Archive for the ‘Film’ Category

The economics of Group forming Network theory

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006I came across David Reed recently, who has done some very interesting work around networks and their economic value.Here are some highlights from Reeds paper on Reeds Law In networks like the Internet, Group Forming Networks (GFNs) are an ...

Death of the blockbuster

Friday, February 10th, 2006From Loic's blog a reference to a big piece on the death of the blockbuster by Chris Anderson of the Long Tail via Boing Boing Cory Doctorow on Boing Boing: "On The Long Tail blog, ...

The passion of fans part deux

Monday, January 30th, 2006Fans will fund our next movie say film-makers A British film company is hoping to revolutionise the way independent productions are made by appealing to the public to finance its next movie.Vertigo Films, which has built up a cult ...

Bubble haunts Hollywood

Monday, January 30th, 20062929 Entertainmentare an interesting company they are about to release a film shot on HD called Bubble, directed by David Soderbergh simultaneously in cinemas and by video-on-demand.This has got Hollywood in a bit of a pickle - and ...

Who owns the wisdom of the crowd?

Saturday, January 28th, 2006I stumbled upon this post Who owns the wisdom of the crowd? by Jeff Jarvis who quotes Yochai Benkler A whole set of other behaviors that have grown up in the household, in friendships, in communities, the ...

Broadcast goes online

Friday, January 27th, 2006Michael Jackson, the former head of Channel 4 turned US television executive, is to lead a new internet programming venture at Barry Diller's InterActiveCorp.Mr Jackson has taken the role of president of programming at IAC, a major player in ...

More reviews of Communities Dominate Brands

Tuesday, January 24th, 2006In a connected world, communities hold great power, and not just via hyperlink analysis on the Web. The groundbreaking book "Communities Dominate Brands" provides a truly realistic glimpse into the way communities have affected the way we market. Communities ...

Communities Dominate Brands book reviews

Monday, January 16th, 2006Customers reviewsvia Books shop Date: 2005-09-20 Title: Brilliant This book is brilliant...I read it cover to cover in 6 hours. A must read for all those interested in integrated messaging and new media. Mark Barounos President of Marketing and SalesDate: 2005-06-21 Title: If you haven't ...

From small acorns mighty trees grow

Friday, January 13th, 2006News Corporation will start offering video downloads on its recently acquired myspace.com as it focuses on creating "more content and better content," said the chief executive, Rupert Murdoch. Speaking at a technology and media conference in Arizona, Mr Murdoch described ...

My space – Why relationships beat controlled distribution

Friday, January 13th, 2006News Corporation will start offering video downloads on its recently acquired myspace.com as it focuses on creating "more content and better content," said the chief executive, Rupert Murdoch. Speaking at a technology and media conference in Arizona, Mr Murdoch described ...

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