Online video: Opportunities and challenges

February 6, 2008
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A number of things struck me as I sat in a briefing room in Microsoft’s main London office yesterday morning. The occasion was a press event by Microsoft to announce their vision for online video in Europe including their strategy for MSN Video, its on-demand free video channel on the web. Probably the biggest news [...]

Filed Under: Business, Communication, Entertainment, Europe, Marketing, Music, Online Media, Public Relations, Web

Qtrax: More than just a PR disaster

January 29, 2008

Maybe a nail in the coffin for the advertising-supported music download business model. From The Times yesterday: A website which promised to give music lovers the world’s first legal file-sharing service was forced into a humiliating climbdown today after it emerged that the company had not secured the backing of the record industry. Qtrax, a [...]

Filed Under: Business, Communication, Entertainment, Music, Public Relations

The case for DRM

August 13, 2007

A disturbing but far from surprising trend reported by Reuters: Children in Europe are aware of the risks of illegal downloading, but often rationalize their act by saying that everyone — including their parents — is doing it, according to a major European Commission survey. Other excuses included: the download is for personal and private [...]

Filed Under: Europe, Music, Society, Technology, Trends, Web

Live Earth can make a difference

July 8, 2007

I watched quite a bit of the Live Earth concert at Wembley Stadium yesterday. What a great line-up of singers and music for a spectacular event! Not only in London but also in eight other cities around the world. For me, the absolute highlight of the London gig was Madonna, the closing act of the [...]

Filed Under: Climate Change, Entertainment, Events, Music, Online Media, Public Relations, Social Media, Social Networks, Society, Television, Trends, Web

How to receive podcasts on your iPhone

July 3, 2007

No sooner has the iPhone hit the streets across the United States than a smart podcaster has developed a way to iPhone-ify your blog or website so that, if you’re a podcaster, iPhone users can get your podcast on their iPhone. Chris Penn of the Financial Aid Podcast is the man! Chris has developed the [...]

Filed Under: Innovation, Music, Podcasting, Software, Web

Random Sunday

July 1, 2007

So I’m still persevering with my zen experiment, even though I know that I’m definitely not an early-morning person. That’s one reason why the idea of the B-Society appeals to me. Still, today has been quite productive so far as I take care of many things I’ve not paid much attention to in recent weeks. Updated [...]

Filed Under: Experiences, Music, Social Networks, Society, Technology, Web

Dancing the virtual night away

May 16, 2007

What a blast! A great party last night at the Coca-Cola Virtual Thirst pavilion in Second Life. Organized by my crayon colleague CC Chapman (aka Cleon Goff), the event featured MoShang Zhao live from Taiwan playing his unique Chinese Chill music, streamed into the venue. That got everyone dancing almost non-stop, me (aka Jangles Junot) [...]

Filed Under: crayon, Experiences, Marketing, Music, Projects, Social Networks, Virtual Communities

EMI and Apple drive a wedge into DRM

April 2, 2007

I was listening to the live webcast from EMI and Apple at lunchtime today announcing the availability of EMI’s music catalogue without digital rights management (DRM) restrictions. The first outlet where you will be able to buy such DRM-free music will be Apple’s iTunes store. What this represents is an evolution of the current business [...]

Filed Under: Business, Entertainment, Marketing, Music, Technology, Trends, Web
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