Archive for April, 2008
Can Amazon Do What Apple Did?
Published by David Evans on May 18th, 2007Amazon is teaming up with EMI and surely others to offer music that isn’t subject to all those annoying restrictions on using the tunes you download from the Internet.
This is an important development for two reasons.
First, it’s a sign that music publishers are coming to their senses and realizing that fighting the spread […]
Mobile: Lots of Tricks, Not Much Traction
Published by David Evans on May 16th, 2007“With the right software, mobile devices can perform powerful tricks” according to BusinessWeek.
No doubt there’s definitely been a flurry of companies pushing services on mobile phones, but let me take payments to express some cynicism on how close we are to the dawn of the golden age of mobile in America.
If you go […]
Advertisers Love/Hate Mobile
Published by Catalyst Code on May 7th, 2007A NYT article today claims “Hollywood Loves the Tiny Screen. Advertisers Don’t.” But I still think the mobile phone is the advertisers dream. Most Americans carry one and an increasing number have ones with screens and broadband access that enable people to watch content.
Entertainment giants have begun producing things for the tiny screen like MTV’s […]
Why the News Corp/Dow Jones Deal Would Be Good for Everyone
Published by David Evans on May 4th, 2007The News Corp/Dow Jones deal makes sense for everybody.
Dow Jones has done a magnificent job building the Wall Street Journal into the United States’ second largest newspaper, with more than 2 million daily readers and even a profitable web site. It is less susceptible to the ravages other newspapers are experiencing because of its prowess […]






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