Joey said: The Music Industry may be coming around internationally to the realities of the Internet economy, but the fact that Spotify hasn't yet made an appearance in the US indicates the RIAA is probably not so hip. Quote:
Mr Wells disclosed that Spotify is paying Universal Music Group a royalty per user in only two of its territories: the UK and Spain.
In its other four territories: Sweden, Norway, Finland and France, Spotify pays the record labels from the money generated by subscriptions and advertising and not on a per user basis.Added: January 22, 2010 at 9:32PM EST
Joey said: Fascinating transcript of a debate between two economic thinkers. Andersen espousing the common, modern model of a cyclical economy, and Rushkoff with his unique big picture philosophy. Added: August 6, 2009 at 10:54AM EDT
Joey said: When the world is crumbling around you, and you can't even recognize what the root cause of the change is, it's time to learn fast or cede power to someone who does.
This list of complaints a solutions is about 95% right, but who cares – it fits into the funny/sad because it's true. Added: July 8, 2009 at 8:55PM EDT
Joey said: The evolution of business and civilizations demands cycles. It's a great idea to look at how the mighty have fallen. Their mistakes are varied, but it makes a lot of sense that patterns would have emerged. The real question is: can those mistakes be avoided? Added: May 18, 2009 at 10:44PM EDT
Joey said: Bryan makes a good case for college media to use the wealth of data about the economy and easy tools to make infographics. Added: April 11, 2009 at 2:22PM EDT
Joey said: WTF? Can we go back to capitalism please? Bail out life insurance!? If _that_ business can't succeed, we should _let_ it fail.
This plan amounts to the government giving someone money, and telling them to give it right back. Added: April 8, 2009 at 10:40AM EDT