Jeff Nolan's take on innovation, entrepreneurship, tech and stuff that interests me
Hollywood tried this with iTunes and failed miserably. There is no data to suggest that when consumers can’t use their favorite online media service for specific content that they abandon it altogether and flock to a studio or label branded alternative, what happens is that they simply stop watching or listening that label or studio [...]
I can sum up my comments with one word: duh. Netflix says that DVD rentals are down for subscribers who make use of the company’s online streaming service. Though it doesn’t hurt Netflix’s bottom line, the trend certainly spells bad news for physical media, including Blu-ray. [From Streaming video cannibalizing DVD rentals, says Netflix - [...]
Santa was not kind to Sony, who not only suffered body blows in cameras and television product categories, but was hit hard on the PS3 as Nintendo and Microsoft saw gains. At this point the market is essentially Nintendo and Microsoft, there is no compelling reason to consider a PS3. But early results from this [...]
I can’t say that any of these picks are surprising. After poring over the Silicon Valley 150 list, there are several candidates. But I think there are three companies that are in particular peril heading into 2009 — Advanced Micro Devices, Sun Microsystems and Palm. [From O'Brien: The three valley companies most vulnerable in 2009 [...]
Phoneflix has completely changed my interactions with Netflix. Now, wherever I am I can open it on my iPhone and manage my Netflix queue. It’s as random as while watching television or at the car wash or even sitting is a movie theatre watching previews. TweetDeck (and Thwirl before it) accelerated my twitter usage. Yammer’s [...]