Palo Alto: Freemium Event

I will be hosting and moderating the following event.  The planned location isn't big enough to accomodate the crowd, so we are moving to a bigger space, likely also at the Faculty Club.  Please let me know if you plan to be there, so i can say hello!...

The Changing Face of Digital Music

A few years ago, digital music was mostly something that teenagers and techgeeks did illegally and inefficiently. Today, with iTunes in the lead, with $4B of the $9B music market passing through their store, there are many viable business models that enable the...

Free trial vs Freemium

Some people are confusing services featuring a free trial from true Freemium models.A free trial demonstrates value to a user for a limited duration.  The idea is to convince a user that the service has enough value to justify the paid subscription.  While...

Hulu launches HuluPlus $9.95 per month

Hulu has just launched HuluPlus, a monthly subscription that allows you to watch tv shows right after they aired (including great shows like ModernFamily, Glee and 30Rock) as well as movies on your Samsung TV or blu-ray player (certain models),computer, Apple's...