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Wednesday, January 22, 2003 |
| Weblog system |
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Centralized |
Decentralized |
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| Base cost |
$1.50/month active user |
$0.50/month active user |
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| Newsreader cost |
$1/month active user |
$0 |
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| Audio/Video cost |
$5/month active user |
$0 |
1* |
| True WYSIWYG |
No |
Yes |
2* |
| Subsecond interface? |
No |
Yes |
3* |
| Post from anywhere? |
Yes |
No |
4* |
| Post offline? |
No |
Yes |
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| Dial up performance? |
Poor |
Excellent |
5* |
| Updates to software? |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Back-ups? |
Server only |
Server and desktop |
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| 1) Audio/Video weblogs enabled via P2P in a decentralized system |
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| 2) The browser can't provide high end WYSIWYG |
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| 3) No world wide wait (next gen decentralized interfaces are going to be very fast) |
| 4) Decentralized systems can use synchronization for work/home computer use |
| 5) Particularly important for international users or anyone that pays metered rates |
10:24:50 AM 
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Remember this? I loved it, but the infastructure was designed in such a way that it cost too much to run as a business.
10:00:02 AM
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© Copyright 2004 John Robb.
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