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Searching for an Economic Lifeline for News Publishers
Walter Isaacson’s piece, “How to Save Your Newspaper,” in the current issue of Time Magazine, assesses the economic crisis facing newspaper publishers and seeks to identify a means to address the disconnect between the creation and the monetization of news … Continue reading
Joss Whedon: Storytelling in Different Media
When I recently interviewed writer-director Joss Whedon for Knowledge@Wharton, I asked whether he viewed the different media in which he works — film, television, online — as fundamentally different or as merely different distribution channels for similar content. Whedon replied … Continue reading
Joss Whedon Talks about the Business Models behind “Dr. Horrible” (and More)
Many industry watchers have been closely monitoring the progress of Joss Whedon’s independently-produced musical comedy, “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along blog.” As I’ve discussed in the past, by simultaneously exploring various schemes for generating revenue, Dr. Horrible serves as something of a … Continue reading
Flash on the iPhone: The Story Behind the Stories
How likely is it that we will see Adobe’s Flash running on Apple’s iPhone? Like the blind men touching different parts of the elephant and perceiving the creature variously as a snake, a rope, a spear, and a tree trunk, … Continue reading
Technological Disjunction
With the President and the Congress tussling over the date of the transition of broadcast television from analog to digital, this may be an opportune time to reflect on the magnitude of this event. With an estimated 6.5 million homes … Continue reading