Kindle v. iPad: Value Positions, and Why Selling Hardware on Specs Alone is Dead
On Monday Amazon premiered a new Kindle commercial during Good Morning America. The ad (above) portrays two individuals trying to read poolside – one on an iPad and one on the new Kindle. The essence of the commercial touts the relative readability of Kindle’s e-ink display in direct sunlight. Commentary (for example: here and […]
The Potential of Ping
Yesterday Apple introduced Ping in iTunes 10. As Jobs described it, Ping is “a social network for music. It’s like Facebook and Twitter meet iTunes. It’s all about music.” As Jobs explained, “Ping is for social music discovery. You can follow people and you can be followed. Most artists will hold their hand up and […]
Live Sports v. the Living Room: Some Advice for a Meaningful Stadium Experience
Tonight I was a guest on Sirius NASCAR Radio ch.128/XM 128 after being quoted in this USA Today article on how technology is impacting sporting event attendance and ultimately the future of live sports viewing. Along this vein I wanted to offer some additional insights on how to create a meaningful live sporting event experience […]
e-Readers
E-Readers aren’t a hardware story. E-Readers are a distribution story. E-Readers are one means to an end. They are about digital goods not devices