deeje: MarketingHow Product, Price, Place, and Promotion are executed in a wired worldNetflix And TiVo Perfect Together- January 28, 2004 This one is for Tony Gentile: A long, but interesting, look at Netflix's business. The article points out, accurately, that Netflix is going to be a strong competitor for any online "video on demand" outfit - as they basically are a video on demand outfit that just takes a bit longer to deliver - but comes with much more freedom for the end user. However, the company clearly realizes that their biggest threat doesn't appear to be the recent copycat attempts by folks like Wal-Mart and...http://techdirt.com/articles/20040127/1020210.shtml Review: Nestle Butterfinger Hot Cocoa Mix- January 27, 2004 Why does this make me laugh Perhaps because it feels like one of those late nights in college, when you'd heard yourself say something like, "hey, what would this and that taste like together" and your buddy says, "well, let's find out." Whatever happens, do not consume this product. Even if a Nestle representative has a gun to your head, I recommend carefully weighing your options before making your decision. Nearest approximation: Melt a Butterfinger candy bar in a wood-burning stove. .http://stevenf.com/mt/archives/000511.php The Myth of Google- January 27, 2004 I thought this was worth amplifying: I'm sure you're aware of Orkut, Google's new social networking application. It's definitely generating a bunch of buzz on the Net today. The way that Google released the news about Orkut, and the story that is spreading around it, is very telling of the nature of Google as an organization. If you know about Orkut, you are also aware of the fact that Google allows its engineers to spend 20% of their time on personal projects. In the old days of the new way,..http://weblogs.jupiterresearch.com/analysts/stein/archives/002203.html Esther Dyson, queen of comedy- January 19, 2004 The echos of WishClick reverberate: I know I know - it is like poking a rattle snake with your foot. But I am feeling feisty this morning. Now that Esther Dyson doesn’t really have anything to say about anything (smart guy in her company is doing his own thing), she has decided that comedy is the next big thing. Dyson got the biggest laugh by suggesting a business model for Sunnyvale-based Friendster, the popular social networking service and a company that has yet to collect any revenue.http://gigaom.com/archives/2004/01/esther_dyson_queen_of_comedy.html Contribute named Best Dev Tool for 2003- January 12, 2004 PC Magazine has named Contribute among its Best Products for 2003, under the category of Development Tools, alongside Macromedia Studio MX, FileMaker, and JBuilder.http://radio.weblogs.com/0100877/categories/marketing/2004/01/12.html#a1332 Why the delayed release of iLife '04- January 12, 2004 Could Steve Jobs & Co. really be crafty enough to purposefully delay the release of iLife in order to build buzz and salivation-al anticipation in the market placehttp://radio.weblogs.com/0100877/categories/marketing/2004/01/11.html#a1331 Macworld 2004 thoughts- January 7, 2004 The show this year is OK, smaller still from last year. They really could consolidate all the exhibitors into one hall, but I bet that would send the wrong message. I'm glad to see Apple solve the very real problem of performance in iPhoto, and Rendezvous support has been eagerly anticipated my this house. Their implementation of Time-based albums is sill lacking, IMHO... why not just tie into iCal and pull the holidays from there GarageBand looks very interesting, and I feel bad for...http://radio.weblogs.com/0100877/categories/marketing/2004/01/06.html#a1326 |