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Shout Out for Being Smarter, Part 2: Zynga

By On January 13, 2012 · 1 Comment

As the world becomes connected, unprecedented amounts of information is being created, shared and optimized. Analog devices are turning digital, and getting smarter along the way. Your house’s old electric meter is soon to be replaced with a small computer that will tell you in real-time exactly how much energy your home [...]

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Are Publishers Establishing Sound E-Book Prices or Just Screwing Themselves?

By On December 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Have you bought anything through the Kindle store recently? Chances are you’ve noticed, for most titles, the eBook is not quite the deal it used to be. In fact, the Wall Street Journal recently ran a feature entitled “E-Book Readers Face Sticker Shock“. So what’s going on here? Well, publishers have wrestled [...]

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The Future of Television is Coming… Slowly

By On November 23, 2011 · 5 Comments

Venture Capitalist Mark Suster of GRP Partners has been giving a series of talks on the Future of Television and why he is investing heavily in the market. It’s an interesting presentation and I encourage everyone to watch this clip.

Mr. Suster is saying what most [...]

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What Netflix Did Right

By On October 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Netflix stock was absolutely hammered on Monday, losing nearly $2B in market cap as a result, among other things, of the company’s botched attempt to split the service into two businesses. For anyone who doesn’t know the company has been taking steps to try and move away from the legacy DVD-by-mail rental business and [...]

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A Primer on Digital Media Revenue Models

By On June 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment

The media business has changed drastically over the last ten years. The shift to digital has fundamentally changed the way content is produced, distributed and sold. Anyone thinking of producing or distributing content should be thinking of new and innovative ways they can monetize that content. In the old world, distribution was king. If [...]

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