http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/palfrey/2007/09/12/golocoorg/ From the Berkman Center at Harvard Law School Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:34:17 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/palfrey/2007/09/12/golocoorg/comment-page-1/#comment-31436 Rainer München Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:05:43 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/palfrey/2007/09/12/golocoorg/#comment-31436 It seems like every single human coordination problem gets "solved" today by a "social network". I am pretty sure that we are in an "pre-age" of this new sociological technology. And like with search-engines and news-portals, only two or three will survive. So, the players drop out one platform after another to raise their chances to be among the survivors. Not all are worth a second visit. It seems like every single human coordination problem gets “solved” today by a “social network”. I am pretty sure that we are in an “pre-age” of this new sociological technology. And like with search-engines and news-portals, only two or three will survive.
So, the players drop out one platform after another to raise their chances to be among the survivors. Not all are worth a second visit.

]]> http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/palfrey/2007/09/12/golocoorg/comment-page-1/#comment-29703 Matthew Mamet Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:53:35 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/palfrey/2007/09/12/golocoorg/#comment-29703 John - In many ways, the success of ZipCar is closely related to the simplicity with which an age old problem was solved - people love their cars. They love the freedom a car gives them - as well as the privacy. The new venture GoLoco.org seems to violate at least one of those principles. I'm not sure I can envision a typical American "sharing" their car with "strangers . . . ." Any thoughts on that? John – In many ways, the success of ZipCar is closely related to the simplicity with which an age old problem was solved – people love their cars. They love the freedom a car gives them – as well as the privacy. The new venture GoLoco.org seems to violate at least one of those principles. I’m not sure I can envision a typical American “sharing” their car with “strangers . . . .” Any thoughts on that?

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