Comments on: Building the Ecosystem, or Being the Host http://inoveryourhead.net/building-the-ecosystem-or-being-the-host/ social capital, trust agents, all that jazz Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:27:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Pamir | Reiki Help Blog http://inoveryourhead.net/building-the-ecosystem-or-being-the-host/#comment-163450 Pamir | Reiki Help Blog Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:13:39 +0000 http://inoveryourhead.net/building-the-ecosystem-or-being-the-host/#comment-163450 In nature this is called symbiosis. Nature is smart in ways we have yet to understand. We would be wise to model more business, society, government, health, family and culture on nature. In nature this is called symbiosis. Nature is smart in ways we have yet to understand.

We would be wise to model more business, society, government, health, family and culture on nature.

]]> By: Eric Skiff http://inoveryourhead.net/building-the-ecosystem-or-being-the-host/#comment-163410 Eric Skiff Mon, 15 Dec 2008 05:48:21 +0000 http://inoveryourhead.net/building-the-ecosystem-or-being-the-host/#comment-163410 Definitely an interesting analogy... It might be slightly more accurate to call the "parasites" symbionts, since they act in a way that benefits both the host organism and themselves. Well, at least that's true for most platform apps... Zombies and SuperWall might be exceptions to that idea. Another interesting takeaway from this is the idea that "rats abandon a sinking ship" - lack of development for a platform is a clear early indicator that something is amiss. Palm and Microsoft Silverlight are two recent examples that come to mind. Anyway, the real reason for my comment is to say thanks for pointing me to Stanza! I've been waiting for a great eBook application to come along and I'm downloading it to try now on your recommendation :) Definitely an interesting analogy… It might be slightly more accurate to call the “parasites” symbionts, since they act in a way that benefits both the host organism and themselves.

Well, at least that’s true for most platform apps… Zombies and SuperWall might be exceptions to that idea.

Another interesting takeaway from this is the idea that “rats abandon a sinking ship” – lack of development for a platform is a clear early indicator that something is amiss. Palm and Microsoft Silverlight are two recent examples that come to mind.

Anyway, the real reason for my comment is to say thanks for pointing me to Stanza! I’ve been waiting for a great eBook application to come along and I’m downloading it to try now on your recommendation :)

]]> By: Steve Averill http://inoveryourhead.net/building-the-ecosystem-or-being-the-host/#comment-163409 Steve Averill Mon, 15 Dec 2008 05:46:59 +0000 http://inoveryourhead.net/building-the-ecosystem-or-being-the-host/#comment-163409 Great post. Like finding a spouse...it's less about sexy than building a relationship that can maintain the long haul. Sending it to a fellow OCer Dennis Lloyd at iLounge.com who embodies the concept. Great post. Like finding a spouse…it’s less about sexy than building a relationship that can maintain the long haul. Sending it to a fellow OCer Dennis Lloyd at iLounge.com who embodies the concept.

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