Downloaders Prefer Napster And iTunes
Ipsos Tempo Digital Music Brandscape study released today indicates that Apple’s iTunes continues to cement its position as the primary fee-based digital music destination, while a number of other services are trying to grow their consumer base and establish points of differentiation.
For many brands awareness was consistent in 2006. For American downloaders aged 12 and older, iTunes saw an increase in both unaided and aided awareness over 2005, rising from 57 percent to 66 percent for total awareness.
Another Thing CIOs Should Know About Requirements
I saw this article on CIO magazine – Five Things CIOs Should Know About Software Requirements. It seems to me that there is one more thing (at least) that they need to know about requirements:
Business rules are NOT requirements
Google Grants Police Quick Access To Records
Never mind the bat signal – cops in India have been equipped with a sort of “red phone” e-mail address at Google. The search engine giant, according to various Indian sources, wants to help put a stop to hate speech and other objectionable content that’s been showing up on Orkut.
Publishers Support Video Advertising
Advertising.com has released the results of its 2007 online publisher survey. The online survey examines publisher predictions for online advertising revenue growth, advertiser goals and advertising capabilities for 2007.
NBC Universal, MobiTV Team Up For Wireless Deal
The battleground for the third screen continues as NBC Universal and MobiTV team up to offer on-demand programming to wireless customers. Users will be able to take in shows featured on NBC, USA Network, Sci-Fi Channel, Telemundo and other NBCU properties as well.
Microsoft: It’s Official, We’re Buying TellMe
In a statement today, Microsoft has confirmed its intentions to purchase TellMe, a provider of multiple different types of voice information services. Specific terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed as of yet.
It looks like you can chalk this one up as gossip that actually came to fruition. The last week has been rife with speculation that Microsoft would be purchasing TellMe. It was actually one of the more prominent news pieces until Viacom came along and stole the spotlight by dropping a billion-dollar bomb on YouTube.
Raising Startup Funding Without A Plan Or A PowerPoint
Before we get too deep into this, let me clarify two things. When I say without a “plan”, I mean without a formally written business plan – not that you should be clueless about what you want to do. And, when I say startup funding, I’m talking more about early stage seed funding via angels (though most of these tips should apply to VCs as well).
MySpace Competitor Visits On The Rise
Sites like Buzznet and iMeem have been moving fast as social networking sites not named MySpace continue to make gains as they pull in users looking for alternatives online.
When Good Companies Go Public
This is what happens when good companies go public: the principles that made them good, even necessary, to the point of inspiring a romantic loyalty among their customers, are whittled away at until only those principles which are profitable remain. If it’s true that Google is reconsidering its view of Network Neutrality, let it be said that this is the reason why.
Google says it’s not true, by the way, but we’ll get to that later. This is an exploration of what could happen, a seemingly very likely ethical pickle the search company could find itself in down the road.
AOL Steers Toward Local Search
Not to be outdone by big Internet players and smaller local-focused search companies, AOL has quietly opened up beta testing for AOL Local, its local search product.