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The Hulu Auction ? Content Is Still King ? AGILEVC

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September 27, 2011. A lot of people talked about the rise of UGC and how it might displace a large amount of professionally produced video content (TV shows and movies). And YouTube, how-to websites, and others have offered both an audience and monetization outlet for small scale video producers. How To Think About The Future.

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Netflix / Qwikster Split Was Brilliant (and Necessary)? 2 Long Term.

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September 19, 2011. I have to say that I’m not a fan of the brand “Qwikster” for the DVD-by-mail service, though I think it’s good that group will expand into other media types like video games (a la Gamefly). © 2011 GenuineVC - All rights reserved. How To Think About The Future. Previous Entries.

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Ubiquitous Computing and the Misguided Frenzy About “Mobile”

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But a couple of data points for perspective… Apple sold more iOS devices in 2011 than all the Macs they sold in the combined 28 years previously. Let’s dissect: Advertiser Spend – Mobile ad spend is growing, but is still currently a fraction of traditional web ad spend (display, search, video) or other mediums like TV.

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Amazon vs Apple: A Tale of Two Business Models ? AGILEVC

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October 3, 2011. Look no further than the last couple decades of the video game console business… there’s a reason we all had Sega Genesis’s in the ’90s rather than Neo Geos , despite the latter being a far superior piece of hardware. © 2011 GenuineVC - All rights reserved. Previous Entries.