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• On the post: Can Google+ Succeed Merely By Being Not Facebook?

  

  Bas Grasmayer ( profile ), 30 Jun, 2011 @ 11:22am

  Re: Re: Re:

  I guess they don't want their platform to get as crappy as Facebook and Twitter.
  
  "There was an error posting your update. Please wait a moment and try again."
  
  Fuuuu.

• On the post: Can Google+ Succeed Merely By Being Not Facebook?

  

  Bas Grasmayer ( profile ), 30 Jun, 2011 @ 11:20am

  Re: Re: Re: Re:

  Exclusivity angle worked for Gmaill. Like a charm!

• On the post: Can Google+ Succeed Merely By Being Not Facebook?

  

  Bas Grasmayer ( profile ), 30 Jun, 2011 @ 11:19am

  Also Google does something that Facebook hasn't been able to:
  
  Google makes people think carefully about sharing something to specific people instead of the whole world.
  
  Facebook makes people think carefully about sharing something with the whole world instead of specific people.
  
  And we all know which of these two tactics Facebook has had its eye on for ages now.

• On the post: Can Google+ Succeed Merely By Being Not Facebook?

  

  Bas Grasmayer ( profile ), 30 Jun, 2011 @ 11:17am

  I'm getting + notifications at the top bar of my Gmail and on Google.com now.
  
  Somehow I can actually see this one succeeding somehow, as opposed to Buzz, Wave, etc.

• On the post: Two Reporters Arrested For Daring To Photograph/Videotape Public DC Taxi Commission Meeting

  

  Bas Grasmayer ( profile ), 28 Jun, 2011 @ 11:20am

  Re: Re:

  I wonder what would happen to me if I were to deprive someone of their constitutional civil rights.

• On the post: Two Reporters Arrested For Daring To Photograph/Videotape Public DC Taxi Commission Meeting

  

  Bas Grasmayer ( profile ), 28 Jun, 2011 @ 10:49am

  Re: Re: Not sure this was outrage by those in attendance

  THIS:
  
  "Notice how to get around the 1st amendment, the cop thinks all he needs to do is say "I can arrest you for not following a direct order""
  
  Very important.

• On the post: Two Reporters Arrested For Daring To Photograph/Videotape Public DC Taxi Commission Meeting

  

  Bas Grasmayer ( profile ), 28 Jun, 2011 @ 10:39am

  Is there any type of consequence for the police department or whatever when decisions like this are made? Are there any financial compensation programs when you're falsely arrested?
  
  I've lived in places where police are known to do these things just to intimidate people and they just get away with it. As far as I know in Bulgaria (used to be a Soviet state) and Turkey, not much is done when police officers make 'mistakes' like this; effectively creating police states.

• On the post: Streaming Music To Phones Is Officially The Oldest Trick In The Book

  

  Bas Grasmayer ( profile ), 01 Jun, 2011 @ 06:15am

  Re:

  Play nice.

• On the post: Well, That Was Fast: Sony's New PSN System? Hacked!

  

  Bas Grasmayer ( profile ), 18 May, 2011 @ 04:53pm

  "if you have their email and date of birth"
  
  or even Facebook, or most social networks.

• On the post: Leaked Documents Show How The RIAA Plans To Spend The Limewire Settlement

  

  Bas Grasmayer ( profile ), 29 Apr, 2011 @ 11:03am

  Time machine, trolololol.

• On the post: Dutch Publishing Organization Says Filesharing Should Be A Criminal Offense

  

  Bas Grasmayer ( profile ), 16 Apr, 2011 @ 01:36am

  Re: Re: It gets worse...

  but still the point remains standing

• On the post: Dutch Publishing Organization Says Filesharing Should Be A Criminal Offense

  

  Bas Grasmayer ( profile ), 16 Apr, 2011 @ 01:35am

  Re: It gets worse...

  Yeah, you're right about that. I'm not sure if that's a proper elaboration or just Nu.nl's interpretation.

• On the post: Amazon Insists No Licenses Needed For Cloud Player, Google Thinking Of Skipping Licenses As Well

  

  Bas Grasmayer ( profile ), 13 Apr, 2011 @ 10:04am

  I don't know what the big 4 are expecting to get out of not adjusting to the new reality that's being created day by day.

• On the post: Boston College Tells Students That Using A Wireless Router Is A Sign Of Copyright Infringement

  

  Bas Grasmayer ( profile ), 30 Mar, 2011 @ 09:17am

  Re:

  Wow. What it should probably say is "BC, by threat of lawsuits, is bound to release the identities of the individuals tied to those IP addresses."

• On the post: Boston College Tells Students That Using A Wireless Router Is A Sign Of Copyright Infringement

  

  Bas Grasmayer ( profile ), 30 Mar, 2011 @ 09:15am

  HAVING A PERSONAL COMPUTER IS A SIGN OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT.
  
  [/irrationality]

• On the post: Why The NY Times Paywall Business Model Is Doomed to Fail (Numbers)

  

  Bas Grasmayer ( profile ), 22 Mar, 2011 @ 11:21am

  Re:

  You might want to do some more Googling on me to check out my work experience before discrediting like that ;-)

• On the post: Why The NY Times Paywall Business Model Is Doomed to Fail (Numbers)

  

  Bas Grasmayer ( profile ), 22 Mar, 2011 @ 06:47am

  Re: Re: Dont count the NYTs out

  I don't think there are many online business models that really take such long terms (10 or 20 years) into consideration.

• On the post: Why The NY Times Paywall Business Model Is Doomed to Fail (Numbers)

  

  Bas Grasmayer ( profile ), 22 Mar, 2011 @ 05:53am

  Re: Different perspective...

  Actually, about that 6%... The profit-line will lie somewhere between 6 and 66%. So just converting 6% (which isn't easy given all the competition + no real added value behind paywall) might be tough by itself.
  
  I realize you're just looking at fact 2 and I love your analysis, but if you're going to talk conversion rates, you need to take the projection from fact 1 into consideration. :)

• On the post: Why The NY Times Paywall Business Model Is Doomed to Fail (Numbers)

  

  Bas Grasmayer ( profile ), 22 Mar, 2011 @ 05:46am

  Re:

  True. Although the difficulty with that is that people who are subscribing to the print version already get access.
  
  Anyway, I figured the 6 to 66% margin left enough room to factor that in. I don't expect GBC to be high when no extra value is offered. People simply don't get offered a 'reason to buy'.
  
  My main point was just in showing that they really didn't think this paywall through very well and unless they get lucky, they'll have a lot of trouble making it work.

• On the post: Why The NY Times Paywall Business Model Is Doomed to Fail (Numbers)

  

  Bas Grasmayer ( profile ), 22 Mar, 2011 @ 05:13am

  Re:

  Haha. Maybe he took "I shall make them pay for this!" too literally. ;-)

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