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The Flawed Online Video Model: Same as Newspapers (Part 2)

June 19, 2009

In The Flawed Online Video Model (Part 1) I discussed how the freely available but ad-supported video streaming model, currently embraced by TV and movie studios with the likes of Hulu.com, could see them down the same path as newspapers. That path essentially is to shortsightedly see online distribution simply as an additional revenue stream [...]

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Nostalgia is Not a Business Model

June 17, 2009

Yesterday I had that moment, the one where we realize that we are old and can relay first-hand information of how life was in the past. This realization occurred to me while I was discussing what dial-up modems were to my 11 year old niece. As I imitated the sounds of the dial tone [...]

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Name Your Own Price Business Model

March 18, 2009

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The Java Street Cafe in Ohio runs on the most humble of all business models, you pay according to what your perceived value is. You’re probably thinking that you could easily cheat the system and offer close to nothing for a sandwich, bowl of soup, or the equivalent of a venti [...]

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