Playboy’s New Online Subscription

I have been avidly following the evolving strategy at Playboy ever since I met Christie Hefner at a Watermark talk a few years ago.  Despite how I feel about their airbrushed, objectifying content (as a woman, a mother and a member of the human race) I admire...

The Membership Economy (or The End of Ownership?)

It seems that nearly everything is available on a pay-as-you-go or pay-for-access model. Even things that you used to have to buy outright.  You can pay for membership to musical content, games, encyclopedias, and software applications.  But you can also...

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!...