Google’s Nexus S goes on sale with “half-assed” strategy | @Wired #business #android #mobile #smartphones
According to #BrianXChen 2010, “@Google’s new #NexusS #smartphone went on sale Thursday at #BestBuy stores for 200 bucks with a two-year contract, a move with poor timing, says an analyst.
That’s because by this time of year, the holiday season, retailers and competing manufacturers have already slashed prices for relatively new Android smartphones to between $0 and $50. (The #HTC Droid Incredible, for example, is free with a two-year plan at Best Buy.)” Article Continued > http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/12/google-nexus-s-2/ #business #mobile #android #htcdroidincredible #nexuss #consulting @Google @HTC @Callistecomm
Motorola Droid 2 Smartphone | Wired
Motorola Droid 2 (Image by Motorola)
Forrester to music industry; It's the consumer stupid
Wired article by Elliot Van Bushkirk “Forrester to music industry; It’s the consumer stupid” http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/10/forrester-to-music-industry-its-the-consumer-stupid/ comes at a time when we in the music industry are discussing how to create a new standard of business. More on the new standard of business in follow up blog post.
Indie Bands – No Respect From Social Networking Site
Indie Bands – No Respect From Social Networking Site
According to Eliot Van Bushkirk (2008), “Myspace Music Won’t Give Equity to Indie Bands“. In my opinion that’s just appalling. MySpace Music is MySpace Music because indie bands attract everyday people to MySpace’s social network. The least they could do is compensate the struggling independent artists with some form of royalty compensation package (More to come on this topic soon).
References
Bushkirk, E. V. (2008). MySpace Music Won’t Give Equity to Indie Bands. Wired Magazine. Retrieved on July 20, 2008. Web [1]
