Getting Paid for Music

Posted on August 25, 2008

 
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Sales of recorded music in the United States are nowabout 30% lower than when Shawn Fanning introduced Napster in 1999. Sales in the physical form (e.g. CDs) are down by nearly half. There is little doubt that the Internet has been a “game changer” for the record label business. 

In this audio program we explore a couple of ways that the Internet can add revenues. One is already generating more money for the industry and promoting new artists. The second appears to be an idea whose time has come. Read more…

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RIP for RIM’s BlackBerry and the Radio Industry?

Posted on August 18, 2008

Download to Video-Enabled iPods

This video investigates whether the 3G-iPhone signals the decline of the fortunes of Blackberry-maker, Research-in-Motion as well as those of broadcast and satellite radio.

Many executives hunger for the iPhone but can’t do without real-time email while they’re on the move. As a result, they haven’t bought the iPhone because they don’t want to carry around yet another portable unit in addition to their Blackberries. However, the situation changed on July 11th when Apple started selling the 3G-iPhone with “push” email while earlier iPhones can get a free “push” email download. Read more…

A Hidden Asset at Amazon.com

Posted on August 11, 2008

 
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Are stock analysts overlooking one of the most important assets at Amazon.com?

Our guest today is Shelly Palmer who is the author of Television Disrupted. He is also a noted blogger and podcaster in the field of New Media. In a recent post Shelly observed that Amazon Web Services (AWS) may be one of the most important factors that will enable small companies to move into the era of “Cloud Computing”. Read more…

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How to Sell Your Website

Posted on August 4, 2008

 
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If you would like to learn how an investment banker determines the value of a website, this interview is for you. 

Our guest today is Mike Lyon who is a Vice President with Arbor Advisors which is a middle market investment banking firm in Palo Alto. Read more…