Web 2.0 application (s)mash-up
Interesting stuff on business model innovation opportunities springing from Web 2.0 developments, claiming also that a business ecosystem is an accurate model for understanding this innovation.
The command-economy development programs of individual software vendors, however extensive and well-funded they may be, cannot possibly prevail against the sheer innovative diversity and economic efficiency of the Web 2.0 ecosystem.
I am sure that intermediaries like marketplaces or third-party brokers will offer services to hide the inherent complexities of the (Web2.0) applications to their customers, i.e. bundling services and branding them …
Read more at ZDNets Phil Wainewright