Semanticweb.com - The Voice of Semantic Web Business. Business models for linked data and web 3.0. In January, I wrote a post on 7 business models for linked data (with an 8th model added shortly thereafter).
Although far from comprehensive, it attempted to illustrate the range of direct revenue vs. indirect revenue models that could justify development of linked data initiatives. A number of people from the linked data community contributed feedback and suggestions of additional models, including Leigh Dodds (Thoughts on Linked Data Business Models), Paul Groth (Another 5 Linked Data Business Models), Eric Hellman (8 One-Way Business Models for Linked Data), and John S. Erickson (The Evolution of Linked Data Business Models).
However, some of the best feedback came offline from Rachel Lovinger at Razorfish (and author of the blog Meaningful Data). Over a series of discussions, we developed an expanded model:
Mashups. Succesful businesses.