http://kinrowan.net/blog/wp/archives/2006/03/16/alex-barnett-blog-the-middleman-wont-go-away "a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds" ~Emerson Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:30:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://kinrowan.net/blog/wp/archives/2006/03/16/alex-barnett-blog-the-middleman-wont-go-away#comment-2967 everybuddy.org » The decline of the infomediary Thu, 16 Mar 2006 21:28:26 +0000 http://kinrowan.net/blog/?p=312#comment-2967 [...] Alex Barnett and Cori Schlegel both raise some very valid points which dispute my theory of complete disintermediation. For now, I’ll point out that we are all in agreement that the infomediary is moving from the center to the edge. Will it disappear? I’d still be willing to start or invest in a company which acted as an infomediary. Of course, these new types of infomediaries that find success on the web act diffently than the old ones. Their primary task is to enable the users to communicate. Like Craig Newmark says, “Get out of the way.” I’m going to hold off for the moment on whether these gentlemen have convinced me that this is not just a transition to another level where there is no middle man. I’ll re-fuel and be back guys. Mar 16 2006 05:28 pm | media and barnett | [...] [...] Alex Barnett and Cori Schlegel both raise some very valid points which dispute my theory of complete disintermediation. For now, I’ll point out that we are all in agreement that the infomediary is moving from the center to the edge. Will it disappear? I’d still be willing to start or invest in a company which acted as an infomediary. Of course, these new types of infomediaries that find success on the web act diffently than the old ones. Their primary task is to enable the users to communicate. Like Craig Newmark says, “Get out of the way.” I’m going to hold off for the moment on whether these gentlemen have convinced me that this is not just a transition to another level where there is no middle man. I’ll re-fuel and be back guys. Mar 16 2006 05:28 pm | media and barnett | [...] ]]>