Strange times

Fast Company and Inc. , the two most popular magazines that cover biz world are valued at $ 0. Four year back , they were valued at 0.5 Billion USD ! Tech Bust is showing its repurcussions on the other biz , albeit after a lag, but certainly with the same intensity. Link: Bad Business for Magazines About Business

Anatomy of Moped Ringtone buzz

A Ring Tone of a Moped Outsells a Hit Song: The story of the song is a tale of Internet collaboration over time and across international borders among people who have never met. About five years after Mr. Malmedahl sent an e-mail message containing his moped MP3 recording to friends, it reached another Swede, Erik Wernquist. Mr. Wernquist used the noise as a sound track to a cartoon that featured a blue frog with a goofy grin, motorcycle helmet and leather jacket.

MTV - the silent revolution

MSNBC: “For all the fretting about outsourcing and trade deficits in the United States, MTV offers a high-end case study in how to export what seems, at first glance, to be a uniquely American brand. For 24 years, it’s tapped into, and shaped, the genes of the irreverent, trendsetting, exuberant “MTV Generation.'' But it turns out to be an attitude without borders. MTV reaches more than 1 billion people worldwide, making it the most ubiquitous television network on the planet.

New Story

Same Company, Same Product, Different Story thr new packaging – Hopefully leading to different customers Makers of popular snacks like Oreos and Pringles have found a new way to appeal to consumers who are trying to lose weight: selling small-portion snacks by their calorie count.

Strange times

Fast Company and Inc. , the two most popular magazines that cover biz world are valued at $ 0. Four year back , they were valued at 0.5 Billion USD ! Tech Bust is showing its repurcussions on the other biz , albeit after a lag, but certainly with the same intensity. Link: Bad Business for Magazines About Business