Comments on: The End of the Middle Man http://thelostjacket.com/community/middle-man Community, Creativity and Marketing Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:05:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ukjobs http://thelostjacket.com/community/middle-man/comment-page-1#comment-3412 ukjobs Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:47:34 +0000 http://thelostjacket.com/?p=3722#comment-3412 I was just trying to get to New Jersey. People like him are such a keep part of the "elimination" of the middle man, but don't even realize that they're doing it.<br><br><br><br>Find more jobs: <a href="http://www.staffingpower.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.staffingpower.com/</a> I was just trying to get to New Jersey. People like him are such a keep part of the “elimination” of the middle man, but don't even realize that they're doing it.

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]]> By: ukjobs http://thelostjacket.com/community/middle-man/comment-page-1#comment-3102 ukjobs Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:47:34 +0000 http://thelostjacket.com/?p=3722#comment-3102 I was just trying to get to New Jersey." People like him are such a keep part of the "elimination" of the middle man, but don't even realize that they're doing it.<br><br><br><br>Find more jobs: <a href="http://www.staffingpower.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.staffingpower.com/</a> I was just trying to get to New Jersey.” People like him are such a keep part of the “elimination” of the middle man, but don't even realize that they're doing it.

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]]> By: Nisha http://thelostjacket.com/community/middle-man/comment-page-1#comment-2898 Nisha Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:20:28 +0000 http://thelostjacket.com/?p=3722#comment-2898 What's funny to me is that most people don't even realize that this shift is happening, and aren't necessarily doing it willingly. It's like the guy who took the pictures of the Hudson Bay plane crash on his cell phone and instantly became a big deal for becoming a citizen journalist. But when the media talked ot him about it he said "I wasn't trying to be a citizen journalist. I was just trying to get to New Jersey." People like him are such a keep part of the "elimination" of the middle man, but don't even realize that they're doing it. What's funny to me is that most people don't even realize that this shift is happening, and aren't necessarily doing it willingly. It's like the guy who took the pictures of the Hudson Bay plane crash on his cell phone and instantly became a big deal for becoming a citizen journalist. But when the media talked ot him about it he said “I wasn't trying to be a citizen journalist. I was just trying to get to New Jersey.” People like him are such a keep part of the “elimination” of the middle man, but don't even realize that they're doing it.

]]> By: Nisha http://thelostjacket.com/community/middle-man/comment-page-1#comment-2897 Nisha Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:20:13 +0000 http://thelostjacket.com/?p=3722#comment-2897 What's funny to me is that most people don't even realize that this shift is happening, and aren't necessarily doing it willingly. It's like the guy who took the pictures of the Hudson Bay plane crash on his cell phone and instantly became a big deal for becoming a citizen journalist. But when the media talked ot him about it he said "I wasn't trying to be a citizen journalist. I was just trying to get to New Jersey." People like him are such a keep part of the "elimination" of the middle man, but don't even realize that they're doing it. What's funny to me is that most people don't even realize that this shift is happening, and aren't necessarily doing it willingly. It's like the guy who took the pictures of the Hudson Bay plane crash on his cell phone and instantly became a big deal for becoming a citizen journalist. But when the media talked ot him about it he said “I wasn't trying to be a citizen journalist. I was just trying to get to New Jersey.” People like him are such a keep part of the “elimination” of the middle man, but don't even realize that they're doing it.

]]> By: Nisha http://thelostjacket.com/community/middle-man/comment-page-1#comment-2459 Nisha Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:20:28 +0000 http://thelostjacket.com/?p=3722#comment-2459 What's funny to me is that most people don't even realize that this shift is happening, and aren't necessarily doing it willingly. It's like the guy who took the pictures of the Hudson Bay plane crash on his cell phone and instantly became a big deal for becoming a citizen journalist. But when the media talked ot him about it he said "I wasn't trying to be a citizen journalist. I was just trying to get to New Jersey." People like him are such a keep part of the "elimination" of the middle man, but don't even realize that they're doing it. What's funny to me is that most people don't even realize that this shift is happening, and aren't necessarily doing it willingly. It's like the guy who took the pictures of the Hudson Bay plane crash on his cell phone and instantly became a big deal for becoming a citizen journalist. But when the media talked ot him about it he said “I wasn't trying to be a citizen journalist. I was just trying to get to New Jersey.” People like him are such a keep part of the “elimination” of the middle man, but don't even realize that they're doing it.

]]> By: Nisha http://thelostjacket.com/community/middle-man/comment-page-1#comment-2458 Nisha Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:20:13 +0000 http://thelostjacket.com/?p=3722#comment-2458 What's funny to me is that most people don't even realize that this shift is happening, and aren't necessarily doing it willingly. It's like the guy who took the pictures of the Hudson Bay plane crash on his cell phone and instantly became a big deal for becoming a citizen journalist. But when the media talked ot him about it he said "I wasn't trying to be a citizen journalist. I was just trying to get to New Jersey." People like him are such a keep part of the "elimination" of the middle man, but don't even realize that they're doing it. What's funny to me is that most people don't even realize that this shift is happening, and aren't necessarily doing it willingly. It's like the guy who took the pictures of the Hudson Bay plane crash on his cell phone and instantly became a big deal for becoming a citizen journalist. But when the media talked ot him about it he said “I wasn't trying to be a citizen journalist. I was just trying to get to New Jersey.” People like him are such a keep part of the “elimination” of the middle man, but don't even realize that they're doing it.

]]> By: Nisha http://thelostjacket.com/community/middle-man/comment-page-1#comment-2235 Nisha Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:20:28 +0000 http://thelostjacket.com/?p=3722#comment-2235 What's funny to me is that most people don't even realize that this shift is happening, and aren't necessarily doing it willingly. It's like the guy who took the pictures of the Hudson Bay plane crash on his cell phone and instantly became a big deal for becoming a citizen journalist. But when the media talked ot him about it he said "I wasn't trying to be a citizen journalist. I was just trying to get to New Jersey." People like him are such a keep part of the "elimination" of the middle man, but don't even realize that they're doing it. What's funny to me is that most people don't even realize that this shift is happening, and aren't necessarily doing it willingly. It's like the guy who took the pictures of the Hudson Bay plane crash on his cell phone and instantly became a big deal for becoming a citizen journalist. But when the media talked ot him about it he said “I wasn't trying to be a citizen journalist. I was just trying to get to New Jersey.” People like him are such a keep part of the “elimination” of the middle man, but don't even realize that they're doing it.

]]> By: Nisha http://thelostjacket.com/community/middle-man/comment-page-1#comment-2234 Nisha Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:20:13 +0000 http://thelostjacket.com/?p=3722#comment-2234 What's funny to me is that most people don't even realize that this shift is happening, and aren't necessarily doing it willingly. It's like the guy who took the pictures of the Hudson Bay plane crash on his cell phone and instantly became a big deal for becoming a citizen journalist. But when the media talked ot him about it he said "I wasn't trying to be a citizen journalist. I was just trying to get to New Jersey." People like him are such a keep part of the "elimination" of the middle man, but don't even realize that they're doing it. What's funny to me is that most people don't even realize that this shift is happening, and aren't necessarily doing it willingly. It's like the guy who took the pictures of the Hudson Bay plane crash on his cell phone and instantly became a big deal for becoming a citizen journalist. But when the media talked ot him about it he said “I wasn't trying to be a citizen journalist. I was just trying to get to New Jersey.” People like him are such a keep part of the “elimination” of the middle man, but don't even realize that they're doing it.

]]> By: Paul Hancox, copySnips http://thelostjacket.com/community/middle-man/comment-page-1#comment-2216 Paul Hancox, copySnips Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:39:15 +0000 http://thelostjacket.com/?p=3722#comment-2216 It just means one middle man is being replaced by another. You're using Feedburner for your RSS feed... a middle man. Twitter for promotion? A middle man. Disqus for your comments. A middle man.<br><br>What's to stop NFL putting all of their games on their own network is REACH. If a different network has a bigger REACH, it would be dense to ignore the bigger audience. It just means one middle man is being replaced by another. You're using Feedburner for your RSS feed… a middle man. Twitter for promotion? A middle man. Disqus for your comments. A middle man.

What's to stop NFL putting all of their games on their own network is REACH. If a different network has a bigger REACH, it would be dense to ignore the bigger audience.

]]> By: Nicolas Ward http://thelostjacket.com/community/middle-man/comment-page-1#comment-2214 Nicolas Ward Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:42:52 +0000 http://thelostjacket.com/?p=3722#comment-2214 This is a bit off-topic, but am I crazy, or aren't the generic products often contracted out for manufacture to the same companies that do the brand-name products? At least my sense is that this is the case for a number of generic over-the-counter drugs (a generic product I am always willing to buy, because by regulation it will be chemically identical to the branded one).<br><br>I would say my more frustrating Middle Man experiences have to do with product service, where the manufacturer and the retailer play keep-away with my question. This is particularly true with mobile handsets, since it can be at times hard to tell the difference between a hardware problem and a network problem, and so the service provider and the manufacturer try to foist you off on eachother.<br><br>As an aside, I wonder why more people retweeting your posts (as picked up by the Reactions section) don't also comment in long-form? This is a bit off-topic, but am I crazy, or aren't the generic products often contracted out for manufacture to the same companies that do the brand-name products? At least my sense is that this is the case for a number of generic over-the-counter drugs (a generic product I am always willing to buy, because by regulation it will be chemically identical to the branded one).

I would say my more frustrating Middle Man experiences have to do with product service, where the manufacturer and the retailer play keep-away with my question. This is particularly true with mobile handsets, since it can be at times hard to tell the difference between a hardware problem and a network problem, and so the service provider and the manufacturer try to foist you off on eachother.

As an aside, I wonder why more people retweeting your posts (as picked up by the Reactions section) don't also comment in long-form?

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