Around 1994 I was speaking of the possibility of developing what I called the information furnace. I used the anology of central heating and said that the idea of having homes with multiple computers each having their own programs and disks was kind of like how the Brits heated their homes. I was … Continue reading
Category Archives: Thoughts about the Media Industry
How media industry is impacted by technology
Is user created content the next CB Radio
Check wikipedia for an interesting history of Citizen Band radio. It was an amazing phenomenon in which consumers chatted with each other. Even “chat rooms” developed. But it was not the CB radio but the cellular phone that survived and transformed all our lives (about a billion cell phones are sold a year). Now a … Continue reading
The end of major media companies
The major media companies are doomed. No one likes them and I am not even sure the like themselves but even more importantly their position in the media food chain in diminishing. There major asset has been their ability to control scare resources like distribution, money and advertising. But it is clear that the change … Continue reading
Why Yahoo will not make it
Well the Baker report is just in. Yahoo is a new media company with an old media vision. Does not seem like a winning strategy to me. Continue reading
Two Thirds Done 