Apple’s Brilliant JUDO Moves > Launches Subscriptions For Content-Publishers On The App Store
Reading the multitude of stories around Apple’s announcement of subscription (30% take!!) programs for publishers. What strikes me here is the elegance of the ultimate market judo executed by Apple over just a (2003-2011) very short period of time. Here is how it looks to me: 2003 In the face of a clear … Read more
YouTube Deal Turns Copyright Videos Into Revenue – NYTimes.com
YouTube Deal Turns Copyright Videos Into Revenue – NYTimes.com. SAN BRUNO, Calif. — Last month, a YouTube user, TomR35, uploaded a clip from the AMC series “Mad Men” in which Don Draper makes a heartfelt speech about the importance of nostalgia in advertising. Enlarge This Image YouTube A clip from “Mad Men” on YouTube. Viewers … Read more
US Small Business Gets The Shaft
A great cartoon from the Economist explaining much of the absurd logic around the current administration’s “efforts” to create jobs and turn around the economy, some quick stats to put this into context. 99.7% of all businesses considered to be “small businesses” in US (<500 employees) 80% of all businesses in the US have fewer … Read more
What’s Really Going on in the VC Industry? What Does it Mean for Startups? | Both Sides of the Table
What’s Really Going on in the VC Industry? What Does it Mean for Startups? | Both Sides of the Table. Yet Another summary of the fundamental changes taking place in Venture Capital that are crucial to understand – all present tremendous opportunities and new realities for all participants. MD
YouTube Declares Victory In Viacom Case | paidContent
A Huge Victory for GoogTube today, and an important enforcement of fundamental DMCA regulation. Most definitely, Viacom appears to be the traditional media company that drew the short straw – “getting” to sue while others got paid in advance of the GOOG acquisition – but even more interesting is the apparent confusion on Viacom’s side … Read more
From Eric Schmidt’s Tweet Stream – Decline Is Relative – NYTimes.com
Op-Ed Columnist – Decline Is Relative – NYTimes.com. Douthat isn’t particularly optimistic about what the government is doing: …instead of seeking a new post-Reagan consensus, the Obama Democrats are returning to their party’s long-running pursuit of European-style social democracy — by micromanaging industry, pouring money into entitlement and welfare programs, and binding the economy in … Read more
