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THE TALENT BEHIND THE HOLLYWOOD DEAL
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the way we say it is, “making a dollar by taking ten away from the leaders.” [A start-up that is] shrinking markets. Shah: “Making a dollar by taking ten.” Tell me more about that. Morgan: Think of the media industry. You take ten dollars away from television advertising and make one dollar in internet advertising and it can be just as effective, s
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Steve Jobs negotiating ebook pricing
sriramk.comUsually disruptions create new markets, which generate enormous wealth and value. In the case of aesthetics, much of this value has been soaked up by the existing infrastructure providers: PC manufacturers (hardware), Adobe, (software), advertising networks and aggregators (distribution). We do see vast growth in the number of boutique agencies, de... See more
Toby Shorin • Report: The Diminishing Marginal Value of Aesthetics
Open Letter Urging The New York Times to Commission an Independent Review
Professors and scholars of journalism call on The New York Times to commission an independent review of a front-page story raising questions about its reporting and editorial processes.
washingtonpost.comBy 2006, Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures was dissecting the impact of digital media’s disaggregation on content creation, editorial, distribution, and revenue generation. He noted “the first step in the content consumption process (finding the content you want) is being monetized by Google and Yahoo! and others, not by the companies that are p... See more
