Comments for Rising Pyramid http://risingpyramid.org Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:02:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on A Rubberband Kind of Year: See You Later Pakistan by Aqueel http://risingpyramid.org/2011/08/25/a-rubberband-kind-of-year-see-you-later-pakistan/#comment-28541 Aqueel Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:02:05 +0000 http://risingpyramid.org/?p=2658#comment-28541 Thanks a lot Alison for acknowledging what you feel about Pakistan. Thanks a lot. Thanks a lot Alison for acknowledging what you feel about Pakistan. Thanks a lot.

]]> Comment on A Rubberband Kind of Year: See You Later Pakistan by Aqueel http://risingpyramid.org/2011/08/25/a-rubberband-kind-of-year-see-you-later-pakistan/#comment-28540 Aqueel Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:59:52 +0000 http://risingpyramid.org/?p=2658#comment-28540 Thanks Marianne for such nice feelings for Pakistan. I really appreciate. Thanks a lot. Thanks Marianne for such nice feelings for Pakistan. I really appreciate. Thanks a lot.

]]> Comment on A Rubberband Kind of Year: See You Later Pakistan by Aqueel http://risingpyramid.org/2011/08/25/a-rubberband-kind-of-year-see-you-later-pakistan/#comment-28539 Aqueel Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:53:47 +0000 http://risingpyramid.org/?p=2658#comment-28539 Allah Hafiz is better Allah Hafiz is better

]]> Comment on A Rubberband Kind of Year: See You Later Pakistan by Aqueel http://risingpyramid.org/2011/08/25/a-rubberband-kind-of-year-see-you-later-pakistan/#comment-28538 Aqueel Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:52:01 +0000 http://risingpyramid.org/?p=2658#comment-28538 Salman be thankful to those who appreciate your home. Bryan is not responsible for those attacks rather he tried to change the world's perspective about Pakistan so we should be very grateful to him for his efforts and courage. You need to change your mindset. Salman be thankful to those who appreciate your home. Bryan is not responsible for those attacks rather he tried to change the world’s perspective about Pakistan so we should be very grateful to him for his efforts and courage. You need to change your mindset.

]]> Comment on Sunday Morning Coffee: Home by Sunday Morning Coffee: Balanced Families | Rising Pyramid http://risingpyramid.org/2011/10/02/sunday-morning-coffee-home/#comment-28493 Sunday Morning Coffee: Balanced Families | Rising Pyramid Sun, 19 Feb 2012 21:30:07 +0000 http://risingpyramid.org/?p=2801#comment-28493 [...] Acumen experience: the broader Acumen community, the Fellows in my class, the Pakistan community, my host family home, and so many groups of friends, including some I now work [...] [...] Acumen experience: the broader Acumen community, the Fellows in my class, the Pakistan community, my host family home, and so many groups of friends, including some I now work [...]

]]> Comment on Don’t Stop at ‘Good Enough’ by Paul http://risingpyramid.org/2012/02/09/dont-stop-at-good-enough/#comment-28311 Paul Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:33:09 +0000 http://risingpyramid.org/?p=3167#comment-28311 Interesting post and I applaud you for saying that "they fall short" because Google certainly does despite what many people believe. They are no longer the giant monolith of the internet and I believe someday they will take a deadly blow. The important factor, however, is that 97% of Google's revenue comes from advertising / sponsored listings (Adwords). Many business are finding that in the advertising spectrum, Adwords falls right in the middle of the stack. It's not good but it's not bad. Sometimes it brings in (at a high cost) users who are not looking for what you are offering on your site and other times it leads directly to conversions. Nonetheless Google's Adwords revenues are declining as other online advertising firms are using models which tailor advertisements directly to the user (looking at you, Facebook) and lead to more quality leads and conversions. Then G+ comes in which I would argue wasn't a huge success. Google's own senior engineer calls G+ a "complete failure to understand platforms from the very highest levels of executive leadership." So where is Google spending most of their time? Probably on fixing their revenue model. I can't see GMail or GMaps as huge profit centers, but no doubt they are important to Google's product line. The key is how Google will use what they are good at to generate revenue. The problem is people will most likely never pay for a "search engine service" so that is out of the question. It will be interesting to see what changes the Google Wallet will bring...but yes, never stop at "good enough" -- that goes for you too, Google. Interesting post and I applaud you for saying that “they fall short” because Google certainly does despite what many people believe. They are no longer the giant monolith of the internet and I believe someday they will take a deadly blow. The important factor, however, is that 97% of Google’s revenue comes from advertising / sponsored listings (Adwords). Many business are finding that in the advertising spectrum, Adwords falls right in the middle of the stack. It’s not good but it’s not bad. Sometimes it brings in (at a high cost) users who are not looking for what you are offering on your site and other times it leads directly to conversions. Nonetheless Google’s Adwords revenues are declining as other online advertising firms are using models which tailor advertisements directly to the user (looking at you, Facebook) and lead to more quality leads and conversions. Then G+ comes in which I would argue wasn’t a huge success. Google’s own senior engineer calls G+ a “complete failure to understand platforms from the very highest levels of executive leadership.” So where is Google spending most of their time? Probably on fixing their revenue model. I can’t see GMail or GMaps as huge profit centers, but no doubt they are important to Google’s product line. The key is how Google will use what they are good at to generate revenue. The problem is people will most likely never pay for a “search engine service” so that is out of the question. It will be interesting to see what changes the Google Wallet will bring…but yes, never stop at “good enough” — that goes for you too, Google.

]]> Comment on Don’t Stop at ‘Good Enough’ by Sahib Karim Khan http://risingpyramid.org/2012/02/09/dont-stop-at-good-enough/#comment-28231 Sahib Karim Khan Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:42:28 +0000 http://risingpyramid.org/?p=3167#comment-28231 It is indeed thought provoking, Bryan. I am sure we all are capable of giving our 110%, if only we have the desire to do so :) Keep sharing such nuggets for thought & keep inspiring! Regards, SKK It is indeed thought provoking, Bryan. I am sure we all are capable of giving our 110%, if only we have the desire to do so :)
Keep sharing such nuggets for thought & keep inspiring!

Regards,
SKK

]]> Comment on 3 Lessons Social Entrepreneurs Can Take From Google+ by Don’t Stop at ‘Good Enough’ | Rising Pyramid http://risingpyramid.org/2011/06/30/3-lessons-social-entrepreneurs-can-take-from-google/#comment-28185 Don’t Stop at ‘Good Enough’ | Rising Pyramid Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:09:47 +0000 http://risingpyramid.org/?p=2509#comment-28185 [...] made a big splash about Google+ when it came out last summer, and I still think it is structurally far better than Facebook (which [...] [...] made a big splash about Google+ when it came out last summer, and I still think it is structurally far better than Facebook (which [...]

]]> Comment on Sunday Morning Coffee: Hello, I Read Your Blog by Bryan Farris http://risingpyramid.org/2012/02/05/sunday-morning-coffee-hello-i-read-your-blog/#comment-28097 Bryan Farris Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:07:28 +0000 http://risingpyramid.org/?p=3144#comment-28097 Junko, great to meet you and I'm glad you saw the post! I'm very curious to hear what you learned about connectedness...do share. Junko, great to meet you and I’m glad you saw the post! I’m very curious to hear what you learned about connectedness…do share.

]]> Comment on Sunday Morning Coffee: Hello, I Read Your Blog by Junko http://risingpyramid.org/2012/02/05/sunday-morning-coffee-hello-i-read-your-blog/#comment-28073 Junko Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:03:49 +0000 http://risingpyramid.org/?p=3144#comment-28073 Bryan, totally enjoyed reading your post - as always but this time with personal excitement! Thanks for remembering me. Now you set the bar high, I wondered for a while what I should say here... but just simply, it was really great meeting with you the other day. Actually, the whole day was a miraculous chain of events that made me realize what connectedness really means... so it was utterly amazing! Please stay in touch and I look forward to your future posts! Bryan, totally enjoyed reading your post – as always but this time with personal excitement! Thanks for remembering me.
Now you set the bar high, I wondered for a while what I should say here… but just simply, it was really great meeting with you the other day. Actually, the whole day was a miraculous chain of events that made me realize what connectedness really means… so it was utterly amazing!
Please stay in touch and I look forward to your future posts!

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