Friday, June 16, 2006

Capitalism is all about organizing, controlling information - Part 2

The proof that capitalism is all about managing information is that companies like Amazon, eBay, Yahoo!, etc. became success stories in a relatively short time by leveraging the power of the Web as an information management platform.

Specifically, these Internet companies are particularly good at managing customer information in real-time. Their secret is that they offer something of such value that customers (or prospects) keep coming back to their website.

In a very small way, this is what I'm doing with this blogzine as well. I started small but now have a solid subscriber base. Over time, as I recruit more and more contributors to write articles and submit items related to success, I foresee a much bigger subscriber base, perhaps something like Lifehacker's.

You can do that too. If you're not a natural writer, you can create a blog to which many people can contribute. The important thing is to create a blog as soon as possible and to learn as you go along.

In the end, I think that eventually everybody will become a portal. It's not that difficult. All you need is a subject you truly care about.

For instance, a nice lady I met at a calligraphy association in Montreal actually created a highly popular portal for calligraphy. Her site is known throughout the world! Visit it here: www.cynscribe.com