RE: [ga] The Real World "email is the killer"

["Cade,Marilyn S - LGA" <mcade@att.com>]

I'm a little confused... 95% of ecommerce via email... hmmm, well, we can explore that, but ecoommerce - b- b has always dwarfed B-C, but we all want/believgetht B-C and C-C will, someday be a significant player. 

Perhaps Eric is focused on consumer only,which might explain the percentages he quotes.  
What are the b-b stats?

MC
-----Original Message-----
From: eric@hi-tek.com [mailto:eric@hi-tek.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 11:50 PM
To: Marc Schneiders
Cc: Cade,Marilyn S - LGA; ga@DNSO.org
Subject: Re: [ga] The Real World "email is the killer"


Most of the world translates IT into Information Technology.  To my knowledge 95% of all
ecommerce is conducted in one portion or another through email.  I believe that if we include
chat rooms and message boards and similar mechanism we find about 70% of Internet use now is in
an email form; interpersonal communications.  Interactive.

So what does the DNSO of the ICANN have to do with that?  Email goes to an address, which like a
street address is made up of names and numbers, as far as most users know.

Why would such a large portion of the use be ignored by ICANN? Or just as importantly by a
company whose stock is falling like a dead bird out of a tree.

Eric

Marc Schneiders wrote:

> On Wed, 22 May 2002, at 21:51 [=GMT-0400], Cade,Marilyn S - LGA wrote:
>
> > Industry says, no. Thank you, but no. We will continue to evolve ICANN and
> > welcome the support of governments [or multilateral organizations/treaty organizations]
> > to private sector leadership.  We urge governments to work to support ICANN; to participate
> > in GAC. To lend support to ICANN's activities. NOT to compete, and not to seek to
> > take on functions which belong to ICANN.
>
> ICANN manages a cartel of registries and registrars. The market cannot
> decide therefore. Voting with $$ is impossible. Well, not absolutely
> impossible. An alternative root is possible, naturally. But it is very
> hard, and hardly what the industry would like.
>
> The industry should therefore recognize that it cannot ignore its
> customers, despite the fact that it has a monopoly.
>
> On a more principal level: The Internet is different from other networks,
> like cable television. It is not merely about suppliers and consumers. It
> is also that, but at the same time it functions like the telephone
> network, where the users make the content, not companies. Email is the
> killer application. Despite all spam mainly a user to user tool.
>
> So put users into your picture. Give them votes like you have votes. Like
> it was meant to be, half of the votes on the Board of ICANN.
>
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