The goal of the rights holders is to create competition. They believe leverage is greatest when you can play one retailer off another. This is true, but it’s a complete misunderstanding of the digital landscape. Please read this article: Don’t Believe Facebook, Spotify’s The Only Open Graph Music App Winning At the end of last […]

Ain’t that a mouthful. You can only get it on Facebook. And I want it. Costs more than the original and you pay $2 for shipping, but who cares, it’s a minor treat, much cheaper than a Mercedes-Benz or a BMW. How can major marketers get it so right and the entertainment business get it […]

RE-DATA MINING "When Data Guys Triumph" This is an article about how "Moneyball" has altered the career path of business students, how they’re now doing work in analytics, looking for inefficiencies. The money quote is: "In most industries, Generation Moneyball isn’t yet in charge. But as the Nobel laureate Max Planck once said, ‘A new […]

American Juggalo This ain’t Coachella. It’s not even Bonnaroo. We’re used to corporate sponsors, patrons staying in hotel rooms. Everybody in America is a winner, on their way up. But here you have an endless supply of what society calls losers. And they all seem to know it. This film is as powerful as the […]