Posts from July 02, 2008

Mark Mulligan | July 02, 2008, 04:39 PM
And then there were three
Warner Music have announced that they are licensing to Comes With Music. So now just EMI remains out in the cold but they have publicly indicated that they will join. So next step for Nokia is a decent selection of indies. One would hope that they’re talking to Merlin to...( more )

David Card | July 02, 2008, 03:23 PM
Best Wishes, Charlene
Best wishes to rival fellow analyst Charlene Li on her new adventures. Even if they do call it "social computing" -- bleah -- in Cambridge.......( more )

Diane Clarkson | July 02, 2008, 01:55 PM
Online Travel Agencies: Time for Creative Marketing
These may not be easy times for online travel agency marketers, but they are certainly creative times. Priceline announced today that they are lowering hotel booking fees and eliminating change and cancellation fees. Last month, Orbitz launched its Price Assurance program to give passengers cash back if another traveler books...( more )

Doug Williams | July 02, 2008, 12:40 PM
FiOS vs. U-verse: Would You Like To Play A Game?
Back in early June, communications intelligence firm OneTrak noted that Verizon had sought citywide cable TV franchises in certain north Dallas communities that are adjacent to its existing service footprint, but that are currently served by AT&T and Time Warner Cable. At first, I was taken aback by this news....( more )

David Card | July 02, 2008, 08:49 AM
More Tail-Wagging
The Journal's Lee Gomes goes after the long tail again, aided by a Harvard Business Review article. Wired's long-tail hypemeister Chris Anderson responds, and a little more. To paraphrase myself from some Jupiter research, it's not saying much to acknowledge there are long-tail markets. Rather, you have to prove: -...( more )

IanFogg | July 02, 2008, 07:11 AM
VirginMedia Loses ASA Ruling on Marketing of Speed
Info on the ruling. Unlimited broadband = 12 minutes - My take in April on the detail of this traffic management scheme. As I've said before, it is in the broadband industry's interests to be clearer and less ambiguous on the way they market broadband and broadband speeds. Otherwise if...( more )