Tag Archives: Google
Netflix’s Real Problem
Netflix has a BIG problem. Not because it angered customers by doubling its price or even because it enraged them by attempting to spin off its DVD business. Netflix’s problem is that it fundamentally has little leverage with the studios. … Continue reading
AOL and Yahoo!: Fingers in Google’s Dike
AOL and Yahoo! both revolutionized the Internet. And both have completely lost their way. Back in the 1990s, AOL introduced millions of people to email and online content. Yahoo! taught people how to find things online. Now both seem reduced … Continue reading
Going Gaga at Amazon
At some point, some people decided they’d better eat the costs of their mule herd and invest in tractors to haul stuff if they wanted to survive. Which side of history is the music industry on? Continue reading
TV in 2020: Best Guesses
So where will television be in 2020? I posed the question last week at a panel I led during NAB with execs from DreamWorks, Sony Electronics, Starz, Nielsen and Technicolor. Of course, nobody really knows what TV will look like in two … Continue reading
iPhone 5 Speculation Hints at Mobile’s Future
Since Apple tends to be the smartphone trend-setter, here’s some of the more interesting speculation about what next summer’s roll-out of iPhone 5 will feature — and competitors will rush to duplicate. Continue reading
Google Makes Nice with Hollywood
Google to Hollywood: Don’t shut us out! We’ll play nice! Continue reading
TV to the Googleth Power
While Hollywood’s obstructive actions have caused howls of outrage in Silicon Valley, Google won’t get far its TV ambitions with the studios until it persuades them they can do what Google already does in spades: make money. Continue reading
Definition of Chutzpah: Google Sues Govt.
Google is suing the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) over a bid for a new hosted e-mail system which Google claims unfairly benefits Microsoft. http://zd.net/b4hgEJ


