Versatile Amphibian

I’m of the belief that participants in the TMT industry need to read widely in order to understand the present and future dynamics of the market. To that end, this post is a collection of the articles that have caught my eye. This week: Spotify for everything, social advertising only sort of works but everyone loves it, Apple returns to the US, Windows get sticky for Microsoft. US planned to nuke Moon in ‘50’s. Digital media This is a well researched article on whether a “Spotify for books” service could work. I’m undecided. I think that a subset of readers will find this a valuable service, but in the early days the subscription charge will have to be set high in order to create sustainable value. http://paidcontent.org/2012/12/05/can-a-spotify-for-books-really-work/ Meanwhile, the real Spotify has just passed the 5 million paying subscribers mark. That’s pretty impressive and suggests that annual revenue will be somewhere around $250M in the calendar year 2012. http...

I’m of the belief that participants in the TMT industry need to read widely in order to understand the present and future dynamics of the market. To that end, this post is a collection of the articles that have caught my eye. This week: opening ceremony boosts iPlayer, Twitter tries TV, Timeout goes free, Web goes federated and Google exposes Lords of War Digital media The estimable Mister Walk makes a good point. In switching their efforts from experience design to revenue model design Facebook and potentially now Twitter stand to lose their “cool brand” status. It’s very easy for users to walk away. I do requests... http://www.hunterwalk.com/2012/07/the-8-billion-elephant-in-room-how-to.html Red Box is the US DVD loans company that was mainly responsible for the demise of Blockbuster. I take their continued growth as a sign that consumers often are more interested in convenience than format when it comes to incidental entertainment. Netflix beware. http://paidcontent.org/2012...