Comments on: One More Thing The Internet Could Disrupt – Car Ownership and Sales… http://sotirov.com/2008/02/11/one-more-thing-the-internet-could-disrupt-car-ownership-and-sales/ Sat, 08 May 2010 00:01:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Twitter Trackbacks for s o t i r o v : One More Thing The Internet Could Disrupt - Car Ownership and Sales… [sotirov.com] on Topsy.com http://sotirov.com/2008/02/11/one-more-thing-the-internet-could-disrupt-car-ownership-and-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-5863 Twitter Trackbacks for s o t i r o v : One More Thing The Internet Could Disrupt - Car Ownership and Sales… [sotirov.com] on Topsy.com Sat, 29 Aug 2009 05:25:26 +0000 http://sotirov.com/emil/?p=90#comment-5863 [...] s o t i r o v : One More Thing The Internet Could Disrupt - Car Ownership and Sales… sotirov.com/2008/02/11/one-more-thing-the-internet-could-disrupt-car-ownership-and-sales – view page – cached And it’s Fred again (he’s good at this) - with this post - making me share a “vision” I had a few days ago. The idea is probably in the heads of other people for some time already without me knowing (see Fred’s comment under my comment). Fred’s post was inspired by Seth Godin. — From the page [...] [...] s o t i r o v : One More Thing The Internet Could Disrupt – Car Ownership and Sales… sotirov.com/2008/02/11/one-more-thing-the-internet-could-disrupt-car-ownership-and-sales – view page – cached And it’s Fred again (he’s good at this) – with this post – making me share a “vision” I had a few days ago. The idea is probably in the heads of other people for some time already without me knowing (see Fred’s comment under my comment). Fred’s post was inspired by Seth Godin. — From the page [...]

]]> By: zby http://sotirov.com/2008/02/11/one-more-thing-the-internet-could-disrupt-car-ownership-and-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-39 zby Fri, 23 May 2008 20:03:00 +0000 http://sotirov.com/emil/?p=90#comment-39 If car was a solution to the transport problem - then this could work - but it is much more a social prestige fetish. If car was a solution to the transport problem – then this could work – but it is much more a social prestige fetish.

]]> By: Ethan Bauley http://sotirov.com/2008/02/11/one-more-thing-the-internet-could-disrupt-car-ownership-and-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Ethan Bauley Fri, 23 May 2008 19:27:00 +0000 http://sotirov.com/emil/?p=90#comment-38 looks interesting, nice and opaque tho ;-)<br/><br/>can you drop me an email? this is getting cumbersome.<br/><br/>would love to be on a contact list for people nets, too<br/><br/>ethanbauley//gmail looks interesting, nice and opaque tho ;-)

can you drop me an email? this is getting cumbersome.

would love to be on a contact list for people nets, too

ethanbauley//gmail

]]> By: Emil Sotirov http://sotirov.com/2008/02/11/one-more-thing-the-internet-could-disrupt-car-ownership-and-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Emil Sotirov Fri, 23 May 2008 19:23:00 +0000 http://sotirov.com/emil/?p=90#comment-37 Now, about "connecting listeners and musicians"... thank you for bringing this up... :)<br/><br/>Stay tuned about our project "JuiceTorrent" (see peoplenetworks.com). Now, about “connecting listeners and musicians”… thank you for bringing this up… :)

Stay tuned about our project “JuiceTorrent” (see peoplenetworks.com).

]]> By: Ethan Bauley http://sotirov.com/2008/02/11/one-more-thing-the-internet-could-disrupt-car-ownership-and-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Ethan Bauley Fri, 23 May 2008 19:13:00 +0000 http://sotirov.com/emil/?p=90#comment-36 Yes, it's a similar mind shift the record industry struggled with: "selling plastic discs" vs. "connection listeners and musicians"<br/><br/>It's a very rich project that I hope someone tackles. My bet is on someone/some company in China. Yes, it’s a similar mind shift the record industry struggled with: “selling plastic discs” vs. “connection listeners and musicians”

It’s a very rich project that I hope someone tackles. My bet is on someone/some company in China.

]]> By: Emil Sotirov http://sotirov.com/2008/02/11/one-more-thing-the-internet-could-disrupt-car-ownership-and-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Emil Sotirov Fri, 23 May 2008 19:12:00 +0000 http://sotirov.com/emil/?p=90#comment-35 and...<br/><br/>3. Freeing as many people as possible from the burden of car ownership - with all the obvious good consequences. and…

3. Freeing as many people as possible from the burden of car ownership – with all the obvious good consequences.

]]> By: Emil Sotirov http://sotirov.com/2008/02/11/one-more-thing-the-internet-could-disrupt-car-ownership-and-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Emil Sotirov Fri, 23 May 2008 19:07:00 +0000 http://sotirov.com/emil/?p=90#comment-34 Some form of co-ownership might keep all parties interested. <br/><br/>My idea now... answering Umair's question about Detroit.. is:<br/><br/>1. changing the car producing business into a car transportation business (see Harvard classics) <br/><br/>2. having car owners share in the profits of the car transportation business. Some form of co-ownership might keep all parties interested.

My idea now… answering Umair’s question about Detroit.. is:

1. changing the car producing business into a car transportation business (see Harvard classics)

2. having car owners share in the profits of the car transportation business.

]]> By: Ethan Bauley http://sotirov.com/2008/02/11/one-more-thing-the-internet-could-disrupt-car-ownership-and-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Ethan Bauley Fri, 23 May 2008 18:46:00 +0000 http://sotirov.com/emil/?p=90#comment-33 NEVER! No one will ever find out that I stole the idea from you!<br/><br/>Now that I re-read your original thought, I was thinking of it differently...maintain the centralized ownership.<br/><br/>Seems like that would be the way to get market power at the pump (the the repair garage) and force a conversion to an energy source that is more sustainable/cheaper in the long run.<br/><br/>fwiw<br/><br/>;-) NEVER! No one will ever find out that I stole the idea from you!

Now that I re-read your original thought, I was thinking of it differently…maintain the centralized ownership.

Seems like that would be the way to get market power at the pump (the the repair garage) and force a conversion to an energy source that is more sustainable/cheaper in the long run.

fwiw

;-)

]]> By: Emil Sotirov http://sotirov.com/2008/02/11/one-more-thing-the-internet-could-disrupt-car-ownership-and-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Emil Sotirov Fri, 23 May 2008 18:41:00 +0000 http://sotirov.com/emil/?p=90#comment-32 Ethan... by 4 seconds... you devil... :) <br/><br/>But you've seen the idea from my original comments on Fred's blog a while ago, I'm sure!<br/><br/>Now, it's up to you to do the right thing... and acknowledge my preeminence in the field of transforming the car business... :) Ethan… by 4 seconds… you devil… :)

But you’ve seen the idea from my original comments on Fred’s blog a while ago, I’m sure!

Now, it’s up to you to do the right thing… and acknowledge my preeminence in the field of transforming the car business… :)

]]> By: Ethan Bauley http://sotirov.com/2008/02/11/one-more-thing-the-internet-could-disrupt-car-ownership-and-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Ethan Bauley Fri, 23 May 2008 18:17:00 +0000 http://sotirov.com/emil/?p=90#comment-31 I just beat you to the punch over at Umair's "open thread" on Detroit!<br/><br/>[well, not really, since you wrote this a while ago]<br/><br/>Cool idea, no? I just beat you to the punch over at Umair’s “open thread” on Detroit!

[well, not really, since you wrote this a while ago]

Cool idea, no?

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