Silos are dead
Content is a commodity.
Distribution is a commodity.
Jeff Jarvis says that companies that “enable” are where the value is.
Yes, but the real value is in the relationships, not these companies, themselves.
So, if these companies try to exercise control over the data that is created from their “enabling,” or service provision, they will eventually run into the same problems that current distribution and content silos are finding.
User data wants to be free.
You are right Jeff. No more wire hangers. No more boxes either.
[…] I’ve had my share of “* is dead” (here, here, here, here, here. here and here) posts (I’ am a dead head, I guess) and I’ve agreed with Stowe Boyd on IM before, but his post today about IM being a commodity in the face of Twitter etc. really rings true. […]