Monthly Archives: February 2007

If You Can’t Beat ‘em, Join ‘em

By Mark Evans | Published: February 25, 2007
In what appears to be a deal with the devil, Hollywood (20th Century Fox, Paramount and Warner Brothers) has decided to join forces with the popular peer-to-peer technology maker, BitTorrent, to create an online store will offer thousands of classic movies and television shows, as well as a large library of PC games and music [...]
Posted in Main Page, Music, Video | 4 Comments

The Discovery Opportunity

By Mark Evans | Published: February 25, 2007
I’m a huge StumbleUpon fan, and not just because it was started in Calgary before – sniff, sniff – leaving home to seek its fame and fortune in Silicon Valley. StumbleUpon rocks because its mandate is all about discovery – the ability to offer up new Web sites that take you out of your comfort [...]
Posted in Blog Services, Main Page, Search Engines | 4 Comments

Less Regulation in Canada; Less Competition

By Mark Evans | Published: February 24, 2007
In today’s Globe & Mail, there is a small story with a big message on how the new chairman of Canada’s telecom and broadcasting regulator, Konrad von Finckenstein, wants to see more deregulation within the $30-billion telecom sector. This approach mirrors that of federal Industry Minister Maxime Bernier, who believes free market forces should play [...]
Posted in Main Page, Telecom Regulation | 6 Comments

How Hot is FeedBurner?

By Mark Evans | Published: February 23, 2007
Lost amid all the talk about how Google’s decision to report RSS feeds for Google Reader and Google Home jacked up many people’s subscriber numbers by 30% was how FeedBurner has emerged as the leading RSS player within the Web 2.0 and publishing markets. I wonder how well FeedBurner is doing as a business, and [...]
Posted in M&A, Main Page, Web 2.0 | Leave a comment

Let’s Have Some Statistical Consistency

By Mark Evans | Published: February 23, 2007
If the blogosphere is ever going to be taken seriously by advertisers and investors, industry standards need to be established when it comes to measuring traffic. This issue, which has been bubbling under the surface for too long, is highlighted by VentureBeat, which put Quantcast, Alexa, Compete and Google Analytics through their paces by using [...]
Posted in Blogs, Google, Main Page | 2 Comments

Revenue Beyond the SlingBox

By Mark Evans | Published: February 22, 2007
I’m a big Slingbox fan but have been puzzled about the company’s business model beyond selling $200 hardware to consumers. So, I figured I’d address this issue while meeting with Greg Wilkes, Sling Media’s VP of sales, earlier today in Toronto. But before I could dive into the business model question, Wilkes spent 15 minutes [...]
Posted in Media, Video | 11 Comments
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