One day, movie downloads will be a big business ... but for whom?

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7-Eleven Will Offer Music And Movie
Downloads

7-Eleven Will Offer Music And Movie
Downloads 03/25/2005 02:18 PM

Convenience store chain 7-Eleven is determined to dip their Slurpee straws into the world of digital content, looking to offer music, movies and whatever else they can think of to their customers, saying "customers should be able to walk into a 7-Eleven store to burn their favorite songs onto a CD or download content onto their portable music player." Picture-perfect scenario: Their system allows me to bookmark a song I like on the radio so that when I go to 7-Eleven next, it asks me to confirm my song purchase when paying for gas and sends them (wirelessly) to my portable/car media player. With their talk that the digital delivery system will be viable for them within 10 years, I think they could have something that advanced up and running by then. (Thanks, Ravi!)

7-Eleven to test sale of music downloads [Reuters]

AOL to offer 99 cent movie rental
downloads

AOL to offer 99 cent movie rental
downloads 01/22/2004 02:13 AM
AOL is offering its user a promotional deal that's quite the attention grabber: 99 cents for a movie rental download.

Illegal movie downloads on the rise,
says the MPAA

Illegal movie downloads on the rise,
says the MPAA 07/10/2004 12:48 PM
25% of all Internet users have downloaded motion pictures illegally, according to the MPAA. Are downloads really costing them money, though?

Bollywood Signs Up For Kazaa Movie
Downloads... But Not Really

Bollywood Signs Up For Kazaa Movie
Downloads... But Not Really 12/23/2003 05:39 PM
There have been a few stories about "legitimate" companies doing deals with Kazaa, but once you get past the headline, you realize that it's not true at all. Just like all those other deals the headlines trumpeting a deal between some some Bollywood film makers and Kazaa isn't really about Kazaa at all. Instead, it's a deal with Kazaa's sister company Altnet, which runs a service within Kazaa to distribute approved copy protected content. So, this isn't at all about film makers understanding the promotional value of free downloads, but rather them trying to piggyback copy protection (in this case files that supposedly "self-destruct" after a single $3 viewing) on the popularity of Kazaa. The deal isn't even that good. $3 for a product that self-destructs after a single viewing? You get a better deal going to the local video store. Meanwhile, though, they get all the publicity of having the film "offered on Kazaa". All Altnet is really doing is bolting a pay-for service (like iTunes) into Kazaa. It doesn't leverage the real benefits of a distributed file sharing network at all.

Bollywood Embraces Kazaa Movie Downloads

Bollywood Embraces Kazaa Movie Downloads 12/23/2003 11:47 AM
MaximusTheGreat writes "While Hollywood tries to debate how to tackle P2P movie downloads, Bollywood the world's largest film industry has decided to embrace ...

Netflix, TiVo to join forces for movie
downloads

Netflix, TiVo to join forces for movie
downloads 09/07/2004 10:36 AM
Newsweek reports that Netflix and TiVo are set to announce a partnership that will allow subscribers to both services to download their Netflix DVDs directly into their TiVo boxes, instead of receiving them in the mail...

Music downloads and movie tickets get
Christmas Day boost online

Music downloads and movie tickets get
Christmas Day boost online 12/30/2004 09:56 PM
InternetRetailer.com Dec 31 2004 1:34AM GMT

Sony plans to out-apple Apple with
online movie downloads

Sony plans to out-apple Apple with
online movie downloads 03/31/2005 05:18 PM
Sony plans to begin making some of its movie library available online. Will it catch on in the same way iTMS did with music?

The Movie Business Strives To Be Like...
The IRS?!?

The Movie Business Strives To Be Like...
The IRS?!? 03/25/2005 06:57 AM
We've already questioned Dan Glickman's backwards looking plan as head of the MPAA to beg people not to tape movies, but Glickman continues to amaze with his complete inability to realize what's happening to the business he's supposed to be helping to shape going forward. His latest claim is that he wants to mak e the movie industry more like the IRS. Sheer brilliance. This is an industry that needs to attract and retain customers in the face of increasing competition from a variety of different sources, and the plan is to make the industry more like one of the most hated organizations in the country. Are we going to need to fill out complex forms next time we want to watch a movie too?

The Punishing Movie Business

The Punishing Movie Business 04/19/2004 03:14 PM
The Punisher had a not-so-heroic estimated opening of $14 million... looks like The Bride tamed Lions Gate.

Cinram tells shareholders digital
downloads won't hurt DVD business till
2010

Cinram tells shareholders digital
downloads won't hurt DVD business till
2010 06/19/2004 01:39 PM
Canadian Press Jun 19 2004 4:12PM GMT

Chinese Movie Industry Recognizes Movie
Watching Is A Social Experience

Chinese Movie Industry Recognizes Movie
Watching Is A Social Experience 03/22/2005 05:03 PM
Yesterday we noted that the MPAA and movie theater owners were whini ng about how much people coming in an taping movies was hurting their business. The obvious response, we pointed out, is to recognize that going to the movies is a social experience. It's not just about the content (though, that is important), but the overall experience. If they improved that, then people would want to go -- even if they could score the same movie off the internet or a cheap DVD bought off the street. While the folks in Hollywood refuse to entertain this idea, someone (anonymously) in the comments to that story pointed to an article in China noting that this is exactly what Chinese movie theaters have done. After years of declining attendance, they finally shaped up and made going to the movies cool again. They improved the overall experience, putting in better equipment and more comfortable seats. They improved the sound and the lighting as well. It sounds like they also made some theaters to be more like bars, to help attract young adults away from traditional bars. Yet the supposedly "creative" movie people in Hollywood insist "nothing can be done" to get people into the theater.

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]

Northern And Southern California
Businesses For Sale Dipped This Past
Week To 324 Business & Franchise Sales.
These Small Businesses Were Sold By
Business Brokers, Small Business Owners,
& Real Estate Agents Throughout
California.

Northern And Southern California
Businesses For Sale Dipped This Past
Week To 324 Business & Franchise Sales.
These Small Businesses Were Sold By
Business Brokers, Small Business Owners,
& Real Estate Agents Throughout
California. 06/23/2004 03:08 AM
Northern And Southern California Businesses For Sale Dipped This Past Week To 324 Business & Franchise Sales. These Small Businesses Were Sold By Business Brokers, Small Business Owners, & Real Estate Agents Throughout California. [PRWEB Jun 23, 2004]

Southern California Business Expert
Honored as one of "The World's Greatest
Business Mentors"

Southern California Business Expert
Honored as one of "The World's Greatest
Business Mentors" 08/09/2004 02:18 AM
Southern California Business Expert Honored as one of "The World's Greatest Business Mentors." Ron LaVine receives prestigious honor; To be featured in forthcoming mentoring book [PRWEB Aug 9, 2004]

Online Business Networks - Building
Quality Business Relationships on the
Internet

Online Business Networks - Building
Quality Business Relationships on the
Internet 12/28/2004 06:58 AM

Online Business Networks

Online Business Networks - Building Quality Business Relationships on the Internet
http://www.onlinebusines snetworks.com/

Reach More of the Right People Faster with Less Effort. Business is under pressure now more than ever to do more with less — bigger, better, cheaper, faster. But at what cost? At the cost of human relationships? It doesn't have to be. The internet offers powerful tools to help you find the right people, connect with them, build trust and rapport, and collaborate with them quickly and cost-effectively. This is a good guide with some fine resources. This has been added to my white paper Online Social Networking.

Business 2.0 - Magazine Article -
Printable Version - The 101 Dumbest
Moments in Business

Business 2.0 - Magazine Article -
Printable Version - The 101 Dumbest
Moments in Business 03/20/2003 08:33 AM
The 101 Dumbest Moments in Business in 2002

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Today in Investor's Business Daily stock
analysis and business news

Today in Investor's Business Daily stock
analysis and business news 04/28/2004 10:22 AM
if some in the intelligence community have their way, your online scribblings may soon be regular reads for the FBI, CIA and various other spook groups .. Blog-Tracking May Gain Ground Among U.S. Intelligence Officials .. read full story>

investors.com/editorial/tech.asp?v=4/27
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Working with Business e-Government
project launches Starter Business
website

Working with Business e-Government
project launches Starter Business
website 06/23/2004 01:13 AM
PublicTechnology.net Jun 23 2004 5:46AM GMT

Business News, India: Microsoft Xbox
emerging as a viable business

Business News, India: Microsoft Xbox
emerging as a viable business 02/01/2005 09:41 PM
Keralanext.com - Sat Jan 29, 09:57 am GMT

Park N Shop implements Microsoft
Business Solutions Great Plains to
manage retail business

Park N Shop implements Microsoft
Business Solutions Great Plains to
manage retail business 04/03/2005 05:45 AM
AME Info Apr 3 2005 8:22AM GMT

Oracle retools E-Business Suite,
business intelligence offerings

Oracle retools E-Business Suite,
business intelligence offerings 07/19/2004 05:01 PM
Oracle Corp. hopes to broaden the appeal of its E-Business Suite to specific industries such as industrial manufacturing and health care with a retooled interface and more vertical applications.

Microsoft Business Solutions aims to be
a $10bn business by 2011

Microsoft Business Solutions aims to be
a $10bn business by 2011 07/15/2004 07:00 AM
Computer Weekly Jul 15 2004 10:16AM GMT

India Business, Microsoft Xbox emerging
as a viable business

India Business, Microsoft Xbox emerging
as a viable business 02/01/2005 09:41 PM
Keralanext.com - Sat Jan 29, 01:54 pm GMT

Live coverage from Times Online business
reporters No 1 FOR BUSINESS

Live coverage from Times Online business
reporters No 1 FOR BUSINESS 07/12/2004 05:40 AM
Business.timesonline.co.uk - Mon Jul 12, 09:22 am GMT

Home and Business Communications is
Offering Packet8, a VOIP/Broadband
Telephone Service, for Residential and
Business Users

Home and Business Communications is
Offering Packet8, a VOIP/Broadband
Telephone Service, for Residential and
Business Users 02/01/2005 08:48 PM
Andrew Aldrich owner of Home and Business Communications "We are excited to be offering Packet8, VOIP / Broadband Telephone Service. VOIP / Broadband Telephone services can save the end user up to 90% on their telephone bill. The service will work where ever a broadband connection is available (worldwide). Read more about Packet8 at: www.GoWithPacket8.com [PRWEB Feb 1, 2005]

Telephone Magic Brings Full-Featured
VoIP Business Phone System to Small
Business at Wholesale Prices

Telephone Magic Brings Full-Featured
VoIP Business Phone System to Small
Business at Wholesale Prices 06/17/2005 03:16 PM
The Revolutionary TalkSwitch 48-CVA provides customers with a converged PSTN and VoIP solution at an unprecedented price [PRWEB Jun 16, 2005]

Sony's entertainment business is killing
its electronics business

Sony's entertainment business is killing
its electronics business 05/11/2004 01:58 AM
Derek Slater takes Sony to task over its new music-download service and iPod-like player.

Sony's acquisition of a couple of minor entertainment companies has had untold consequences. It's a poison pill that is killing Sony, one piece at a time.

Back from 1976-1984, Sony was the company that spent hundreds of millions on the defense of its VCR, bringing it all the way to the Supreme Court, arguing that the entertainment industry didn't have any right to its business-model; that if new technology could make the old business irrelevant, that was tough shit, and the movie companies needed to stop pewling and get with the program (they did, and made lots of money, besides).

But ever since Sony "aquired" Columbia, it's been acting like its electronics business was a minor business unit that couldn't afford to disrupt its precious entertainment arm (despite the fact that the entertainment arm's contributions to Sony's bottom line are minimal when compared to the gadget biz). When the first MP3 players appeared in the market, from little companies like Creative Labs, Sony brought out proprietary devices that played stupid formats like RealAudio and OpenAG, which no one wanted to hear. On the other hand, these formats did come with use-restrictions that kept Sony's music execs from getting too anxious and sad.

The result was that Creative Labs, a little outfit in Singapore, ate Sony's lunch, followed by a bunch of late diners to the table, including a bunch of no-name Korean companies, and most recently, Apple. Sony, who invented the walkman and made billions off of it, has now become an irrelevant player in the personal stereo market, with a market share that's barely a blip on the chart.

And Sony -- a company legendary for tis ability to refine its designs to capitalize on lessons learned in the market -- keeps on repeating the same mistakes, as Derek points out:

Apparently, Sony's hard drive player cannot play MP3s, WMA and (of course) Apple FairPlay-locked AAC. It only plays the Sony's proprietary ATRAC3 format; if it's like Sony's MiniDisc players, forcing consumers to convert to ATRAC3 also forces them to accept certain DRM restrictions. In related news, the Washington Post and New York Times both deemed Connect embarassing, noting its poor interface, proprietary DRM format and codec, copying restrictions ... too many to count.

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Harvard Business School Business
Research Guides

Harvard Business School Business
Research Guides 12/19/2004 03:25 PM
Harvard Business School Baker Library Business Research Guides
http://www.library.hbs.edu/g uides/

Baker Library produces guides to help in the use of resources at Baker and beyond for business and career research. The list below includes guides to general business topics, information on specific industries and specific course support projects that may be helpful in other contexts. This has been added to Business Intelligence Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog and Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. This will be added to Business Resources 2005 Internet MiniGuide.

CompAmerica Announces 20% off all PCs,
Laptops, Servers, Software and Services
at its new PC-Giants.com
Business-to-Business Computer Shopping
Portal for the Summer of 2005

CompAmerica Announces 20% off all PCs,
Laptops, Servers, Software and Services
at its new PC-Giants.com
Business-to-Business Computer Shopping
Portal for the Summer of 2005 06/05/2005 11:14 PM
CompAmerica indicated that its ultra-sophisticated new electronic computer products and parts-buying store/portal, could save anyone as much as 37% off the usual store pricing on products from 500 brand names, many of which aren’t available at stores like CompUSA, PC Warehouse, other online stores, or Radio Shack. [PRWEB Jun 3, 2005]

Spider Strategies Launches New Business
School Partnership Program -
Participating Business Schools to
Receive Free Copy of Scoreboard®

Spider Strategies Launches New Business
School Partnership Program -
Participating Business Schools to
Receive Free Copy of Scoreboard® 04/06/2005 02:38 AM
Spider Strategies®, Inc., announced today it is providing participating universities and business schools a free copy of its Balanced Scorecard software - Scoreboard® - for use in both classrooms and external learning environments. [PRWEB Apr 6, 2005]

Business-to-business online ad network
launches

Business-to-business online ad network
launches 09/13/2004 07:15 AM
ThomasB2B.com LLC will officially launch on Monday a new online advertising network which is modeled after general-purpose ones from the likes of Yahoo Inc.'s Overture and Google Inc. but which differs in two key aspects: first, it is focused exclusively on the business-to-business market; and second, it matches ads with search queries and content through predefined categories, not keywords.

40k downloads a day

40k downloads a day 03/22/2005 04:45 PM

So I'm sitting here at PC Forum listening to Joe Kraus (JotSpot) talk to Marten Mickos - the CEO of MySQL. Joe is finding out all about MySQL's dual license model and their version of the 'honor system'.

It would be super coolio if JotSpot adopted a similar model.

JotSpot is a platform and offers developers an app exchange/marketplace for them to sell their JotSpot apps and services.

An ear for downloads

An ear for downloads 08/20/2004 06:28 AM
For Audible CEO Donald Katz, there's money to be made in offering the sounds of "history in the making."

PHP: Downloads

PHP: Downloads 07/14/2004 04:58 AM
The first Release Candidate of PHP 5 .. PHP 5.0 Beta 4 released! .. PHP5 RC1 released .. has been released .. downloads .. PHP5

php.net/downloads.php#v5
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Microsoft Office 2003 Customers Boost
Productivity and Business Insight With
the Availability of Two New Office
Business Intelligence Accelerators

Microsoft Office 2003 Customers Boost
Productivity and Business Insight With
the Availability of Two New Office
Business Intelligence Accelerators 06/02/2004 12:06 PM
Microsoft Corp. today announced the availability of two new Office 2003 Business Intelligence (BI) Accelerators, the Microsoft® Office Business Scorecards Accelerator and the Microsoft Office Excel Add-in for SQL Server (TM) Analysis Services. Designed for and built on the Microsoft Office System and Windows Server System (TM) , the Office BI Accelerators provide customers and partners with increased access to data that is critical to maximizing business performance. Information workers and industry partners can also use the accelerators to assess performance in real time and reshape strategy and redeploy resources as market conditions change, staying one step ahead of their competition. By taking advantage of existing Microsoft technology investments, the accelerators are a cost-effective way for end users and partners to increase their business insight and automate formerly manual business processes, providing greater efficiency, productivity and enhanced decision-making.

TRANSCENDING THE TECHNOLOGY CONSTRAINTS
TO RAPID BUSINESS GROWTH: How Emerging
and Midsize Companies Use Integrated
Internet Business Systems to Improve
Profits and Manage Change While Reducing
the Costs and Risks of Expansion

TRANSCENDING THE TECHNOLOGY CONSTRAINTS
TO RAPID BUSINESS GROWTH: How Emerging
and Midsize Companies Use Integrated
Internet Business Systems to Improve
Profits and Manage Change While Reducing
the Costs and Risks of Expansion 06/23/2004 03:08 AM
It’s a myth that the information technology (IT) requirements of emerging and midsize businesses are simpler than those of large enterprises. Virtually every day, we interact with the technology and business leaders of midsize companies whose IT demands not only rival the requirements of much larger companies, but in many cases exceed them.Fortunately, emerging and midsize businesses can resolve the dilemma of updating their outmoded IT infrastructure without massive one-time investments in technology. New technologies, such as Microsoft® .NET, enable companies to leverage previous investments in technology while step-by-step integrating their business systems to enable an efficient, cost-effective, and flexible solution to driving and managing growth. Learn Morehttp://www.verndale.com/News/WhitePapers.asp-or-Request the Following White Paper:http://www.verndale.com/News/WhitePapers.asp?functype=whitepaper form&WhitePaperID=1 [PRWEB Jun 23, 2004]

Business Contact Manager for Outlook
2003 Update: Windows Small Business
Server 2003

Business Contact Manager for Outlook
2003 Update: Windows Small Business
Server 2003 12/03/2003 12:40 AM
With this update you can use Windows Small Business Server 2003 to run Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2003.

What small business can teach big
business

What small business can teach big
business 03/31/2005 09:04 AM
ZDNet UK Mar 31 2005 1:02PM GMT
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