Business DRM debate wrongly still about locks and keys The IDPF wants to create a DRM standard "occupying a middle ground between strong DRM and DRM-free." Here's what they should focus on instead.
Business Klout isn't evil, but ... Anyone prepared to make business decisions based on the 'social relevance' of a person shouldn't be making those kinds of decisions.
Business The joy of finding a competitor, and the fallout The past several months I’ve been working at pace on an idea that I developed back in 2008. It monetizes the sale of digital content over social networks.
Business Walter Isaacson on Steve Jobs & leadership Steve Jobs helped to transform seven industries. Here are the 14 leadership lessons Isaacson attributes to Jobs' success.
Business On the Maron/Lefsetz email exchange The title of this post could easily have been "Lefsetz doesn't get he's the problem." That's commonly the case.
Business Making it in America Steve Tobak over at CBS MoneyWatch has this to say about achieving the American Dream (whatever that actually is) … and just in case you’re wondering it most certainly doesn’t involve dreaming.
Business This is why recorded music is in a hole Video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 "established a new five-day sell-through record of more than $US775 million" worldwide according to a report in the Fairfax media.
Business Content ain't king, and neither is distribution In 1996 when considering the future of the internet Bill Gates famously wrote that 'content is king'. Meanwhile others argue in 2011 that 'distribution is king'. In 2012 the only king of the internet is attention.
Business Can you handle the truth? In a recent post titled Neil Patel blogged about the need to be able to openly receive the 'truth' if we’re to grow a business. Be on the lookout for false prophets.
Business Rethinking to-do lists We all have stuff that needs to be done, and keeping it together is clearly difficult enough to warrant the existence of a gigantic to-do list industry.
Business Offices of work and Microsoft With business growth comes the need to find new office space. I am not so sure anymore. Why does anyone involved in the creative industries need to be confined to a cubical any more?
Business The customer is not always right It's time to throw out the old adage that "the customer is always right." Finding the right type of customer is much more important.
Business Repost: pushing or redefining boundaries Children push boundaries: it’s how they learn. Adults live within them: it keeps them safe. Geniuses redefine them: and the world changes.
Business You're not that special, no-one is Business, even industries, like to think they’re special. That they're immune from the laws of business. The book publishing industry is no exception.
Business Lessons from the bus, about the future of entertainment & media If you’re the CEO of a media-based business, when was the last time you took a ride on public transport? Do you really know how your customers consume their media?
Business Redefining DRM — Digital Resale Management I believe passionately in DRM. Media consumption is no longer linear. Channels to market are no longer unitary. We need a new model.
