Around 33 million Americans paid an average of $6.50 per ticket to see Ben Stiller in Night at the Museum during the last six weeks. But that’s just the beginning: from DVD to pay-per-view to television broadcasts, Fox will be ...READ»
From Fast Company contributor Greg Spotts:
Last week, car makers announced May 2006 sales. Buried in the data was an intriguing development that most news reports missed: The Toyota line of "Hybrid Synergy Drive" vehicles is now one ...READ»
In August 2006, Senator George Allen got burned by a scandalous videoclip posted on YouTube. Up next, the video takedown of a major corporation. Are you prepared?
Corporations, brands and executives should brace themselves for the ...READ»
Borders’ new CEO George Jones faces a major challenge. Known as a retail innovator from stints at Warner Bros. Studio Stores and Saks, Jones takes over a company that’s locked in a competitive vise-grip between Barnes & Noble and ...READ»
Often referred to as the “Netflix of video games,” the GameFly online video game rental service allows users rent a game, play it as much as they want, and then send it back in a postpaid envelope. As soon as GameFly receives ...READ»
NBC is getting aggressive on the digital front, giving net-savvy viewers new ways to watch TV. Earlier this month, NBC began offering the Sunday morning news show “Meet the Press” as a stream and a podcast. Right now “Meet ...READ»
My love affair with Tower Records began in 1985 when my family moved from suburban Connecticut to Manhattan.
Tower's flagship store at Fourth and Broadway was a mecca for musicians, scenesters, bizzers and fans. Yeah, there were ...READ»
Honda, Infiniti and VW are offering Compact Flash and USB ports on some 2007 models, allowing you to enjoy your digital music collection without a stand-alone MP3 player. Just transfer a gig of music files from your PC to a Compact ...READ»
Today the IFPI released 2006 figures for the global music industry, demonstrating the continued growth of downloadable songs, ringtones, and other digital music services. Here are a few numbers from the report:
Worldwide Digital ...READ»
Author Chris Anderson is building an empire from one clever catchphrase, The Long Tail. According to Anderson, the unlimited shelf space of Internet merchants like Amazon and iTunes allows a broad product offering that generates ...READ»
It's official: Apple has announced the iPhone handset, featuring a gorgeous design and a sparkling, innovative user interface. Will Apple function as a mere handset vendor, or a disruptor/transformer of the mobile phone ...READ»
Viacom is treating YouTube like a copyright infringer, but there's an easy win-win scenario: advertising barter and a per-subscriber fee. All Viacom needs to do is to think of YouTube as just another ad-supported distribution ...READ»
