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A lot of people were in the right place at the right time, but didn't do anything about it and let the opportunity slip away. Ask yourself: why did Geocities n
by RyanMcGreal 17y ago
A lot of people were in the right place at the right time, but didn't do anything about it and let the opportunity slip away.
Ask yourself: why did Geocities not turn into Facebook?
- synnik 17y agoBecause it was publishing static content to an anonymous audience, not dynamic content tailored to each individual user?
- wensing 17y agoWhen he said 'turn into', I think he's asking why Geocities didn't evolve from 'static content to an anonymous audience' into 'dynamic content tailored to each individual users'. Geocities (Yahoo!), AOL, Xerox--the head of a long list of companies in the right place at the right time but lacking vision.
- RyanMcGreal 17y ago> a long list of companies in the right place at the right time but lacking vision. Precisely my point!
- wensing 17y agoWhy didn't newspapers create Four Square or Yext or Craigslist or ____. Comfort with the status quo and a lack of vision, perhaps?
- mrkurt 17y agoBecause Yahoo bought them for a whole ton of stock.