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Monthly Archives: February 2011
I remember past visions of malled-off e-commerce
I remember when companies like CompuServe and GEnie and Prodigy and AOL had visions of e-coommerce that used metaphors like virtual malls in which they would let companies sell things in exchange for a cut of the revenues. I remember when the web browser came along and … Continue reading
Why does Twitter unplug third party services? Because they can
Last June, I wrote a post called Twitter is too big to fail in which I said the following: “Twitter, like the internet itself, has morphed from novelty toy to essential tool in just a few years. While the world … Continue reading
Google social search results are great (not creepy)
This isn’t a post for my tech and new media friends. Rather, it’s a post for my friends who do NOT obsessively follow developments related to the intersection of media, technology and marketing: in other words, nearly everyone I know … Continue reading
Does Apple really want to have a “no links to your local bookstore” rule?
Apple has just done something that I would have previously believed impossible: They have given independent booksellers and Amazon a reason to join forces. A common enemy often does that. Many years ago, when Barnes & Noble attempted to purchase … Continue reading
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Apple & iPad magazine subscriptions
[Update: Despite what I write below, one facet of the announcement didn't sink in when I read it earlier -- and it's outrageous: "publishers may no longer provide links in their apps (to a web site, for example) which allow … Continue reading
Posted in apple, iPad, magazine news, publishing 5 Comments
