Why does Google's Chrome hold such great promise for media? Please see our recent article in Businessweek about what Chrome really means for strategy. Read More
Jarvis on what $700 billion could buy - and should. Essential reading. The Food Chain of Greed - NYT. Financial crisis spreads to economy - GE slashes outlook. Digital consolidation continues as returns diminish. Myspace and Last.fm are reinventing the music industry...slowly :) Here's a ...Read More
What are the secrets of next-gen platform strategy - especially when media is consumed no longer across inert channels, but a multitude of platforms? Please check out our recent piece in BusinessWeek about Apple vs Facebook for some insight. Read More
Hi everyone - please find our first research note available via the link below: User Generated Context. We discuss the mistaken strategic assumptions behind the idea of user generated content, and why it's preventing the media industry from exploring new paths ...Read More
Samsung's Instinct is selling just as fast the Razr before it. And we all know how that story ended: even the Razr couldn't stop Motorola's handset group from imploding. Lesson: the real challenge for mobile isn't just making cool stuff ...Read More
Topspin - awesome. Why? Umm...see the post below on business model innovation!! Read More
Media markets are falling like dominoes - here's the latest prediction: film and TV are on the verge of being cannibalized by digital media. Why? What's the deeper cause? It's not just a defection to digital media, which seems to have less ...Read More
What is media today? We're used to thinking of media in terms of yesterday's categories - largely focused on either inert information or passive entertainment. But do they apply anymore? LinkedIn, for example, has just raised a final round of financing, before a ...Read More
Microsoft just made an interesting move: offering cashback to consumers who buy goods via it's search engine. On the surface, that's pretty clever - because searches for products are some of the most lucrative, and generate a disproportionate share of ...Read More
Hi, and welcome to the Media Lab! Why the Media Lab? We think it's pretty clear that ongoing industry volatility - and stagnating value creation from startups and incumbents alike - demonstrates that the media industry lacks valid and accurate economic insights ...Read More
