Archive for the ‘Music’ Category

I want YouTube, everyone wants YouTube

Saturday, October 7th, 2006The value in the cheese is in the holes is an old Dutch sayingAnd we are at the beginning, not the end of the journey into the networked society.Which is why YouTube has received a "flurry" like snow, of offers ...

Pop Idol: commerce, culture, community, connectivity

Sunday, October 1st, 2006smlxl has produced a whitepaper on the phenomenon of Pop Idol, if you would like a pdf of the full document you can download it hereIts insights and conclusions point to a new way of creating value, experience and inviting ...

HMV cuts prices in attempt to boost sales

Thursday, September 28th, 2006The Guardian writesHMV group, which owns Waterstone's, today said it was cutting the prices of music, DVD and books in an attempt to win back sales from supermarkets and online retailers.At the start of the month, it reduced the ...

Emerce day – Rocks in Rotterdam

Friday, September 15th, 2006I have spent the last few days in Holland in the wonderful city of RotterdamI was giving a keynote at Emerce dayIt was a lot of fun and was sold out. I also met some great people:Albert Boswijk ...

MySpace set to sell music online

Tuesday, September 12th, 2006Website MySpace is to allow unsigned bands featured on the social networking site to sell their music as downloads.The site - which has 106 million users - is currently testing the idea, and hopes to rival market leader iTunes. ...

Today brands are defined by communities

Monday, September 4th, 2006Nice mention of our book by Guardian journalist Vic KeeganIt just doesn't pay to be a loyal customerVic talks about the experience of being badly treated by a mobile operator. He says...It is worth mentioning all this - ...

Creating culture out of the call centre

Monday, September 4th, 2006We are all aware that the world is now flat, that outsourcing is changing organisational structure and core strategy.We know that India provides as many as 350,000 people to service companies around the globe.In Hi, its Bollywood callingWe ...

The dream of the personal computer aka the world is mobile

Saturday, July 29th, 2006From the Economist July 29th.On the PC's 25th birthday, The Economist leader article says. The IBM PC helped to democratise computing. Now to finish the job.Merchants in Zambia use mobile phones for banking; farmers in Senegal use them to ...

Social engagement in virtual worlds

Saturday, July 29th, 2006Fascinatiing blog by Nedra Weinreich Spare change Nedra saysOkay, I'll admit it. I spent much of the night exploring Second Life, a virtual world that combines 3-D graphics, social interaction, events, commerce and entertainment. After reading a post ...

Stumbling upon lily@broadband speeds

Tuesday, July 25th, 2006We blogged about lily Allen a while back and the girl has delivered to a live audienceIn a review of her latest gig Midsummer night's queenLilly writesIf only Britain's pagan traditions weren't the preserve of hippies. Then ...

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