WSJ Poll gives Powell an “F”
FCC Chair Michael Powell announced his resignation yesterday, effective in March of this year. In addition to reporting on the event, the...
Social Security Blog Smackdown!
. Max Sawicky versus Arnold Kling in the smackdown of the year! Its on the WSJ online (which should be available to the public) The...
The ShufflePlay Game
Last week, we discussed how the iPod Shuffle was the new radio. Its a straight forward thesis, hard to argue against. Have a gander at a...
Your Music Dot Com
.. Since I give the music industry such a hard time when they screw things up (which is most of the time), let me point out when they do...
Apple aiming for the sweetspot ?
Since we’ve been discussing the impact of Apple lately, I thought it worthwhile to point to a graphic depiction of Apple’s...
iPod shuffle = new radio ?
I’ve been thinking about the iPod Shuffle since its introduction this week. The early critique of the newest Pod is its lack of a...
Poor Defenseless Wal-Mart
Does this PR campaign by Wal-Mart to "Straighten the Record, and Get the Truth Out There" strike anyone else as surreal —...
Dividend Math
. Floyd Norris reports “good news for shareholders: the number of negative dividend actions hit a record low of just 64. The previous...
Music Industry Responding (slowly) to Pricing Issues
Just about a year ago, we discussed the music industry’s intent to “decommoditize their products." The problem with that...