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Innovative Business Models in Music Industry
Back to the blog after quite a bit of time… > The latest developments in music makes me think i dont need to buy casettes/CDs any more. Napster was the first.. Steve jobs improvised the model through iTunes.. A 99cents/song music portal. Now most of the music companies have innovative business models to promote the…
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Utility computing
> utility computing is making headlines in all the tech magazines. All the big wigs are working hard to make the four key technology components software, services, hardware and networking. are compatabile with one another and adaptable.
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Google_Microsoft
> A familiar and nostalgic story seems to back in action again in silicon valley. It was Microsoft Vs Netscape then.. It is Microsoft Vs Google now.. In the coming months I plan to keenly follow how the battle will unfold.. Google has a brilliant search algorithm that adapts itself based on user requests. It…
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More on utility computing
> Last week I was reading a couple of articles on utility computing. Today I found a good article on pricing models and metrics for offering computing power as a utility service. But who will be successful in this high fixed & low variable cost model is still unclear. Will it be technology companies (…
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Most influential business leaders in last 25 years
THANK GOD ITS FRIDAY.. ( TGIF) . Lot of activities lined up for the weekend. > I thought OS wars are won by Microsoft to a great extent. Now IBM’s Blue Linux has all the potential to stop MS juggernaut in OS market. I really hate monopolies. So best of luck IBM!! > Wharton’s recent…
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Web services and utility computing
coming back to the blog after a few days break.. > A few months ago I was working on grid computing technologies. I was intrigued by “utility computing” – A meter based service where you pay-as-you-go for the amount of computing power required for your business. Now there is an interesting article in economist on…
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Brands that Rock
> Band loyalty!!!. “Brands that Rock” tries to explain how music stars used the basic principles of marketing to create an immortal image for themselves. Some good examples : KISS – merchandising, Rolling stones – product repositioning, Madonna – Product variations to suit life styles. Elton John – emotional connection with consumers etc.. India lost…
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MIT Top 10 Technology Trends
> Lifesciences and Healthcare seem to be dominating MIT – Top 10 technology trends for the current year. Personal genomics for effective personalized drug discovery, Latest T -rays for Medical imaging, RNAi techniques for gene expression ( how gene behaves under a particular stimulus) , synthetic biology for human cell programming are some of the…