[LINK] Unspinning...

[Chirgwin, Richard]

It's proof that IT is a proper, mature business run by real marketing
experts. Just like the retail industry, you can launch it every year if you
like...

RC

-----Original Message-----
From: Roger Clarke [mailto:Roger.Clarke@xamax.com.au]
Sent: Friday, 16 March 2001 12:33
To: link@www.anu.edu.au
Subject: Re: [LINK] Unspinning...



"Chirgwin, Richard" <Richard.Chirgwin@informa.com.au>:
>...notice in the in-tray that corProcure is launching.
>(corProcure is an .au attempt to imitate a failed US dotcom business
model.)

Nicely summarised - you must be a journalist  (:-)}


I just posted this to ICA, and maybe it's of interest to linkers too.


Portal Chortle - Number 27 of a long, long series ...


Yellow Pages spawns small business portal
The Sydney Morning Herald
Date: 16/03/2001
http://www.smh.com.au/news/0103/16/text/bizcom1.html By Sue Lowe

"Pacific Access, the Telstra subsidiary that owns the Yellow and White
Pages directories, will launch a portal today to act as an e-commerce,
advertising and contact hub for Australia's 1 million small to medium
businesses.  ...


Help!  I'm caught in a time-warp!  People keep announcing things that I
thought I heard them announce 5 years ago, launch 4 years ago, and close
down 3 years ago!

No, I must be exaggerating.  No-one used the silly 'portal' word back then.


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