Keifer madness at MySpace
What do 24 and MySpace.com have in common? No, it's not the median age of a MySpace user. You would probably be overshooting reality there. Both the hit drama and the hit website are owned by the same company, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.
They also share another common bond. News Corp.'s Fox is now offering episodes of the show for $1.99 an episode through MySpace.
This is a bad idea for two reasons. The first is that even though MySpace has generated nearly 80 million registered users and attracts nearly 40 million visitors a month, a casual glance would lead one to believe that those folks aren't the type to pay for filmed entertainment. MySpace is already promoting its free viral videos, so the tollbooth may feel foreign to users. Right, those who even have the plastic to pay for it in the first place.
The second reason why this is an odd move is that Disney
There will always be a market for premium downloads. I don't see Apple Computer
A not-so-extreme dot-com makeover
In a move to keep its design fresh and its landing page newsy, Yahoo!
I would normally enjoy the new buttons and fresh content, but that's not what I want out of a search engine. That's why I think Google's
It's probably not a coincidence that Yahoo! is making this change smack dab in the middle of its June quarter. That way, we won't know if it was successful or not until the third quarter comes around. I'm making a note to make sure I pay attention to that conference call. If it works, I'd hate to see Google go for a similar attempt.
Until next week, I remain,
Rick Munarriz
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