Around 1998, when I was toiling away at a web design firm (if they still exist), I had brought up an idea that was ahead of its time. See, one of my co-workers was all about downloading mp3. He always seemed to have a connection to the ftp/warez site with tons of mp3 for the taking, this before the advent of Napster. My idea was to combine the internet with music on demand, an Internet Jukebox. Radical at the time!
I always thought people would want to hear a tune (which could be bouncing in there head), surf to a site, select it, and stream it to his computer all for a quarter. Yet my idea always died when I thought, "Who would pay a quarter to listen to music once when you can download it free?" With the success of iTunes, it seems that my idea really was way ahead of its time.
Next time I'll run with my ideas.
I always thought people would want to hear a tune (which could be bouncing in there head), surf to a site, select it, and stream it to his computer all for a quarter. Yet my idea always died when I thought, "Who would pay a quarter to listen to music once when you can download it free?" With the success of iTunes, it seems that my idea really was way ahead of its time.
Next time I'll run with my ideas.
Labels: commerce, I'm a fool, lame idea