Comments on: Google to the Rescue? http://www.philanthrocapitalism.net/2009/04/google-to-the-rescue/ How giving can save the world. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:51:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: rodney Schwartz http://www.philanthrocapitalism.net/2009/04/google-to-the-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-76 rodney Schwartz Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:46:56 +0000 http://www.philanthrocapitalism.net/wp/?p=884#comment-76 I must confess I find myself vigorously agreeing with this post by Michael Green. Observers and commentators think that markets will just wish themselves into existence and this is not the case. It takes a considerable degree of time and effort. It is depressing that those with some expertise in this area do absent themselves from it. The good side of this is that it has left a gap for folks like us (via www.clearlyso.com) to try to see if we cannot try to begin to make one happen ourselves. There are many efforts now underway and these should eventually bring a social inevstment marketplace into existence. Perhaps in time, as the space gets defined, Google or some other will just buy their way in by acquiring those who have made some headway. An even better use of their resources and expertise would be their investing in some of these nascent networks--and by investment, I mean cash as well as expertise. that would be most welcome! Rodney Schwartz I must confess I find myself vigorously agreeing with this post by Michael Green. Observers and commentators think that markets will just wish themselves into existence and this is not the case. It takes a considerable degree of time and effort.

It is depressing that those with some expertise in this area do absent themselves from it. The good side of this is that it has left a gap for folks like us (via http://www.clearlyso.com) to try to see if we cannot try to begin to make one happen ourselves.

There are many efforts now underway and these should eventually bring a social inevstment marketplace into existence. Perhaps in time, as the space gets defined, Google or some other will just buy their way in by acquiring those who have made some headway. An even better use of their resources and expertise would be their investing in some of these nascent networks–and by investment, I mean cash as well as expertise. that would be most welcome!

Rodney Schwartz

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