October 13, 2006
walled gardens explained
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[Bonus Link:] After a recent trip to Big Sur, California, Evelyn Rodriguez rambles on nicely about its most famous resident, the great Henry Miller.
Ouch. That's direct. You can't be that direct, Hugh. You need politicks.
A - everybody here makes money
B - everybody here gets bread and games
what i like best is here is that the model doesn't consider customers at all. much like walled gardens in other words
Posted by: James Governor at October 13, 2006 1:25 PMHowever famous Henry Miller was, you are forgetting Big Sur's really famous resident: Hunter S. Thompson.
Posted by: Mike at October 17, 2006 7:15 AMI have an idea for a cartoon...
Get your hands off my walled garden!
It would be great as a t-shirt or biz card.
Posted by: Hugh Lang at October 21, 2006 12:48 PMThe thing that never ceases to amaze me is that walled gardens just won't go away.
They *do* ignore the consumer so I find it all the more surprising that they keep being built and funded.
Posted by: Dug Falby at October 24, 2006 10:31 AMOf course some walled gardens don't grow as well as you thought when you went in. .. and often some others prefer the wide-open spaces to grow their fine plants. The really good creators will grow their gardens without a wall and hope the world will beat a path to their 'door'.
It's not just money but also a question of control. If you let the market place decide, who knows what may happen.
Posted by: Barry Welford at November 19, 2006 4:24 PM