Can someone tell Capitol Records that the music has stopped? If you haven’t been following events, Capitol Records (EMI) has sued Boston-based Redigi (a used digital music marketplace) for what amounts to copyright infringement. Today, Google decided to enter the fray as a third party, and filed an amicus curiae brief (friend of the court) to ask the court to allow their participation in some key disputes. In Google’s estimation, ...
According to a recent Gallup Poll, about a third of all U.S. workers are dissatisfied with either the recognition they receive, their chances for promotion, or the amount of money they earn. Worse, seventy-one percent of American workers are "not engaged" or "actively disengaged" in their work. Since most of us cannot change the economy, I’d like to focus on what we can do at work instead. I'm going to share a few ...
The song Blackout is moving up the Music Industry charts, and is bound to reach number one because it fits the industry’s belief systems. In what can only be described as acts of Dumb and Dumber, the music industry is now targeting businesses in their quest to censor the internet and control our rights to digital goods. Just recently, EMI filed suit against Boston based Redigi in an attempt to shut down the company’s facilitation of used ...
I can’t help but laugh at the TechCrunch gang’s corporate ad hominem last week. It seemed more of a personal attack than any real attempt to provide a product review. TechCrunch didn’t merely reproach their building mate, they reprimanded them. Stranger, most of the article really didn’t say anything at all, because they were not talking to us. They seem to be too entranced by TechCrunch. I have to agree with Alexia Tsotsis’s dating ...
H.R. 2930 appears to be just another US Congressional Bill winding its way through the system. Yet I can imagine most Professional Angel Investors recognize (or should) the bill and its potential impact on their livelihood. The House has already passed it with a 95% majority. It’s now on to the Senate and possibly the White House. If the bill passes (watch the latest Congressional Bill Progress), you can say good bye to the Professional Angel ...
The Performance Marketing industry has grown in complexity, making it difficult to separate the professionals from the second-tier players and unscrupulous amateurs. But while the industry can be complex--and even turbulent as laws, practices, and legislation try to keep pace with tactics-- it also is too important to ignore. Talented performance marketers with solid ethics can change your business. They can show you what really works in the digital ...
Saddened by the loss of an individual who has brought great joy and anticipation back into our lives. He’s the only individual I know of where millions of people tune into his product announcements. He’s earned that level of attention by bringing to market products that create emotional bonds with the owner. So, out of respect, I spent a few hours putting this tribute together for him. I appreciate everything he’s ...
It’s not in character for these advocates to boast, which is appropriate, really, for the cause they are supporting leaves little to boast about. They could of course, if they were the bragging type, brag about the 300,000 Facebook fans they acquired in just 70 days; or the one million unique visitors to their 911day.org and fan page during the first 9 months of 2011; or even that their “I Will” campaign reached the #1 global trending topic on ...
This is a guest article by Ruben Corbo, a writer for the website Broadband Expert where you can find internet service providers in your area and compare prices on different deals for your mobile broadband needs. When technology is placed in the hands of a gamer, it will not take long before they will figure out a way to install, code, or fabricate a game. This is the very scenario that spawned the world of mobile gaming, a niche market in an industry ...
What is it with billionaires these days? Buffett suggesting we need to tax him more? Stop coddling the super-rich he says. In other words, he’s saying “I’ve done such a fine job with my money, now I want to give more to a government that hasn’t.” Mr. Buffett, has someone changed your suppositions? It seems counter intuitive to your “invest in great management” philosophy. Shouldn’t you really be telling the government ...
