A Better Course

The acquisition by BBC Worldwide of a majority stake in Lonely Planet prompted travel publishers to search for new sources of revenue online.“We want to be in a position where if the business collapses in 5 years we have a plan —unlike the music indus

(tags: lonelyplanet bbc publishing travelguide nytimes online web2.0)

‘My vote for a business word we’ll hear a lot in 2008? “Frenemies.”’. It is my sincere wish that this is not the case in 2008 or ever.

(tags: marketing marketingprofs neologism collaboration)

Starlets usually get banned from the pages of teenage magazines after they get into trouble, but Jamie Lynn may prove to be an exception. Her fans have been so caught up in the news that some magazines have decided to address her pregnancy.

(tags: publishing publicrelations jamielynnspears nytimes teenagers)

Second Life and other virtual worlds for grown-ups have enjoyed intense media attention in the last year but fallen short of breathless expectations. Children’s versions are much more popular, to the dismay of some parents and child advocacy groups.

(tags: nytimes socialnetworking children web2.0 advertising)

“In the third quarter of 2007, exactly half of Mac owners paid to download music at least once, while only 16% of PC owners did.” Not sure about the analysis; I’d be interested to know about take-up of the iTunes store amongst PC as opposed to Mac users

(tags: nytimes pc apple technology music)

Until recently, PCs were viewed by many in the industry as low-margin commodities. What changed? Apple proved with its flashy iPods, iPhones, and MacBook laptops that design really matters to consumers.

(tags: businessweek apple design branding brand selfimage)

the bulk of innovation behind the latest “wow” moment (multi-touch on the iPhone, for example) is also low-amplitude and takes place over a long period—but well before the “new” idea has become generally known, much less reached the tipping point.

(tags: businessweek innovation)