Coke for a reason.
But again, great points on the defensible position, I just wanted to bring in the concept of branding as part of the GOAL for a successful long term business.
Ahhh, but the catch is what if we agree with you but human nature won't let us quit?
'All those who hold opinions quite opposed to ours are not on that account barbarians or savages.' - Descartes
The point is that the brand makes up for the other 6 steps for the non-/.er.
Now we just need to embed a stand-up MRI in joe-schmoe's armchair while he is watching football so we can do some REAL analysis.