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Now we are transitioning into the third age of computation. Pages and browsers are far less important. Today the prime units are flows and streams.
Kevin Kelly • The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future
What Netflix and Spotify both did was dress up this obviously better consumer experience with an interface and a proposition that was (1) legal and (2) worth paying for in big chunks. And we all did.
Sacha Meyers • Bitcoin Is Venice: Essays on the Past and Future of Capitalism
And so that certainly helped a little bit with demand, but it didn't solve this more monetization issue that consumers seem to have, which was why do I need to pay every new piece of content I want to consume? ... The consumer proposition wasn't fully resolved. It was just a step by the industry in the direction. It also wasn't great for the... See more
Colossus • Universal Music Group: The Gatekeepers of Music
So let's use video because I just think it's a great example. If you think about music and how you consume music, you actually consume catalog product a lot. I certainly do. And I think most consumers do. Songs that I've listened to once, I will listen to again and again, and again, at some point. With video, that's less the case. Once I watch... See more
Colossus • Universal Music Group: The Gatekeepers of Music

My convo with @ballmatthew on the future of media:
- creating and managing intellectual property
- trans media storytelling
- the Metaverse
- Movies, music, tv, gaming...
I’m not sure it’s possible to pack more ideas and information into <2... See more
Umar Haque's bubblegeneration.com blog has influenced Chris Anderson and me. He says media 2.0's three sources of value creation are:
Jeff Jarvis • WHAT WOULD GOOGLE DO
Companies used to build their businesses by monetizing stocks—hard fixed assets like factories and heavy equipment. Hagel and Brown show that knowledge stocks—trade secrets, patents, licenses, copyrights, know-how—are depreciating at an accelerated rate because new knowledge in the world at large is increasing at such a rapid rate.
Robin Chase • Peers Inc

Netflix and the Conservation of Attractive Profits - Stratechery by Ben Thompson
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