Here is a thoughtful article on online payments and the lay of the land.
It also discusses the American Express acquisition of Revolution Money.
The Washington Post did a good job here in describing how the new consumer is living his/her life online and how the nature of money transfer is about to change for the good.
As an aside, I will add that the reporter of the piece contacted me on Facebook to connect. How cool is that?
For some people; Facebook is an … extension of his or her consciousness; Like an extension of the self; a seamless continuation of the individual sitting at the computer.
For these men and women; it’s as if tailor made for his and her strongest skills; everyday; fundamental behavior. The new work-place? Time on facebook; his or her; new additive, impact-full, productive, rewarding, enlivening time and effort than anywhere else.
I’m one of these people. facebook has been my workplace for months; and the coffee shop ;-j
One of my favorite things to do; activity I most love to do; (defined in my journey as entrepreneur to my life and what I most love to do in order to make it the business I launch) Listing to music I love and sharing it with others.
At my work station in tiny Clarendon, VA basement apt. crushin’ two screens; one play videos; primary 8 tabs open homepages; Ted’s take first one; posting music videos and content from artist to my facebook profile and watching the stream; very few things I would rather be doing ;-j
Like personal gift from the cosmos contoured into existence before my very eyes one moment as I was logging on to myspace profile in second week of June; saw little banner add; “New Lemonhead’s Covers Album Varshons Jun. 23; FREE MUSIC; CONTENT DOWNLOADS etc.” click; don’t touch; look.
myspace profile; first song in player; click; hands off; push chair back; get up go do something don’t think; music begins to play; waves of deluge ever since; Six months ago ;-0
… at coffee shop; just looked up noticing highly increased energy; people; notebooks, notebook computers, kids, matching shirts; ticky-tapping of keys to match my own in cacophony,pencils, half filled lined paper, focus; MS word on every screen; save mine.
I’ve suddenly been set upon; and surrounded by my tribe ;-j … a write-in. national novel writing month; one month 50,000 word novel with a nice inclusion for the kids too. Writer’s writing;
http://www.nanowrimo.org/
Run with The Lines, Jeff Lee
CEO NARRASHARE Inc.
Narrashare – Share the Narrative.