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]]> By: lo-fi librarian» Blog Archive » This Week’s Useful Tools http://franticindustries.com/2007/02/25/15-free-services-worth-paying-for-readers-choice/#comment-6827 lo-fi librarian» Blog Archive » This Week’s Useful Tools Sat, 03 Mar 2007 20:00:37 +0000 http://franticindustries.com/2007/02/25/15-free-services-worth-paying-for-readers-choice/#comment-6827 [...] skrbl is a online whiteboard and an easy way to share files. [...] […] skrbl is a online whiteboard and an easy way to share files. […]

]]> By: Would You Pay for these 15 Free Web Services? Find out the Readers’ Choice « Tons of Fresh News http://franticindustries.com/2007/02/25/15-free-services-worth-paying-for-readers-choice/#comment-6387 Would You Pay for these 15 Free Web Services? Find out the Readers’ Choice « Tons of Fresh News Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:16:02 +0000 http://franticindustries.com/2007/02/25/15-free-services-worth-paying-for-readers-choice/#comment-6387 [...] March 1, 2007 at 4:15 am · Filed under Uncategorized Would You Pay for these 15 Free Web Services? Find out the Readers’ Choice Which free web services and software products that you are using now are so valuable to you that you would pay a reasonable fee to be able to keep using them? Would you look for alternatives if people started charging money for these? Find out which apps are “worth paying for”![news][technology][software] [...] […] March 1, 2007 at 4:15 am · Filed under Uncategorized Would You Pay for these 15 Free Web Services? Find out the Readers’ Choice Which free web services and software products that you are using now are so valuable to you that you would pay a reasonable fee to be able to keep using them? Would you look for alternatives if people started charging money for these? Find out which apps are “worth paying for”![news][technology][software] […]

]]> By: Paying for Services | #comments http://franticindustries.com/2007/02/25/15-free-services-worth-paying-for-readers-choice/#comment-5616 Paying for Services | #comments Mon, 26 Feb 2007 00:54:37 +0000 http://franticindustries.com/2007/02/25/15-free-services-worth-paying-for-readers-choice/#comment-5616 [...] So, I was reading the latest post from franticindustries where he talks a about paying for currently free online applications. He had posted his list of services he’d continue using even if he had to pay and received a lot of feedback that he’s gone through and analyzed in his post. I think the results and conclusions he posts are interesting and wanted to highlight a few points. The question is, however, worth asking, because this situation may change in the future. Users’ dependency on online applications will grow. AdSense might not always be the major driving force behind the Web 2.0 phenomenon. [...] […] So, I was reading the latest post from franticindustries where he talks a about paying for currently free online applications. He had posted his list of services he’d continue using even if he had to pay and received a lot of feedback that he’s gone through and analyzed in his post. I think the results and conclusions he posts are interesting and wanted to highlight a few points. The question is, however, worth asking, because this situation may change in the future. Users’ dependency on online applications will grow. AdSense might not always be the major driving force behind the Web 2.0 phenomenon. […]

]]> By: Bull3t http://franticindustries.com/2007/02/25/15-free-services-worth-paying-for-readers-choice/#comment-5573 Bull3t Sun, 25 Feb 2007 21:02:12 +0000 http://franticindustries.com/2007/02/25/15-free-services-worth-paying-for-readers-choice/#comment-5573 Oh yeah, sorry I didn't notice that. Oh and by the way, I love your blogs layout, styles and template, the posts are, more often than not interesting to me too. Keep it up. Oh yeah, sorry I didn’t notice that. Oh and by the way, I love your blogs layout, styles and template, the posts are, more often than not interesting to me too. Keep it up.

]]> By: Stan Schroeder http://franticindustries.com/2007/02/25/15-free-services-worth-paying-for-readers-choice/#comment-5570 Stan Schroeder Sun, 25 Feb 2007 20:49:38 +0000 http://franticindustries.com/2007/02/25/15-free-services-worth-paying-for-readers-choice/#comment-5570 @Bull3t: if you're confused about the numbers, apps that have the same amount of votes share the same spot. Something like Olympic medals (;. @Bull3t: if you’re confused about the numbers, apps that have the same amount of votes share the same spot. Something like Olympic medals (;.

]]> By: Bull3t http://franticindustries.com/2007/02/25/15-free-services-worth-paying-for-readers-choice/#comment-5563 Bull3t Sun, 25 Feb 2007 19:49:32 +0000 http://franticindustries.com/2007/02/25/15-free-services-worth-paying-for-readers-choice/#comment-5563 Also, I don't know whether you noticed but the list reads like this: 1. Firefox (12 votes) 2. Gmail (11 votes) 3. Digg (9 votes) 4. Google Search (8 votes) 4. Wikipedia (8 votes) 6. YouTube (6 votes) 7. Wordpress (5 votes) 8. Feedburner (3 votes) 8. Blogger (3 votes) 8. Technorati (3 votes) 8. del.icio.us (3 votes) 11. Adium (2 votes) 11. Netvibes (2 votes) 11. Google Reader (2 votes) 11. Flickr (2 votes) >>> Merge this with my other post if you wish, thanks. Also, I don’t know whether you noticed but the list reads like this:

1. Firefox (12 votes)
2. Gmail (11 votes)
3. Digg (9 votes)
4. Google Search (8 votes)
4. Wikipedia (8 votes)
6. YouTube (6 votes)
7. Wordpress (5 votes)
8. Feedburner (3 votes)
8. Blogger (3 votes)
8. Technorati (3 votes)
8. del.icio.us (3 votes)
11. Adium (2 votes)
11. Netvibes (2 votes)
11. Google Reader (2 votes)
11. Flickr (2 votes)

>>> Merge this with my other post if you wish, thanks.

]]> By: Bull3t http://franticindustries.com/2007/02/25/15-free-services-worth-paying-for-readers-choice/#comment-5558 Bull3t Sun, 25 Feb 2007 19:13:51 +0000 http://franticindustries.com/2007/02/25/15-free-services-worth-paying-for-readers-choice/#comment-5558 I posted only the other day about comparisons with Blogger and WordPress (http://bull3t.blogspot.com/2007/02/blogger-vs-wordpress.html) on my blog (http://bull3t.blogspot.com) and how I thought that WordPress should still be free and Blogger should be more like WordPress but I suppose if they make the service too good then people will have to start paying for it unless they can find another way to make money from it. I posted only the other day about comparisons with Blogger and WordPress (http://bull3t.blogspot.com/2007/02/blogger-vs-wordpress.html) on my blog (http://bull3t.blogspot.com) and how I thought that WordPress should still be free and Blogger should be more like WordPress but I suppose if they make the service too good then people will have to start paying for it unless they can find another way to make money from it.

]]> By: Stan Schroeder http://franticindustries.com/2007/02/25/15-free-services-worth-paying-for-readers-choice/#comment-5550 Stan Schroeder Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:54:41 +0000 http://franticindustries.com/2007/02/25/15-free-services-worth-paying-for-readers-choice/#comment-5550 @Ali: you hit the nail on the head. It works both ways: if a product is free, then you can't really expect proper support. You can also expect that the service will disappear one day because of lack of funding. Or that they will change it in such a way that it will become unusable. But, if you pay for something, you will expect excellence, support, commitment. Especially if you're a business user - then you don't really want free stuff. You want quality. So, while most of the free stuff on the web will stay free forever, some new apps and services will have to take the other route. @Ali: you hit the nail on the head. It works both ways: if a product is free, then you can’t really expect proper support. You can also expect that the service will disappear one day because of lack of funding. Or that they will change it in such a way that it will become unusable. But, if you pay for something, you will expect excellence, support, commitment. Especially if you’re a business user - then you don’t really want free stuff. You want quality. So, while most of the free stuff on the web will stay free forever, some new apps and services will have to take the other route.

]]> By: Ali http://franticindustries.com/2007/02/25/15-free-services-worth-paying-for-readers-choice/#comment-5547 Ali Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:40:12 +0000 http://franticindustries.com/2007/02/25/15-free-services-worth-paying-for-readers-choice/#comment-5547 Well there are some services I don't even use so I wouldn't pay for them regardless. But if I "do" end up paying up for some services they better come with more perks like 24/7 email support and maybe a premium version of the service. Money is after all money and when you put it down anybody expects something more in return. Well there are some services I don’t even use so I wouldn’t pay for them regardless.

But if I “do” end up paying up for some services they better come with more perks like 24/7 email support and maybe a premium version of the service.

Money is after all money and when you put it down anybody expects something more in return.

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