I’m assuming that the belligerent writers on the 2clix or not 2clix thread etc on whirlpool.net.au are legit grumpy consumers and not some sort of sh*t-stirring competitors of 2clix: GOING TO WAR WITH THE CONSUMER: What would happen if everyone created a blog post called 2clix sucks? Would that come top of the various search engines when you search for 2clix? What if we all linked to each other’s blog post called 2clix sucks – and Google Juice connectivity – what impact would that have on 2clix?Like this: Digg Social Media voting page QGL forum Hoops SA The forum Sunshine Continue Reading…
Apr 252007
The times, they are a-changin’: Amazon may offer DRM-free music from major labelsAmazon seems set to open a mainstream online music store as early as next month, and aims to follow the new EMI/Apple model of offering tracks unencumbered with DRM.The company already sells music from a number of independent labels, but has reportedly approached the majors with a proposal to offer unprotected MP3 tracks from their catalogues. EMI has already indicated a willingness to provide unprotected tracks in any format a retailer cares to sell, so it would be surprising if a EMI/Amazon deal wasn’t imminent. One card Amazon Continue Reading…
Sep 172006
Snippets from New York Times’ David Barboza article, courtesy of The Ledger Online: Today, Baidu has a market value of $3 billion and operates the fourth-most trafficked Web site in the world. And Baidu is doing what no other Internet company has been able to do: clobbering Google and Yahoo in its home market. But Baidus evolution, and Mr. Lis journey as an entrepreneur, offer textbook examples of the payoffs and perils of doing business in China and suggest that Baidu may prove to be far more resilient than some analysts believe. China has a population of 1.3 billion, about Continue Reading…
Apr 022006
I picked up the book by blogger Belle de Jour around Xmas. Interesting account of a London call girl. Very amusing and a little sad. An “at the coalface” account of the ins and outs of the sex trade. Because of her blog, Belle has won awards, the publishing contract, and now writes a column for a Brit newspaper. She has left one of the oldest professions for an much more tacky one. Heh. I started reading Baghdad Burning today – the book from “Girl Blog From Iraq” Riverbend. Very sad and a little amusing. A human eye account of Continue Reading…
Off to Slattery’s tomorrow night and I’m really looking forward to hearing Mark Pesce speak. I haven’t read any of his books – it’s really bloomin’ hard to find them – but I have listened to hyperpeople. All 40 minutes of it, several times through (there’s still bits I’m struggling with). I would’ve paid for that content by the way. Ok, maybe not up front as I had always assumed the guru of VRML would be a geeky nerd who talks in a monotone. (Hmmm You’ve had to sit still and listen to that type too, admit it). But paying Continue Reading…
Customising is a great way of users adding their own content and making it relevant for themselves. I prefer customising that allows the users to share with friends too – booklists, music lists etc – as we then see user-generated content being passed within and throughout the community. Companies can escape the commodization trap by the same route as all other offerings can take: customization. When you customize an experience you make it just right for an individual-providing exactly what he or she needs right now-you cannot help changing that individual. When you customize an experience, you automatically turn it Continue Reading…
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