Comments on: Amazon Should Buy ICQ, Push Shopping 2.0 http://joeberkowitz.com/2009/12/amazon-should-buy-icq-push-shopping-2-0/ A compilation of digital insights about how the Internet is changing our lives in meaningful ways. Mon, 24 May 2010 15:22:13 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: berkonet http://joeberkowitz.com/2009/12/amazon-should-buy-icq-push-shopping-2-0/comment-page-1/#comment-987 berkonet Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:06:01 +0000 http://joeberkowitz.com/?p=925#comment-987 Simple answer is no, but that is the same answer for any large capital rich company (Google, Microsoft, etc.) that is thinking about a competing in someone's sandbox. There are a handful of instant messaging players out there with sizable installed bases. Couple that with the growth of the 140 character status update market... consumers are social (I know you know that) and crave instant communications. I believe Amazon needs an existing footprint to accelerate a market position there. Feel free to tell Jeff Bezos I am available for his call. I hope you are well - Joe Simple answer is no, but that is the same answer for any large capital rich company (Google, Microsoft, etc.) that is thinking about a competing in someone’s sandbox.

There are a handful of instant messaging players out there with sizable installed bases. Couple that with the growth of the 140 character status update market… consumers are social (I know you know that) and crave instant communications.

I believe Amazon needs an existing footprint to accelerate a market position there.

Feel free to tell Jeff Bezos I am available for his call.

I hope you are well – Joe

]]> By: Scott Hoffman http://joeberkowitz.com/2009/12/amazon-should-buy-icq-push-shopping-2-0/comment-page-1/#comment-986 Scott Hoffman Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:53:46 +0000 http://joeberkowitz.com/?p=925#comment-986 I love your thinking, it all makes sense...but does Amazon have to buy ICQ to take advantage? I love your thinking, it all makes sense…but does Amazon have to buy ICQ to take advantage?

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