Business Models: Napster to Go vs. iPod

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Lightweight Business Models

Lightweight Business Models 09/22/2004 11:17 PM

The workshop that Jason Fried and myself will be giving at Web 2.0 is entitled "Lightweight Business Models". I'm liking that title more and more as we approach the event.

What will be interesting to see - will be all the Web 1.0 folks meeting all the Web 2.0 folks. Lots of announcements, schmoozing, networking and (hopefully) kai-seki.

I have these vivid memories of the Nikko - doing kai-seki for hours with various Japanese emissaries in the late 80's - when money was no object.

I don't necessarily see the Web 2.0 as a platform with JUST eBay, Amazon or Google - but it's nice to have them there. But it's also nice to have Technorati, Sxip and Flickr.

:-)

The idea of workshop is that there are all these 'little' programs out there that when connected together (via open standards) can create a decentralized mesh of functionality united around new kinds of micro-content.

Here's John Battelle's post....

Over at O'Reilly, Tim's posted his thoughts on why Web 2.0 is a meme with legs, and he's inviting feedback from his readers on what they'd like to see asked of all the speakers we have coming to converse. I'd like to do the same - you guys have always kept me honest, and the conference is really shaping up to be something else again. As Tim puts it:

I'm talking about the emergence of what I've started to call Web 2.0, the internet as platform. We heard about that idea back in the late 90s, at the height of the browser wars, but that turned out to be a false alarm. But I believe we're now starting the third age of the internet -- the first being the telnet-era command line internet, the second the web -- and the third, well, that tale grows in the telling. It's about the way that open source and the open standards of the web are commoditizing many categories of infrastructure software, driving value instead to the data and business processes layered on top of (or within) that software; it's about the way that web sites like eBay, Amazon, and Google are becoming platforms with rich add-on developer communities; it's about the way that network effects and data, rather than software APIs, are the new tools of customer lock-in; it's about the way that to be successful, software today needs to work above the level of a single device; it's about the way that the Microsofts and Intels of tomorrow are once again going to blindside established players because all the rules of business are changing.

Time and again as I report in this space, I'm struck by how different this time round is from the late 1990s. For example, today I spoke with Jeff Weber, who runs USAToday's digital publishing efforts, and we had a robust conversation about publishing models, new and old. I was part of the first wave of "new media" in the 90s, and we were convinced that the world was changing, but wrong in the timing and execution. Now, a whole host of "lightweight publishers" have sprung up, and they are challenging and undermining the entire cost structure and business model of old line publishers. This time, it's real. Weber pointed out to me that Yahoo News, which is twice as big as USAToday.com, and has just 11 employees. Then there's craigslist, with more traffic than nearly anyone, and only 20 or so employees. How do they do that? They've got a very Web 2.0, lightweight business model, that's how (and Yahoo aggregates content, then creates interfaces, of course). Over and over, in so many aspects of industry, we see this happening - travel, finance, media, entertainment, retail. It's exciting, and it's fun.

At Web 2.0, we're going to talk about all this, and (this will be the last time, I promise) I'd really like to see you all there. I still have a limited number of discount codes to dole out, first come, first served (jbat at battellemedia dot com). The event is October 5-7, in San Francisco at the Hotel Nikko.

Even if you can't make it, check out the program and let me know what you'd like to see asked of the speakers. I hope to see you there!

[John Battelle's Searchblog]

When Business Models Bite

When Business Models Bite 04/28/2004 01:10 PM
FranklinCovey tries desperately to pick up an eighth habit.

New Business Models For The Music
Industry?

New Business Models For The Music
Industry? 09/15/2004 04:23 AM
NPR is running a three-part series looking at potential new business models for the music industry in the face of the ongoing changes brought about by digital technologies for the creation and distribution of music. The three business models are all interesting, and some are already being tried, but it seems unlikely that any will get all that far. The first goes back to times past and looks at the idea of "patronage." The idea is to get a wealthy individual (or, more likely, company) to pay for musical output. The NPR piece suggests that this could be modified as a way for hardcore fans to repay a band, but another interesting concept could be corporate sponsorship. The second idea is bringing back the always popular, but often discr edited, idea of micropayments. Without rehashing all the old arguments, micropayments only work in some very specific circumstances, and do more to shrink a musicians potential market than to grow it. The final idea is some sort of general tax on ISPs, which has strong proponents but raises all sorts of problems concerning why some users are subsidizing others and who gets how much money. Of course, there are other business models that could work today, don't require a huge change in the way things are done, and gives people real value for their money: recognize that the music is a promotional tool for other stuff (professional liner notes, fan clubs, concert tickets, clothing, access to the band, backstage passes, you name it) and suddenly the state of the recording industry doesn't seem so dire.

Networking, Business Models and
Entrepreneurs

Networking, Business Models and
Entrepreneurs 05/05/2004 03:48 PM
Knowledge@Wharton has a fresh article on social networking business models. I'm quoted a couple of times, its a nice piece. Particularly this simple point about what's new: According to Wharton marketing professor Peter Fader, networking services may succeed where a...

My Take on Social Networking Business
Models

My Take on Social Networking Business
Models 01/25/2004 06:22 PM
The launch of Orkut has re-ignited the debates about whether or not there's any money in this whole "social networking" game. More specifically, many folks wonder if a purely social networking company can make money without becoming part of a larger (Google, AOL, Yahoo, Microsoft, eBay) company. I'm of two minds on this issue. First, this social networking craze is really just the beginning. The services we see today are too numerous and require far too much of our time,...

Business Models in Enterprise Software

Business Models in Enterprise Software 02/10/2004 02:51 AM
A great discussion at the Enterprise Software Summit on business models. Particular emphasis on: perpetual license vs. subscription; and hosted vs. premises. Which is natural for a conference with mostly CRM attendees these days. Salesforce's IPO is shaking things up....

Likely Success of Internet-Related
Business Models?

Likely Success of Internet-Related
Business Models? 01/02/2004 03:36 PM

Technology will redefine business
models: IBM report

Technology will redefine business
models: IBM report 03/30/2005 03:46 AM
ZDNet India Mar 30 2005 7:44AM GMT

Apple Introduces New, Cheaper IPod
Models (AP)

Apple Introduces New, Cheaper IPod
Models (AP) 07/19/2004 08:18 PM
AP - As rivals nip at its market dominance, Apple Computer Inc. introduced its fourth-generation iPod portable music players Monday with lower prices and longer battery life.

GM Adding iPod Comptatibility To 2006
Models

GM Adding iPod Comptatibility To 2006
Models 03/19/2005 02:29 AM

The new radios feature an auxiliary channel and front mounted auxiliary input jack, enabling owners of iPods or other portable audio players to connect the device and play it through the car stereo. By Larry Angell, iPodlounge

Business Models for Information Design
and Development Departments

Business Models for Information Design
and Development Departments 08/05/2002 11:45 PM

HP unveils new models of iPod digital
music player

HP unveils new models of iPod digital
music player 04/12/2005 11:49 PM
Boston Globe Apr 13 2005 4:30AM GMT

Tampa Internet adult business in legal
battle with former models

Tampa Internet adult business in legal
battle with former models 11/06/2003 12:19 PM
Miami Herald Nov 6 2003 10:56AM ET

Napster back in business for UK

Napster back in business for UK 05/25/2004 06:43 AM
Manchester Online May 25 2004 11:14AM GMT

iPod Mini Tokyo Launch: Shy Shoppers and
Zombie Models

iPod Mini Tokyo Launch: Shy Shoppers and
Zombie Models 07/27/2004 01:12 PM

There's nothing the Japanese love more than a good ol' retail freak out, and when over 1,400 people lined up outside the Tokyo Apple store on Saturday morning to snap at a chance to get an iPod mini, the ensuing mass hysteria traveled, wave-like, up the length of the snaking line to deposit itself paralyzingly in two men who stood at the front, right before the just opening doors. The 1,400 waited patiently as the two men, startled by the mass of camera-armed reporters waiting for them to step over the threshold, refused to enter the store. It took the guarantee that the two men would be able to buy the iPod minis they wanted (in their chosen colors, naturally) in anonymity before the pair stepped aside, letting the rush of less camera-shy buyers into the store to clear out Apple's entire mini stock by four in the afternoon.

Also, in a mostly unrelated note, Apple has discovered that the best way to promote the iPod mini in Japan is to hire undead Western models to stare blankly into the distance.

Read - Timid Tokyoites Delay IPod Frenzy [Wired]

Research and Markets : Viable Business
Models Point to Big Opportunities for
Public WLAN

Research and Markets : Viable Business
Models Point to Big Opportunities for
Public WLAN 03/14/2005 04:44 PM
Research and Markets (researchandmarkets.com/reports/c13669) has announced the addition of "Viable Business Models Point to Big Opportunities for Public WLAN" to their offering. [PRWEB Mar 10, 2005]

The Engine That Drives Success - best
companies have best business models
because they have best IT strategies. -
CIO Magazine May 1,2004

The Engine That Drives Success - best
companies have best business models
because they have best IT strategies. -
CIO Magazine May 1,2004 05/08/2004 10:48 PM
Don Tapscott

cio.com/archive/050104/keynote.html
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Roxio Sells Software Business, Changes
Name To Napster

Roxio Sells Software Business, Changes
Name To Napster 08/10/2004 05:55 PM

Napster takes aim at iPod with portable
service

Napster takes aim at iPod with portable
service 02/05/2005 10:09 PM
Napster has unveiled plans to lauch a portable music service with a US$30 million ad campaign aimed directly at Apple's iPod, reports Reuters...

Roxio to sell software business, change
name to Napster

Roxio to sell software business, change
name to Napster 08/10/2004 05:03 AM
USA Today Aug 10 2004 9:16AM GMT

Leap SE 2.0 turns System Requirements
into Object Models and Data Models,
Automatically

Leap SE 2.0 turns System Requirements
into Object Models and Data Models,
Automatically 08/16/2004 02:37 AM
Leap SE—a CASE tool that generates object models directly from system requirements—now generates a data model as well, dramatically shortening the systems analysis phase of software development projects. [PRWEB Aug 16, 2004]

Print 3D models to cut-and-glue paper
models

Print 3D models to cut-and-glue paper
models 12/19/2004 03:34 PM
Cory Doctorow: Jason sez, "Knowing how crazy Boing Boing readers are for origami and paper models, I thought you might be interested in Pepakura Designer, which lets you print out plans for paper models from objects designed in common 3D modelers... The demo has the save featured disabled, but you can still print your objects. It works with objects from 3D Studio, Lightwave, AutoCAD and a few others." Link (Thanks, Jason!)

Napster vs. iTunes (Napster Responds)

Napster vs. iTunes (Napster Responds) 11/10/2003 11:25 PM
In response to Apple's claim of selling 5 times as many songs as Napster in it's first week of operation, Napster's CEO, Chris Gorog, responded in an ...

Business Healthy For Apple's iPod

Business Healthy For Apple's iPod 12/02/2003 12:37 AM
Some people are so into the Apple iPod it hurts. By Kat Gresey (Columbia Chronicle via MyAppleMenu)

Win an iPod mini in the SOHO Business
Cards contest

Win an iPod mini in the SOHO Business
Cards contest 06/10/2004 04:51 AM
Chronos today announced a business card design contest using its SOHO Business Card software product...

Beyond iPod, Apple Grows Healthy
Software Business

Beyond iPod, Apple Grows Healthy
Software Business 02/01/2005 09:36 PM

More user-friendly software could prove critical for Apple as it tries to increase its base of Macintosh users. By Matthew Yi, San Francisco Chronicle

Apple creates separate iPod business
unit

Apple creates separate iPod business
unit 05/20/2004 05:36 AM
Expects big things from little player

Businesses For Sale in Northern and
Southern California Reached a Record
Number 368 Business & Franchise Sales
This Past Week from Business Brokers,
Small Business Owners, & Real Estate
Agents

Businesses For Sale in Northern and
Southern California Reached a Record
Number 368 Business & Franchise Sales
This Past Week from Business Brokers,
Small Business Owners, & Real Estate
Agents 05/31/2004 01:52 PM
Businesses for sale in Northern and Southern California reached a record number 368 business & franchise sales this past week from business brokers, small business owners, & real estate agents for the week of May 17, 2004 thru May 23, 2004. [PRWEB May 27, 2004]

"how-to record on your ipod (for free) -
ipod hacks - ipod.hackaday.com"

"how-to record on your ipod (for free) -
ipod hacks - ipod.hackaday.com" 12/31/2004 04:38 PM

BB-Shopping Is One of the Best Resources
for Mobile Phone Accessories, Ipod
Accessories (Ipod, Ipod Arm Band)and
Many More

BB-Shopping Is One of the Best Resources
for Mobile Phone Accessories, Ipod
Accessories (Ipod, Ipod Arm Band)and
Many More 02/01/2005 08:46 PM
One Place Resource for Ipod Accessories and other Consumer Electronic Gadgets [PRWEB Jan 26, 2005]

Kinematic Models

Kinematic Models 04/18/2005 02:56 PM
19th century mechanical models for teaching the principles of kinematics, the geometry of motion. Includes images and descriptions, QT movies of some of the models in motion, javascript simulations, and an online library of historical mechanical and engineering texts in html and pdf, including da Vinci's Madrid Codices, and Charles Babbage on On a Method of Expressing by Signs The Action of Machinery.

XML-Deviant: Models with Character

XML-Deviant: Models with Character 03/14/2005 05:43 PM
Micah Dubinko tallies up the score in the new W3C specification, called "charmod" colloquially, about the use of Unicode in XML applications.

Thousands of models to choose from!

Thousands of models to choose from! 04/15/2004 10:30 AM
Jesus Christ: Choose your own savior.
Everyone claims their Jesus is the "real" one, the only authentic Christ unperverted by secular society or religious institutions... Nowadays, even nonbelievers assert a superior understanding of who the actual Jesus really was and what he stood for.

Fine Models: Slave I

Fine Models: Slave I 04/14/2004 09:15 AM
The next kit from Japanese model manufacturer is an Attack of the Clones Slave I, complete with a mini Jango and Boba Fett. Click through for more details.

Models of signal transmission

Models of signal transmission 09/09/2004 03:03 PM
"Nature" reprints conclusions and the most important figure

Two new PocketDock models released

Two new PocketDock models released 06/21/2004 02:54 AM
SendStation Systems today announced the release of two new models of its PocketDock product line for iPod and iPod mini...

New Yopy models next month

New Yopy models next month 02/15/2003 02:30 PM
G.MATE is taking pre-orders on the Yopy YP3500 and YP3700, with a ship date of March 11th. Improvements over the...

New Content Technologies and Models

New Content Technologies and Models 04/12/2005 11:35 AM
I just gave a social software talk, showing off cool tools like Ward's Wiki, Kwiki, Wikipedia, Wikipes, Wikitravel, Socialtext, Typepad, Flickr, del.icio.us, Technorati, Newsgator, Feedster, PubSub and NetNewsWire. Rather fun to show how these simple tools have complex behavior...

Fresh Summer Models

Fresh Summer Models 05/14/2004 11:48 PM
JANE PINCKARD -- They release new mobile phones, like, every three months in Japan, but Vodafone has been lax lately. So it was nice to see them back in the game at the Tokyo Business Show with five brand new tasty models. Check out the video. Thanks, Lars! Read [from...
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