A shot of JD

Jonathan Deamer's tumblelog: for when proper writing is just too much effort. if you want, follow me on Twitter or take a random shot.

Jun 17
“Today, eBay is a juggernaut of the Internet economy, so it’s hard to remember the days when eBay was widely considered to be one of those fringe business ideas that existed only because of dot-com exuberance. After all, who in their right mind would send money to an absolute stranger for a product that could only be seen in blurry, amateur photographs?”

Virtual Goods Insider

eBay was founded in 1995. So which ideas that sound crazy today will be de facto standards in 2025?