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Summation Push
Auren Hoffman's Summation
Push for the week of October 31, 1999
This issue:
* Thoughts on Indonesia
* Call This Number
* Profile: Ureach.com
* Summation Push Pick Links
* Hoffman Reading List
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Video rental recommendation: Central Station. Great Brazilian movie -- rent
it now.
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Thoughts on Indonesia
Indonesia, the world's fourth most populous nation (following China, India,
and the United States), elected new leadership last week. The new Indonesian
President Abdurrahman Wahid and Vice President Megawati Sukarnoputri have an
opportunity to make Indonesia the new land of opportunity.
Though Indonesia has a lot of problems ahead including relations with East
Timor, paying off debts to the IMF, and dealing with a divided people, I am
cautiously optimistic that this is the turning point to a very bright future
for a nation that is full of potential.
Ten years from now I might be eating my words, but I predict Indonesia will
be a thriving democracy that will be active in the world economy and world
affairs.
(Got a good idea? Write auren@summation.net)
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Profile: Ureach.com
Free is taking over.
Want free voice mail and free fax service accessed by a 1-800 number? Want to
read your email on the web and get it by phone? Want to get a free calendar,
free file storage, and free bookmark system?
Get ureach.com (http://www.ureach.com/)
I am very impressed with ureach.com's product. This is a high quality site
that can serve as your complete communication system.
Ureach.com seems to be in the seed stages of development -- there has been
little buzz about them. My biggest gripe with the company is that they have
not aggressively marketed their product yet. This system is so good that with
a little buzz it will become a must-have for all Internet users.
From what I can see, they have two revenue streams:
1. Advertising
2. Purchase by the consumer of "additional minutes" if you spend a
lot of time accessing your email and voice mail.
ureach.com captures traditional revenue streams and is a very sticky site. I
personally find it very useful.
(Thoughts? Write auren@summation.net)
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THIS WEEK'S SUMMATION PUSH PICK LINKS:
* Kozmo.com (http://www.kozmo.com) - this is a great company that delivers
rental videos and food directly to your home or office within an hour of
ordering them. It is amazing -- check it out.
* CIA Factbook on Indonesia
(http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/id.html)
* Ureach.com - (http://www.ureach.com/) -- free faxing, voicemail, email by
phone -- all with a free 1-800 number.
* Get a Free House now! -- (http://www.summation.net/freehouses/)
-- Is free stuff getting ridiculous? Get a free house.
* What am I reading? The Hoffman Reading List (http://www.summation.net/reading.html)
NOTE: Auren Hoffman works
for BridgePath.com but the opinions
expressed herein are solely those of Mr. Hoffman.
NOTE: You may reprint in
full or in part (for free) with permission from author.
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