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• On the post: Online Gaming Store Lowers Prices 75%, Sees Sales Shoot Up 5500%

  

  mike d ( profile ), 10 Feb, 2010 @ 07:51pm

  Re: AllofMp3 example

  it would be cool to see their sales numbers.

• On the post: Warner Music Shoots Self In Head; Says No More Free Streaming

  

  mike d ( profile ), 10 Feb, 2010 @ 06:24pm

  Re: Streaming and Warner...

  your troll gets 5/10

• On the post: Online Gaming Store Lowers Prices 75%, Sees Sales Shoot Up 5500%

  

  mike d ( profile ), 10 Feb, 2010 @ 06:10pm

  Re: You don't think . . .

  I think so. If the games are left at the lower price point, the perception of value would most likely decrease.
  
  Also, what about titles that don't sell as well? These low sellers may require a higher price point to support their creation than a blockbuster.

• On the post: CBC Gets Two Stories About George Lucas Totally Mixed Up

  

  mike d ( profile ), 10 Feb, 2010 @ 09:05am

  Re: Re: Good Example?

  Were you trying to ironic? This topic focuses on George Lucas only. Kevin Smith is totally different subject.

• On the post: Bollywood Movie Released On YouTube Same Day As Theatrical Release

  

  mike d ( profile ), 10 Feb, 2010 @ 08:47am

  Re: Re:

  Straight to DVD typically means the movie sucked.
  
  Second time this week I am agreeing with TAM. It seems like TAM got a reputation and now when people see his posts they go WHARRGARBL, even if TAM is making valid points.

• On the post: CBC Gets Two Stories About George Lucas Totally Mixed Up

  

  mike d ( profile ), 09 Feb, 2010 @ 07:03pm

  Good Example?

  Is this really the best example of the professional press making a mistake? I feel like TAM saying this; while a bit comical, this is not the smoking gun that proves that the CBC fails at fact checking.

• On the post: Wait, Who Wants A Proprietary, Locked Down Device That Limits What You Can Do?

  

  mike d ( profile ), 27 Jan, 2010 @ 10:18pm

  Re: You're thinking about it the wrong way

  the ipad may be locked down, but it will work. apparently people like that. nothing to think about. you don't need to understand the internals. just use it.
  
  look at the ipod touch. did anyone predict how well that thing would do when released? it sold like crazy over the holidays.
  
  i am not a fanboy either. my only apple product is a B&W ipod.

• On the post: Yet Another Study Shows Txting Improves Kids' Spelling

  

  mike d ( profile ), 22 Jan, 2010 @ 09:40am

  Similar in MMORPG's?

  My eight year old doesn't txt but will play MMORPGs as much as he is allowed. A major component of the ones he plays is communicating with other players. I know he uses txt talk there however he seems to get the difference as his English grades are excellent.

• On the post: Prisons And Hair Dressers Latest To Push Back On Ridiculous Collection Society Demands

  

  mike d ( profile ), 21 Jan, 2010 @ 03:22pm

  Re: Easy ripost

  Definitely better than Muzak.

• On the post: The Value Of Free As Analyzed By The Pizza Industry

  

  mike d ( profile ), 17 Jan, 2010 @ 12:25am

  Re: Papa Johns rocks in Customer Service

  certain members of my family like to order from pizza hat or donimos because of the price (i prefer the NY style from the dirty family place). i will bring up pap johns next time.

• On the post: TV Exec Upset When Daughter Doesn't Want To Bring TV To College

  

  mike d ( profile ), 06 Dec, 2009 @ 12:34pm

  Old Business Model

  "an excellent point. even when the exec of a major studio has a demographic in their own home telling them their likes/dislikes, things they want etc they dont listen."
  
  EXACTLY!!
  
  Mom = Old (current) Studio Business Model
  
  Daughter = Changing Consumer Base
  
  The old business model has hard time accommodating change.

• On the post: Local UK Newspaper Chain Tries A Paywall

  

  mike d ( profile ), 01 Dec, 2009 @ 12:29am

  Re: They might ..

  I agree, that was a nice read.

• On the post: Four Rules For Music Business Success

  

  mike d ( profile ), 01 Oct, 2009 @ 09:35am

  Basic Marketing

  These are some basic marketing ideas. You could replace music with another good/service and the general idea still works. Just an observation.

• On the post: Lily Allen No Longer in Favor Of Kicking People Offline… Just Cutting Back Their Bandwidth

  

  mike d ( profile ), 25 Sep, 2009 @ 01:45pm

  Mike - Why does Andrew Orlowski over at The Register hate you?
  
  oops nevermind, it was already posted above.

• On the post: The Value Of Twitter As Compared To Google

  

  mike d ( profile ), 16 May, 2009 @ 09:16pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: "What Twitter is enabling is an entirely different form of information gathering online"?

  Or, he could just ask on Twitter if anyone knows of a good backpack that would handle x, y, and z for less than $xxx on Twitter and continue his daily routine, receiving several good suggestions along the way.
  
  According to your example, anyone can open an account, post a question and have it answered by the mind meld that is Twitter.
  
  Won't the only people to really see the question be your followers? How do you get followers? Posting a lot of good stuff? That seems to take a of time as well.

• On the post: It's Not The Internet Making People Dumb… It's Other People Who Benefit From You Being Dumb

  

  mike d ( profile ), 11 Feb, 2009 @ 09:42pm

  >Another explanation

  These "special interests" use disinformation along with individual biases to achieve their goal.
  
  Trick-nology!

• On the post: NY Indie Record Shop Continues To Reinvent Itself Online

  

  mike d ( profile ), 23 Apr, 2008 @ 07:02am

  Re:

  Sure it is easy to find, but an article about an online entity should at least be able to point you to that entity.
  
  This store reminded me of Ameoba Music (amoeba.com)in LA. I don't know of there online experience, but in-store is cool. Astor Place in NYC has a lot of 2nd hand stores. I used to buy a lot there when I lived in NYC (~5yrs ago). The best was Mondo Kims (MondoKims.com).

• On the post: NY Indie Record Shop Continues To Reinvent Itself Online

  

  mike d ( profile ), 22 Apr, 2008 @ 09:43pm

  Where is the URL?

  How can an article in BusinessWeek and a blog post here both skip the url to store? www.othermusic.com

• On the post: The Path To Success As A Content Creator: Building Up Your True Fans

  

  mike d ( profile ), 05 Mar, 2008 @ 10:22am

  True Fans?

  Like Jonathon - does this encourage stalkers? Is there formula to convert your stalkers to True Fans?
  
  Seriously, how many Lesser Fans equal one True Fan? Is there a healthy ratio?

• On the post: The Language Indicator: If You Want To Stay On Top Of Technology, You Need To Speak Chinese

  

  mike d ( profile ), 18 Dec, 2007 @ 09:03am

  Chinese & Spanish

  I was having a discussion recently with someone about the best language to learn.
  
  I was for Chinese (probably Mandarin). China's market's are opening and the nation as a whole will become a huge consumer. English is expected in many circumstances such as international government, aviation, high level business. However, all Chinese people do not speak english. Why would you want to cut your self off from that market.
  
  But, it would all depend on your goals in life. Going into medical? Latin may help? Latin American business? Western Europe business? It all depends.
  
  Currently, my 6 year old is starting to learn Spanish. Living in Southern California, it is much more relevant to him.

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