On defending old business models … e.g. in the media industry aka book publishers at large, notable quote: The real threat isn’t from embracing the technology and moving on to new business models — but in fighting the technology and losing complete control over where things go. read more at Techdirt …
Interesting article … tagline is that [scientific] uncertainty often becomes an excuse to ignore long-term problems … noting that “those who make decisions tend to stay focused on the next fiscal quarter, the next year, the next election” … well, yes, this is just the way it is … and the authors developed ideas how [...]
As we learn of news events, find new jobs & cars, and communicate with each other via Internet readership of traditional newspapers shrinks and ad revenue goes down. So it is open season on newspapers and their business model … e.g. by online classifieds … their [...] businesses have eroded noticeably, and are poised to [...]
Business (Model) Design seems to grab a hold in the corporate world … note this BusinessWeek article about how Insead is teaming up with the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena (CA) to offer a joint program that teaches the role of creativity in business decisions, how innovation really works, and [explores/explains] why design [...]
Happy Anniversary … iTunes started the online music business nearly two years ago … people finally had a legal song-download offer that did provide value for the money (never bother about those crappy online-shops that were there first). Still nothing is perfect, most people still use file sharing to discover new music … but why? [...]
Update … regarding legitimate and innovative solutions for p2p … have a look at the DCIA. The DCIA is a voluntary organization representing all sectors of the distributed computing industry. This includes content providers, software developers and distributors, and service-and-support companies. The DCIA is engaged in developing standards-and-practices to advance this innovative consumer-based distribution channel. [...]
Interesting article about the growing trend towards legitimate downloading services and their business models (think e.g. Mashboxx) … touching as well on other innovative uses of p2p-technology, e.g. Shinkuro that allows people in different locations to work on the same document, based on encrypted communication … read more at Yahoo! News
