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Tag: businessmodels

What I’d do if I were Pandora – [Part 2]

Okay, as promised, here’s my Pandora makeover. Don’t get scared off by the red text. Pretend this is an undergraduate design critique or something. Here are some things that Pandora might do to truly improve the experience for users and garner more revenue to boot. First, let’s take a look at the current state of [...]

What I’d do if I were Pandora – written by a fan who cares [Part 1]

I enjoy listening to streaming music from Pandora while I’m working. (Special thanks to big Dave for sharing his channel with me so I don’t have to spend time sifting or curating the good stuff) Pandora is an awesome product- it allows for discovery, evolves with me, and is generally a pretty good experience. I’m [...]

Two cents on the New York Times

Mark Sigal, blogging over at O’Reilly radar has an interesting post about the breakdown of analog media business models, as does Fred Wilson (A VC), and Michael Arrington over at TechCrunch. I thought I’d add my few cents to the discussion. Mark hits pretty close to home as he discusses the New York Times, which [...]

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