LaLa, a music swapping service via CD, has announced that it will allow users to listen to music in the hopes that they’re going to buy a CD. If they’re listening to free music do you think they’re really going to buy a costly CD? Still, I see this as an interesting move. LaLa has […]
I’ve already commented on the rampant spread of celebrity throughout the blogosphere, and on the fact that technology, politics, and celebrity are by far the most popular topics.
I was searching through Technorati’s popular news section and noticed something interesting. While technology takes the prize as the most popular subject, the vast majority of news articles […]
I was thinking about this the other day. Follow my course of thought. It leads to an interesting conclusion.
Life plays tricks on you and there’s no better tricks than ones that are performed in the daytime:
- You’re born into this world with tons of energy, growing every day.
- In the beginning, your time is totally […]
The public markets have followed this rule time and again. Ever wonder why Monday has been given the lofty nickname “Merger Monday”? It’s not a coincidence.
Companies announce mergers on Monday because it’s usually news just so great that the commentators need to comment throughout the entire week. Of course, if the company wants to […]
It looks like Facebook, a notoriously closed and controlled social network from none other than a Harvard student, is thinking of opening up. For those unaware, Facebook is the de facto standard for online interaction and showmanship between college students. I’d point to the Wall Street Journal article that started all the buzz, but there’s […]
All web-watchers beware: The search landscape just changed and Google has decided to compete with itself. In typical Google fashion, its decided to redesign its entire home page and allow for what it calls “universal search” across all different areas like web, blogs, news, pictures, videos, maps, etc…
Donna Bogatin at ZDNet has compared this fiasco […]
In the world of the Internet, it’s important that you rapidly grow your product, achieve “network effect” barriers to entry, and saturate the market. Then move into adjacent verticals.
Skype just announced the launch of the Skype Game Channel. I’ve always been a huge fan of Skype and believe that the price Ebay paid for […]
Talk about saving a few cents; it looks like everything is going free these days. Even the famed holier-than-thou Wall Street Journal?
I highly doubt it.
The paid portion is just too big of a revenue stream and there are too many senior-mongering adults that would feel like stiffs without it. But then again, all of […]
