The estate of well-known Broadway composer Harold Arlen claims the major digital music stores are full of unauthorized copies of his songs. Visit any of the major digital music stores and you’ll find unauthorized copies of songs for sale and streaming. The stores know this is happening, but don’t seem to care. That’s the claim being made […]
How Apple March 25 Announcement Looks a Lot Like ‘The Game of Thrones’ The battle among the titans of tech for the ‘digital’ throne is just like the battle for the ‘iron’ one. On March 25 Apple announced an upcoming slew of new subscription services it’s launching through Apple News +, Apple Card, Apple Arcade and Apple TV […]
Advice for Entrepreneurial Grads. In the next few weeks, thousands of bright-eyed, ambitious graduates will walk out of the hallowed halls of institutions of higher learning and into the larger world. Among these graduates will be the next generation of innovators, founders, entrepreneurs and small business owners. These adventurers, some armed with well-defined business plans […]
Mainly because the technology isn’t ready yet. Are you worried your job is going to be taken by a robot? You needn’t be if you work for Amazon, which has dismissed the idea of fully-automated warehouses becoming a reality any time soon. According to Amazon’s director of robotics fulfilment, Scott Anderson, such technology in its current […]
Rising advertising costs means falling profits for the ecommerce advertisers. I have been a long-time fan of the ecommerce industry. As offline retailers were struggling to compete with online retailers, many large chains went out of business, and an increasing amount of consumer buying moved online. For a long time, ecommerce startups were printing money in what felt […]
