Comments on: The Death of the Middleman http://nadmaharg.com/2008/05/06/the-death-of-the-middleman/ Sometimes you have to think backwards Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:42:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Memoirs Of A Dying Newspaper Industry « Mahargdom http://nadmaharg.com/2008/05/06/the-death-of-the-middleman/#comment-105 Memoirs Of A Dying Newspaper Industry « Mahargdom Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:42:37 +0000 http://nadmaharg.wordpress.com/?p=20#comment-105 [...] I wrote about the dying newspaper industry a little over a month ago, but it’s always good to hear other people’s views. Here are a few tidbits from the linked article that hammer the point home: [...] [...] I wrote about the dying newspaper industry a little over a month ago, but it’s always good to hear other people’s views. Here are a few tidbits from the linked article that hammer the point home: [...]

]]> By: Austin Sells Taxpayer’s Junk Online « Mahargdom http://nadmaharg.com/2008/05/06/the-death-of-the-middleman/#comment-88 Austin Sells Taxpayer’s Junk Online « Mahargdom Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:41:42 +0000 http://nadmaharg.wordpress.com/?p=20#comment-88 [...] 11, 2008 by Dan Graham The statesman just put out an article announcing the death of another middleman in the northwest Austin area in Williamson County; the county supply auctioneer. The county [...] [...] 11, 2008 by Dan Graham The statesman just put out an article announcing the death of another middleman in the northwest Austin area in Williamson County; the county supply auctioneer. The county [...]

]]> By: Why Open MLS Means Big Bucks to E-Tailers « Mahargdom http://nadmaharg.com/2008/05/06/the-death-of-the-middleman/#comment-56 Why Open MLS Means Big Bucks to E-Tailers « Mahargdom Wed, 28 May 2008 03:00:17 +0000 http://nadmaharg.wordpress.com/?p=20#comment-56 [...] been pending for several years and has now concluded, putting another nail in the coffin for the real estate broker middleman. But what does this mean for [...] [...] been pending for several years and has now concluded, putting another nail in the coffin for the real estate broker middleman. But what does this mean for [...]

]]> By: Filters are the Future « Mahargdom http://nadmaharg.com/2008/05/06/the-death-of-the-middleman/#comment-39 Filters are the Future « Mahargdom Sun, 11 May 2008 19:09:22 +0000 http://nadmaharg.wordpress.com/?p=20#comment-39 [...] my previous article where I used the example of 9/11 and said that “Better and better filters will be producing [...] [...] my previous article where I used the example of 9/11 and said that “Better and better filters will be producing [...]

]]> By: Dan Graham http://nadmaharg.com/2008/05/06/the-death-of-the-middleman/#comment-33 Dan Graham Wed, 07 May 2008 15:53:26 +0000 http://nadmaharg.wordpress.com/?p=20#comment-33 Repositories of complicated information and knowledge will be transfered to the web and accessible through filters and search. There will of course be legal experts, and financial experts, but I think they will make their money being sources of information on the internet -- we will need attorneys to argue cases and write briefs, but that's not middleman work and so is outside the scope of what I'm talking about. Check out SueEasy.com and AllRise.com -- two sites that are making legal work easier for the masses by combining knowledge bases. Repositories of complicated information and knowledge will be transfered to the web and accessible through filters and search.

There will of course be legal experts, and financial experts, but I think they will make their money being sources of information on the internet — we will need attorneys to argue cases and write briefs, but that’s not middleman work and so is outside the scope of what I’m talking about.

Check out SueEasy.com and AllRise.com — two sites that are making legal work easier for the masses by combining knowledge bases.

]]> By: pooter http://nadmaharg.com/2008/05/06/the-death-of-the-middleman/#comment-32 pooter Wed, 07 May 2008 15:27:01 +0000 http://nadmaharg.wordpress.com/?p=20#comment-32 "real estate agents, financial advisors/planners, medical diagnosticians, tv cable providers, internet providers and anyone else who makes their living off being a conduit for information" I think that you are largely correct. My only quibble is that some people (I'm thinking of financial advisers and attorneys in particular) are more than just a conduit for information---they are also a repository of complicated knowledge. It's one thing to have the information available, but another to know what to do with it. “real estate agents, financial advisors/planners, medical diagnosticians, tv cable providers, internet providers and anyone else who makes their living off being a conduit for information”

I think that you are largely correct. My only quibble is that some people (I’m thinking of financial advisers and attorneys in particular) are more than just a conduit for information—they are also a repository of complicated knowledge. It’s one thing to have the information available, but another to know what to do with it.

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