“The Internet rewards scale; by trading higher up-front costs for lower marginal cost, market leaders can invest in better technology and service. As a result, there is nothing online that is both great in quality and small in scale. Amazon wasn't originally a better bookstore than the small shops we mourn, but it is now.” ResultsQualityLeaderTechnologyFrontsInternetHigherCostRewardsScalesShopsOnlineTradingMournAmazonBookstoresMarket Leaders Author:John Katzman
“Online education, then, can serve two goals. For students lucky enough to have access to great teachers, blended learning can mean even better outcomes at the same or lower cost. And for the millions here and abroad who lack access to good, in-person education, online learning can open doors that would otherwise remain closed.” MeanPersonsTwoEnoughGoalMillionsTeacherDoorsStudentsCostLuckyAccessOutcomesOnlineGreat TeacherOnline Learning Author:Daphne Koller
“If a scientist is reading a paper online and clicks through to purchase material, there's value there. It might be a business model; it might be enough to defray the cost of open access. I just want to create the infrastructure that makes movement and sharing easier.” IfsWantEnoughMightValuesReadingMovementMaterialsEasierCostPaperModelsScientistAccessOnlineInfrastructureClicksBusiness Models Author:John Wilbanks
“Computer chips will cost about a penny. That's the cost of scrap paper. The Internet will be basically for free and it will be inside our contact lens. When we blink, we will go online. When we see somebody that we don't recognize, our contact lens will identify who they are, print out their biography in your contact lens and translate, if they're speaking Chinese, into English with subtitles as they speak.” IfsSpeakInternetCostPaperComputerContactChineseOnlinePrintTranslateBiographiesLensesChipsPenniesScrapBlinkSubtitlesContact Lenses Author:Michio Kaku
“For our international projects we developed an online skilled volunteer job board to help connect skilled individuals around the world who can help with the projects. This is the cost effective channel to achieve a wider reach, which you wouldn't have been possible without technology.” WorldHas BeensHelpingJobsIndividualTechnologyAchieveCostProjectsInternationalAround The WorldBoardsOnlineVolunteer Author:David Batstone
“Start-ups like UniversityNow, a network of low-cost, online colleges, allows students to work at their own pace and pay a few hundred dollars a month for a degree.” PayStudentsCollegeMonthsCostDegreesLowsHundredDollarsOnlinePace Author:Dan Rather