nattyackermann

These are exciting times. We are in the midst of a technological revolution and recording companies should stop wasting their efforts in trying to cripple the internet and fight change in a scramble of keeping their money. They should find that being able to download music over the internet allows the spotlight back on the artist and allows them to gain more fans and exposure. It allows a more personal connection with their audience which is good because consumers buy a record because of the artist not because of the record company producing it.

"Why aren’t record companies embracing this great opportunity? Why aren’t they trying to talk to the kids passing compilations around to learn what they like? Why is the RIAA suing the companies that are stimulating this new demand? What’s the point of going after people swapping cruddy-sounding MP3s? Cash! Cash they have no intention of passing onto us, the writers of their profits."

Even those recording companies with selfish motivations should be able to recognize the amount of profit that could be gained from this change so that they are able to prepare and adapt to this new environment if they want a good chance in becoming forerunners in their market.

Scratch your old business models and start doing market research.

Great move by Nissan in breaking into a new market with an innovative and fast-selling product that fits well into their product line as well. They are making use of their existing resources very well.

This move is also good in terms of branding since Nissan cars may be associated with the innovative and successful Iphone.

I can also think of countless distribution channels where they will be able to sell and package these cases alongside their existing product line.

I wanted to read more about the Communications Decency Act, but Wikipedia is blacked out. It's funny how they scrapped the act, yet choose to repeat history and here we are protesting SOPA and PIPA with another blackout 17 years later.

Thanks for sharing the link though.

Instead of fighting to pass laws and restrictions, find ways to offer US the CONSUMERS BETTER QUALITY that we would be willing to pay for. Let go of the obsolete, and adapt and take advantage of change. CDs are obsolete.

Radiohead is an AMAZING band that has offered their album up for free on the internet and they are still hugely successful. Take a clue from them.

CHANGE and sharing IS A GOOD THING.

Exactly!

This is exactly what I need. I have been having difficulty looking for viable domain names that contain good keywords and that I can use as a business name as well. Great help!

A concise business model PLUS being adaptive to change, with good mitigation plans.

SOPA could cripple the internet. I hope this brings awareness to that fact. I shudder at how I and many more others could lose their job over this, as I am working for a US-based online company. This pertains not only to the US, but internationally as well.

eWeek stated, "The language of SOPA is so broad, the rules so unconnected to the reality of Internet technology and the penalties so disconnected from the alleged crimes that this bill could effectively kill e-commerce or even normal Internet use. The bill also has grave implications for existing U.S., foreign and international laws and is sure to spend decades in court challenges."