hessiejones

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   by hessiejones 8y ago

   I like the term internet envirionmentalism -- what's good for me is good for the internet. But like climate change, unless it impacts the individual directly, few are likely to buy in. I met an environmental activist last week and sh
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   by hessiejones 8y ago

   Agree it has to make money. Tech giants stifle innovation and competition by buying companies they see as threatening. We need a consortium. And we need a model that can't be easily penetrated by big tech. Money is a true motivator --
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   by hessiejones 8y ago

   So what I'm hearing is that opportunism will always exist regardless of structure
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   by hessiejones 8y ago

   I remember this in the early day of blogging -- we were always leveraging community to drive organic reach. I was told by a FB person once that we need to stop chasing organic reach -- it ain't happening. The monetization to the forced
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   by hessiejones 8y ago

   I like the idea of IPFS. I also came from Yahoo and the GeoCities and YahooClubs remained autonomous communities for the most part. Y!'s model was to integrate but not to fully take over the communities but let them reside where they w
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   by hessiejones 8y ago

   It's only Pollyanna if you do nothing about it. Decentralization is more than an idea. There are many technologies developing privacy as an integrated feature on their platform. There is enough of an appetite to support it more widely
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   by hessiejones 8y ago

   Thanks everyone for your comments. My name is Hessie Jones and I have written this article on Forbes. I will weigh in on these thoughtful comments as I go through them. Thank you again!
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   by hessiejones 8y ago

   Hi everyone, this is Hessie Jones. I wrote the piece on Forbes. I'll go through your comments today! Love that this is sparking discussion. Cheers!