Category: Unmarketing
Something I had been hoping for since the original iPhone was announced is that there would be no contracts. Contracts are these slimy things that mobile service carriers tack on in exchange for a reduced cost on the phone and guaranteed recurring monthly revenue (RMR) in the place of guaranteed good service. At least that's how I see it.
As if it wasn't obvious each of the last Apple developer's conferences, Apple has gaming on it's mind and Nintendo and Sony firmly clearly on it's radar. Each of the last keynote addresses about the iPhone have featured EA or some game developer. The latest salvo seems like it will go off more like an atom bomb.
Seth Godin has made me think again about strategic plans and how to build businesses.
Lou Reed, who I am big fan of his music, made a point at the SXSW premiere of the documentary Lou Reed's Berlin that, "people have got to demand a higher standard". Coverage at ZDNet. While I agree that MP3 is a crumby file format, Lou misses the point.
I read an interesting article on a colleage's site. The site contains information revelaed in a New Zealand study about business web site visibility.
