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  • On the post: Dumb Policy: Store Charges $5 Just To Look At Goods, To Keep People From Looking And Then Buying Online

    Kevin Bondelli ( profile ), 27 Mar, 2013 @ 06:09am

    Dumbest Business Decision of 2013

    "This policy is line with many other clothing, shoe and electronic stores who are also facing the same issue."

    I'm wondering just how common this practice is. It has to be one of the worst business idea I have ever heard, it seems unlikely that many businesses would be that stupid to do it.

  • On the post: The First Rule Of NCAA March Madness Is You Can't Mention NCAA March Madness

    Kevin Bondelli ( profile ), 23 Mar, 2010 @ 05:18pm

    So Much for Publicity

    In a world where publicity and word of mouth advertising dominate, it seems baffling to ban people from giving your "product" free publicity.

    The worst was the Olympics. It is an event that is supposed to evoke an image of being shared by the world, when in fact it's own by a couple of media companies.

  • On the post: MGMT Album Leaks… Band Wants To Give Official Version For Free, But Denied

    Kevin Bondelli ( profile ), 23 Mar, 2010 @ 05:10pm

    Artists vs. Publishers

    What is interesting about stories like this is that it turns the talking points used by publishers on their heads. They argue that music piracy is primarily hurting the artists who are actually creating value. However we keep seeing artists who want to take advantage of a new model and the publishers prevent them from making decisions about their own music.

    Right now the band is getting nothing from the downloaded music. What Mike is saying is that by offering an official free download they can get emails and contact information from their fans in order to get them to shows, purchase merch, or even offer limited content to those who downloaded through the site.

    Wishing file sharing away isn't going to work, and publishers like Sony are preventing artists from adapting to a 21st century digital economy.

  • On the post: SCO Head Wants To Ban Public WiFi To Stop Porn

    Kevin Bondelli ( profile ), 23 Apr, 2007 @ 05:01pm

    This drives me nuts so much...

    I had to write a post about it and the Boston censorship on my own blog. Thanks for posting this story.