If an external party can control when or how you can use a device or decide on what you can or cannot see, or select what programs you can install on it, do you still own it?
Is Ownership Passé?
In this first piece in a series, I look at ownership vs. renting, the result of a number of observations throughout the last few months.
2009 Predictions: Hardware
Where I try to read the tea leaves and divine what new gadgets will be coming this year and the trends they will engender.
Microsoft Loves RSS
A major win for RSS as Microsoft announces support for the format
Paid Content on a tiered structure
Reports that AT&T is planning on introducing a pre-paid card for online content show some potential new developments in the online space. If we were to follow the model further,…
Blog, Internet, and Marketing
For the past week, I’ve been posting a fair amount about the raging cow and about establishing trust in a market where marketers are trying to get in side by…
Memo to Media Execs
There’s an interesting Michael Wolff piece in New York about the declining value of content. (Disclaimer: I used to work for Michael in the early 90s) While I generally agree…
Lack of synergy
According to an article in the Washington Post, AOL is loosing market share to Road-Runner. The interesting thing is that both companies are owned by AOL-Time-Warner but are not playing…
Internet.com Acquires Earthweb’s content
Today, Earthweb and Internet.com announced that Internet.com was acquiring all of Earthweb’s content properties. For me, it’s an interesting announcement because I was involved in the building of both properties.…
From Scandinavia With Love
I was recently speaking at a conference called Escandinavia 2000, which covered the state of the Internet in Scandinavia. During that conference, I had a chance to speak to a…