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How Yahoo Killed Flickr and Lost the Internet
(<a href="http://funkaoshi.com">via</a>)
web  business 
13 days ago by dsankey
The frequent fliers who flew too much
modern day Icarus story (<a href="http://bigweek.co/">via</a>)
travel  business 
21 days ago by dsankey
Flaherty Should Cool Toronto’s Condo Market (Not Just Warn Us About It)
Realosophy argues for taxes that reduce speculation in the condo market. I agree - the measures that Flaherty has taken to reign in the housing market all make it harder for actual people to buy the land they want to live in.
business  economics  canada  toronto  cities 
27 days ago by dsankey
Valve Employee Handbook
I saw this linked to repeatedly but since its a clunky PDF I didn't get very far. It's worth it though. Valve has no hierarchy and thus employees are free to pick what they want to work on. Fascinating to read how this might actually work.
business  organization 
5 weeks ago by dsankey
Larry Jordan - Future Features in Final Cut Pro X
video  production  business  apple  from instapaper
6 weeks ago by dsankey
How Valve “devalued” video games, and why that’s great news for developers and players
"If you launch a game at $20, and the price goes down to $5, you need to sell four times as many games to make the same money, right? Surprisingly... they don’t just sell four times as many games, they may sell 20 times as many, or more."
games  business 
6 weeks ago by dsankey
What Amazon's ebook strategy means
interesting take on why publishers hate Amazon so much by Charlie Stross (sci fi author) (<a href="http://daringfireball.net">via</a>)
books  ebooks  business 
6 weeks ago by dsankey
How Sony Fell Behind in the Tech Parade
I remember an absolutely bulletproof Trinitron tube TV my parents bought. I loved my Walkman. And I loved so much about the Playstation. But it's been downhill from there. (<a href="http://daringfireball.net">via</a>)
tech  business  sony  japan 
6 weeks ago by dsankey
Android so good it doesnt even have to make Google any money! Ever!
(<a href="http://daringfireball.net">via</a>)
apple  google  iphone  business 
7 weeks ago by dsankey
Dethroned! How Wendy's Slayed Burger King in the Fast-Food Wars
Thanks, Dave
ads  food  business  from instapaper
8 weeks ago by dsankey
The Onion's Bumpy Ride to Chicago
comedy  business 
9 weeks ago by dsankey
When The Consoles Die, What Comes Next?
he had me at "the wedding theory". But seriously, this is a must-watch for those interested in the art and business of games. (<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/113824/When-theres-no-more-room-in-Hell-the-consoles-will-walk-the-Earth">via</a>)
games  business  futuremedia 
10 weeks ago by dsankey
Canada's newly competitive cellphone market at risk
phone  business  canada 
february 2012 by dsankey
Confessions of a Publisher: “We’re in Amazon’s Sights and They’re Going to Kill Us”
(<a href="http://daringfireball.net">via</a>)
books  business  ebooks 
january 2012 by dsankey
Samsung vs. Google
Samsung is so far ahead of the other Android hardware makers it could start to pressure Google. (<a href="http://daringfireball.net">via</a>)
tech  phone  gadget  business 
january 2012 by dsankey
Don't Be A Free User
actually, one thing I really liked about Pinboard was that it cost a one-time fee, not a recurring charge. But I especially like that paying for stuff on the web makes it less likely to have ads.
free  web  business 
december 2011 by dsankey
Hell freezes over: Forrester urges IT to support the Mac
awesome.
apple  business  tech 
october 2011 by dsankey
Workers’ Own Cellphones and iPads Find a Role at the Office
maybe someday this trend will come north.
tech  apple  business 
september 2011 by dsankey
10 things to remember about Netflix while scratching your head about Qwikster
business  film  futuremedia 
september 2011 by dsankey
Steve Jobs: American Genius
Newsweek cover article
apple  tech  business 
september 2011 by dsankey
Mario Shunning IPhones Leads to Growing Discontent by Nintendo’s Investors
how the mighty are falling. Nintendo's stock price spiked up on rumours there was going to be a Pokemon for iOS, and went back down when they denied it. Did I mention the 3DS price drop after only a few months on the market?
games  business  phone  apple  iphone 
august 2011 by dsankey
Beyond the iPhone 5: The future of Apple's mobile devices
some inspired speculation features discussion of an iPod Touch 3G aka iPhone lite for prepaid markets, and the unlikeliness that an "iPad HD" will show up this year
apple  ipad  iphone  business 
july 2011 by dsankey
How Apple became a monopsonist
apple  business  tech 
july 2011 by dsankey
Hollywood Starts to Worry as 3-D Fizzles in U.S.
(NYT) plus assorted other woes including industry down 10% from last year, and an astounding 36% drop in video store rentals
film  business 
june 2011 by dsankey
The end of the office
Clive Thompson, from last year, on technological and generational changes that make a shared physical workspace far less significant
business  productivity  ideas 
march 2011 by dsankey
A Letter to Our Readers About Digital Subscriptions
NYT is rolling out their subscription in plan, first in Canada, then the world. It's $15/mo for smartphone + website, $20/mo for tablet + website. 20 pages free a month. Suddenly I have an incentive to not read the Times.
journalism  business 
march 2011 by dsankey
EU raids publishers in ebook price-fixing probe
"ebooks ... can cost more than twice as much as their printed cousins." Which makes no goddamned sense.
ebook  books  futuremedia  business 
march 2011 by dsankey
Shock Doctrine, U.S.A.
Krugman sees Klein's theory at work in Wisconsin
usa  politics  business 
february 2011 by dsankey
Ubisoft on next-gen portable dev: 3DS / PSP2 first, 'the other machines' next
this is interesting: Ubisoft plans to launch games first for 3DS and NGP, followed by cheaper versions for phones. Sort of like the theatrical-followed-by-DVD window system in film.
games  business  futuremedia 
february 2011 by dsankey
Should We Accept That Indie Film Is Now A Hobby Culture?
by Ted Hope, who produced some of the most significant indie films of the 90s.
film  business  futuremedia 
january 2011 by dsankey
IBM Centennial Film: They Were There
By Errol Morris, commissioned by IBM
Film  documentary  tech  business 
january 2011 by dsankey
!@$#ing for a living
good idea
web  blogs  business 
january 2011 by dsankey
How Germany got it right on the economy
fascinating. They kept their manufacturing & emphasized local growth over global expansion.
economics  world  business 
november 2010 by dsankey
Conan O'Brien Beats Jay Leno In The Ratings
beats everyone, in fact.
tv  business  comedy 
november 2010 by dsankey
Interview with Globalive (Wind Mobile) financier Naguib Sawiris
On competition with Rogers, Bell and Telus: "When we become stronger, we will hit back. And we will make pain, and they will suffer. Because we would have preferred for them to live and let live, but if they play unfairly, our day of revenge will come."
canada  phone  business 
november 2010 by dsankey
Facebook, Adobe, Disney, Sony — Apple takeover rumors ignite
there is no source to the rumour other than a bunch of analysts realized Apple has enough cash in the bank to buy some pretty enormous companies.
apple  rumours  business 
october 2010 by dsankey
The end of a shift at GM, the end of an era in Windsor
windsor  business  economics  cities  car 
july 2010 by dsankey
Weekend Box Office: Nolan's dreams are Bruckheimer's nightmare
Yay! I never know what's going to be a hit, so I'm certainly happy the excellent Inception beat the Nick Cage wizard movie.
film  business 
july 2010 by dsankey
The Top 25 specialty channels in Canada by profit
this is a little inside baseball, but it's interesting - the top is W, number 25 is much.
canada  tv  business 
july 2010 by dsankey
How to Make an American Job Before It's Too Late
looks at the decline of US manufacturing from the point of view of Silicon Valley. Obviously related to the shrinking cities kick I've been on lately: the cities shrinking are the industrial centers, and the jobs have moved to Asia. There is something cruel about the idea of a North American economy with no manufacturing ("we used to make shit in this town" - The Wire). via <a href="http://funkaoshi.com>Funkaoshi</a>
economics  business  china  usa  cities 
july 2010 by dsankey
Blind Spots: Here's What The Biggest Tech Companies Suck At
brief and generally on point.
tech  business 
june 2010 by dsankey
Playback scales back to online only
Canada's film/tv industry paper is closing its print operations, and laying off 18 people. There will undoubtedly be a lot more of this in the coming years.
film  tv  canada  production  business  futuremedia 
june 2010 by dsankey
'Lost,' 'V,' 'FlashForward' Lead 2009-10 Genre Offerings
"Network genre shows really took a beating in 2009-10, with 11 programs offered by the network, and just six returning."
tv  scifi  business 
june 2010 by dsankey
A fistful of video game dollars
Rockstar's latest game Red Dead Redemption may be the most expensive Western ever produced, with a budget of $100-million. I'm psyched to try this game, but - shamefully - I'm still getting through Mass Effect 2, and have been thoroughly distracted by Torchlight.
games  business 
may 2010 by dsankey
How to Save the News
James Fallows looks at Google's theories of how the newspaper business could be salvaged. Essentially: try a lot of new things and wait for online ad revenue to catch up to print display ads' heyday.
journalism  business  google 
may 2010 by dsankey
Tim O'Reilly: The Oracle of Silicon Valley
"Money is like gasoline during a road trip," he says. "You don't want to run out of gas on your trip, but you're not doing a tour of gas stations. You have to pay attention to money, but it shouldn't be about the money." Amazing quote.
business  ebooks  ideas  books 
may 2010 by dsankey
Interview with Brian Jarrard and Joe Staten
of Bungie, about the Activision deal.
games  bungie  business 
april 2010 by dsankey
Lala music service shutting down
unfortunately, now it doesn't look like Apple was working on a cloud music service, but rather buying up the competition.
music  tech  apple  business 
april 2010 by dsankey
Industry Shocker: Halo Developer Bungie Studios Signs Deal With Activision
Wow, missed this one yesterday. It's a 10-year deal.
games  bungie  business 
april 2010 by dsankey
Commercials coming to video on demand
it was bound to happen.
tv  canada  rogers  futuremedia  business 
april 2010 by dsankey
Health reform in America: Signed, sealed, delivered
summary of the major characteristics of the new bill
usa  health  business 
march 2010 by dsankey
iPhone, iPod touch carve 19% mobile gaming share from Sony, Nintendo
in the US. iPhone OS now has bigger marketshare than the PSP.
games  iphone  apple  business 
march 2010 by dsankey
Studios may tighten credit on Blockbuster, force bankruptcy
wow. "Last year the company shut down 586 stores worldwide, including 353 in the U.S."
news  film  business 
march 2010 by dsankey
Yelp and the Business of Extortion 2.0
in summary, don't use yelp.
business 
january 2010 by dsankey
Why Some Comics Aren't Laughing at Jay Leno
AV Club's Nathan Rabin writing in the WSJ about the whole mess
comedy  business  news 
january 2010 by dsankey
December NPD: The Nintendo That Stole Christmas | GameLife | Wired.com
games  business 
january 2010 by dsankey
Film - The Coming Revolution in Indie Distribution - NYTimes.com
film  business  transmedia  futuremedia 
january 2010 by dsankey
NBC’s Ebersol Defends Leno and Zucker - NYTimes.com
and attacks Conan. Damn. What a mess.
business  tv 
january 2010 by dsankey
CinemaTech: And the data from 2009 says...
growth in theatrical revenue for film, DVD sales down, digital is miniscule
film  business  futuremedia 
january 2010 by dsankey
Weekend Box Office: Cameron is legend
$73-million is 2nd place to I Am Legend for december openings, but probably snowstorm-related and if it has Titanic legs, it will crush everything.
film  business 
december 2009 by dsankey
Fragmandroid: Google’s mad dash to Microsoftdom « counternotions
google  microsoft  apple  business 
december 2009 by dsankey
New Paramount division will think small
will make sub-$100,000 films
film  futuremedia  business 
december 2009 by dsankey
Ottawa OKs fourth wireless carrier - thestar.com
nice!
canada  phone  business 
december 2009 by dsankey
Steve Jobs: CEO of the Decade
apple  business 
november 2009 by dsankey
TV Finds That a Mortal Foe, the DVR, Is Really a Best Friend
awww.... just like VHS and DVD! Big content can't stay mad at new tech.
tv  futuremedia  business 
november 2009 by dsankey
Net Neutrality
the net as divided into cable-style "packages"
internet  politics  business 
october 2009 by dsankey
How The iPhone Is Blowing Everyone Else Away (In Charts)
fascinating. Mobile web faster adoption than the regular web, iPhone/Touch the fastest-adopted consumer electronics product ever, outpacing the Wii handily
iphone  games  mobile  business 
october 2009 by dsankey
September NPD: Half a million PS3 sold, outsold Wii
damn son.
ps3  games  business 
october 2009 by dsankey
CanWest assets likely to be sold after company files for creditor protection
exciting opportunities abound for Canuck media moguls
canada  tv  business 
october 2009 by dsankey
Globalive - The minnow in the shark tank
great article about the newcomer in Canadian wireless
phone  canada  business 
october 2009 by dsankey
Halo 3: The Nickel & Dime Generation
total cost of all Halo 3 content, not including console: $250
games  business  halo  microsoft  xbox360 
september 2009 by dsankey
The Estrogen Feedback Loop
on the risks of specialty channels' move to the (female) mainstream
tv  canada  business  futuremedia 
september 2009 by dsankey
Ottawa killed cellphone cost calculator
cellphones in this country are a travesty.
phone  canada  business  corruption 
september 2009 by dsankey
Walrus Magazine » Point of No Return » By Jason Anderson
About the state of the Canadian TV industry
canada  tv  business 
august 2009 by dsankey
Killing the cash cow: Microsoft ordered to stop selling Word - Ars Technica
hm.
microsoft  business  news 
august 2009 by dsankey
'Flashpoint' tries to prove its worth to CBS at television critics tour
the sad math of the reverse simulcast shows
canada  tv  business 
august 2009 by dsankey
Horror Films...And the Women Who Love Them!
women are now the primary market for horror films - even slasher flicks
film  business  culture  horror 
august 2009 by dsankey
Console Hardware Sales From Launch (graph)
wow. 360 is tied with PS3 from this viewpoint (presumably because of weak Japanese sales)
games  business 
july 2009 by dsankey
Making the Movie: Hollywood 2.0: Turning Theatrical Distribution Upside Down
good ideas. Here's another option for theatrical distribution: lower the friggin prices.
film  futuremedia  business  music  ideas 
july 2009 by dsankey
Lost Garden: Flash Love Letter (2009) Part 1
"where are the great world changing Flash games? They appear to be missing."
flash  games  indie  business 
july 2009 by dsankey
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