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hashim hashim
 
M$1 December 24, 2008 08:59 PM

What are Mahalo's last two "pillars"?

The first three are human-selected search results, Wikipedia-style “Guide Notes”, and paid answers. What are the final two features for Mahalo?

Reference: http://calacanis.com/2008/12/23/how-to-launch-a-new-product/
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jasoncalac... jasoncalac...
 
 December 25, 2008 12:10 AM
Well, I can tell you that they are six and 14 months out... so, feel free to guess but I'm not saying! ;-)


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fireawayph... fireawayph...
 
December 25, 2008 12:28 AM
It's not too often you are silent on a topic :P

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carriep carriep
 
December 25, 2008 01:50 AM
Only his hairdresser knows for sure...

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themshow themshow
 
December 25, 2008 02:30 AM
How about Facebook-style profile pages, and AdWords/AdSense type functionality?
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December 25, 2008 11:40 AM
They have to contribute to the idea of human powered search and community knowledge. No one knows what it is besides Jason and the rest of the folks behind the scenes, however, we can make some educated guesses knowing the idea behind Mahalo itself. I would think that at least one of them will involve user contributions for money in a freelance sort of way in the fashion of greenhouse and answers. Maybe a Mahalo ad network that you can gain entry to after a certain level of participation? This ad network would allow you to submit a creative that would be displayed as an advertisement on Mahalo. This would encourage people to use the site more and even join the site. As Mahalo grows in size this would become more valuable and desirous. It is also pretty simple to handle as they can simply add the advertisement in a discreet appealing location without replacing their current ads.

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aac74 aac74
 
December 25, 2008 08:42 PM
JC seems to love his mahalo dollars (especially the fact that people earn them in the system and spend them there and add real dollars in - thus always lots more money flowing in than out. Why export your dollars and take the 25% hit when you can spend 100% inside the system ?)

Human powered search is small potatoes compared to building the next paypal (except that cash flows in but not out - Madoff style ?)

The other pillars must involve things you can spend Calacanis dollars on and thus encourage people to put more dollars into the system. Maybe a shopping network ?

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jasoncalac... jasoncalac...
 
January 01, 2009 11:23 PM - Fact Refuted
I do love the concept of virtual currency, but I don't think we will move into shopping services... also, shopping would make the dollars leave the system which you point out I'd rather not see--sort of works against your argument.

however, the truth is I hope that millions of dollars flow OUT of the system every month. If 100m were to run out of the system every year we would have a $25m revenue stream.

I know that sounds crazy, but so did the idea of Google making billions by charging .02 to .10 to click on a link.

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