How Media Can Connect with Their Customers, according to U2
There was a terrific article in Monday’s NYT (Media Age Business Tips From U2) on U2 the corporation, and the lessons the band...
Why the focus on Tech and Entertainment?
One of the questions I have been getting lately is: Why the weekly focus on music, film, consumer electronics and all things...
mTUNE-N iPod nano headset
The universe of iPod accessories continues to grow: No wires, no batteries! Its about $50 bucks Macally mTUNE-N cordless stereo headset...
Fogerty’s Fabled Fantasy Fight Fixed
Whenever I suspect someone doesn’t know how incompetant, corrupt and venal the music industry can be — and what an awful...
Defeat Any DRM: piece of tape
How astonishing is this: GMSV tells of a Gartner report that claims ANY and ALL DRM schemes on music CDs can be defeated with a...
Sony issues recall for DRM crippled CDs
Sony totally caved on the DRM debacle: They issued a recall of about 5 million CDs. I am pleased to have made a contribution to...
Sony Vaio XL1 Digital Living System
Why on earth would anyone ever buy a $2300 PC PLUS a multi disc player in 2005? Wouldn’t it make more sense if the second part of...
The world according to the Sony-BMG
Hopefully, this will be our last discussion of the Sony-BMG’s debacle. I suspect you are as tired of reading about it as I am...
HK: Drive + Play iPod for Cars
How cool lookin’ is this hardware: iPod on Board That’s hardwired into the car’s audio system; I’ve...
The Ongoing Decline in Media/Entertainment Revenues
Chris Anderson’s Long Tail looks at the ongoing decline — is meltdown too strong a word? (Probably not) — in the...