Comments on: If you had to pay, what would you pay for? http://www.techleader.co.za/evedmochowska/2008/05/14/if-you-had-to-pay-what-would-you-pay-for/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:25:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Jason Elk | I love Google. But I love my privacy more. http://www.techleader.co.za/evedmochowska/2008/05/14/if-you-had-to-pay-what-would-you-pay-for/#comment-25176 Jason Elk | I love Google. But I love my privacy more. Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:51:56 +0000 http://www.techleader.co.za/evedmochowska/2008/05/14/if-you-had-to-pay-what-would-you-pay-for/#comment-25176 [...] love that Google is free. But if it wasn’t, yes (in answer to Eve Dmochowska’s question) I would pay for Google search and Gmail. In the meantime, I really don’t mind seeing Google [...] […] love that Google is free. But if it wasn’t, yes (in answer to Eve Dmochowska’s question) I would pay for Google search and Gmail. In the meantime, I really don’t mind seeing Google […]

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]]> By: Tech Leader » Jason Elk » I love Google. But I love my privacy more http://www.techleader.co.za/evedmochowska/2008/05/14/if-you-had-to-pay-what-would-you-pay-for/#comment-24149 Tech Leader » Jason Elk » I love Google. But I love my privacy more Fri, 23 May 2008 09:12:00 +0000 http://www.techleader.co.za/evedmochowska/2008/05/14/if-you-had-to-pay-what-would-you-pay-for/#comment-24149 [...] love that Google is free. But if it wasn’t, yes (in answer to Eve Dmochowska’s question) I would pay for Google search and Gmail. In the meantime, I really don’t mind seeing Google [...] […] love that Google is free. But if it wasn’t, yes (in answer to Eve Dmochowska’s question) I would pay for Google search and Gmail. In the meantime, I really don’t mind seeing Google […]

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]]> By: mundundu http://www.techleader.co.za/evedmochowska/2008/05/14/if-you-had-to-pay-what-would-you-pay-for/#comment-24061 mundundu Wed, 14 May 2008 21:43:18 +0000 http://www.techleader.co.za/evedmochowska/2008/05/14/if-you-had-to-pay-what-would-you-pay-for/#comment-24061 see, this is complicated. coming from a country in which i don't have to pay for bandwidth, and now living in one in which i'm out R1500 a month for my phone + internet combination, i'm a bit cranky. i won't want to pay for anything, but i shouldn't have to. paying for things over and above the nominal service fee to connect stifles innovation. oh, the country where i was living where i wasn't paying for bandwidth: SENEGAL. [i'm sure you all were thinking something like america or europe. nope. SENEGAL.] see, this is complicated.

coming from a country in which i don’t have to pay for bandwidth, and now living in one in which i’m out R1500 a month for my phone + internet combination, i’m a bit cranky.

i won’t want to pay for anything, but i shouldn’t have to. paying for things over and above the nominal service fee to connect stifles innovation.

oh, the country where i was living where i wasn’t paying for bandwidth: SENEGAL.

[i’m sure you all were thinking something like america or europe. nope. SENEGAL.]

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]]> By: Samantha Perry http://www.techleader.co.za/evedmochowska/2008/05/14/if-you-had-to-pay-what-would-you-pay-for/#comment-24049 Samantha Perry Wed, 14 May 2008 11:42:02 +0000 http://www.techleader.co.za/evedmochowska/2008/05/14/if-you-had-to-pay-what-would-you-pay-for/#comment-24049 I'd pay to be able to order lunch online every day. I'd pay for online grocery shopping, book shopping and clothes shopping. I'd pay for Google and Twitter and some blogs. The rest I could live without. I’d pay to be able to order lunch online every day. I’d pay for online grocery shopping, book shopping and clothes shopping. I’d pay for Google and Twitter and some blogs. The rest I could live without.

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]]> By: Mandy de Waal http://www.techleader.co.za/evedmochowska/2008/05/14/if-you-had-to-pay-what-would-you-pay-for/#comment-24036 Mandy de Waal Wed, 14 May 2008 09:04:27 +0000 http://www.techleader.co.za/evedmochowska/2008/05/14/if-you-had-to-pay-what-would-you-pay-for/#comment-24036 Paying for useful apps, services that make life easier, or that connect you to people you love, or enhance networking... definitely. I think a paid service would bring with it a consumer robustness. Sites that are less indulgent and more focussed on serving consumer/user needs. Contents... I don't know about that. Probably because the 'free content culture' is so firmly entrenched. At a push I would only pay for uber premium content. Paying for useful apps, services that make life easier, or that connect you to people you love, or enhance networking… definitely. I think a paid service would bring with it a consumer robustness. Sites that are less indulgent and more focussed on serving consumer/user needs. Contents… I don’t know about that. Probably because the ‘free content culture’ is so firmly entrenched. At a push I would only pay for uber premium content.

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]]> By: Mario http://www.techleader.co.za/evedmochowska/2008/05/14/if-you-had-to-pay-what-would-you-pay-for/#comment-24034 Mario Wed, 14 May 2008 08:57:31 +0000 http://www.techleader.co.za/evedmochowska/2008/05/14/if-you-had-to-pay-what-would-you-pay-for/#comment-24034 Hey eve, thanks for posting the links on twitter :) I would only pay for google. I can live without facebook, twitter and blogs. I can however not get on without google, it has to many apps that are useful in my day to day operations, gmail, calendar, blogger, ad manager (soon) and of-coarse you know many many more. The reason I think they dont charge for most sites is that there will always be one thats the best, and for the rest the only way to get users is by offering the service for free. Their money lies in advertising anyway. Hey eve, thanks for posting the links on twitter :)

I would only pay for google. I can live without facebook, twitter and blogs.
I can however not get on without google, it has to many apps that are useful in my day to day operations, gmail, calendar, blogger, ad manager (soon) and of-coarse you know many many more.

The reason I think they dont charge for most sites is that there will always be one thats the best, and for the rest the only way to get users is by offering the service for free.

Their money lies in advertising anyway.

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]]> By: Wogan May http://www.techleader.co.za/evedmochowska/2008/05/14/if-you-had-to-pay-what-would-you-pay-for/#comment-24033 Wogan May Wed, 14 May 2008 08:49:22 +0000 http://www.techleader.co.za/evedmochowska/2008/05/14/if-you-had-to-pay-what-would-you-pay-for/#comment-24033 I'd pay for Gmail, and the linked services: Gtalk, Google Reader, Maps and Calendar. I suppose I'd pay for Google searches too, even though most of the content I need/find I find via manual exploration (which remains the best way to discover the internet). I'd pay (above domain and hosting) to host a blog, and I'd pay for RSS feeds/subscriptions to a small handful of blogs. Imod.co.za, thought/techleader, a few others, and then those of my friends (local and international). I'd probably pay for Twitter. I'd never pay for Facebook. I regret ever having signed up. Up until I finally nuked my account and deleted everything I could, it was nothing but a burden. Wouldn't pay for CNN/NBC, YouTube, MSN/Yahoo-anything. Would pay for StripeGenerator.com, though. Hmm... This is turning into a blog post of it's own... ~ Wogan I’d pay for Gmail, and the linked services: Gtalk, Google Reader, Maps and Calendar. I suppose I’d pay for Google searches too, even though most of the content I need/find I find via manual exploration (which remains the best way to discover the internet).

I’d pay (above domain and hosting) to host a blog, and I’d pay for RSS feeds/subscriptions to a small handful of blogs. Imod.co.za, thought/techleader, a few others, and then those of my friends (local and international).

I’d probably pay for Twitter. I’d never pay for Facebook. I regret ever having signed up. Up until I finally nuked my account and deleted everything I could, it was nothing but a burden.

Wouldn’t pay for CNN/NBC, YouTube, MSN/Yahoo-anything. Would pay for StripeGenerator.com, though.

Hmm… This is turning into a blog post of it’s own…

~ Wogan

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