Archive for May 7th, 2009
New Techcrunch rumor: KMart to buy Twitter
May 7, 2009
Why newspapers are dying
May 7, 2009Turning to a traffic troll for company rumors:
Real journalists can’t compete with Michael Arrington’s ass for rumors.
How is Kindle going to save the newspaper industry again?
May 7, 2009“This space has got vast potential,” says AT&T’s Lurie. “This type of device, the type content and data that goes on thess devices, the types of uses for a screen of this size creates all kinds of potential. I think they’re going to be huge.”
It’ll definitely be a boon for carriers.
Also, why does Amazon take 70% of the subscription? Amazon takes 70% of the subscription revenue; the paper gets 30%.
Michelle Caruso Cabrera confuses shopping disorder with customer loyalty
May 7, 2009So Michelle bought a Kindle and Amazon released a newer Kindle. Time for what a CNBC anchor to do what they know best when things aren’t going their way: whine, moan and bitch. Stock market isn’t always going up? Whine. Is the government helping someone other than just the bankers? Bitch. Did Apple or Amazon release a new product when a CNBC personality just bought a product? Moan.
Jeebus! It’s okay if you whine about the rapid release schedule but to connect that with loyalty?
Apple does practice product cannibalization and self-inflicted obsolescence. But you know what? I haven’t bought an i-pod in years for that very reason. I worry that the very second I buy it, the new, better one, is right around the corner. The i-pod ends up in my mental product pergatory, and Apply doesn’t get my money.
And Dennis is wrong on something else: Amazon is NOT a technology company. It is a RETAILER. And retailers need to worry about keeping customers happy. Amazon has a loyal customer following because it has great service and caters to customers needs. It should think about keeping customers long-term.
You know, Michelle, it’s not loyal to buy every fucking product that a company releases. That’s a disorder. Loyalty means that you use a product from a company and are satisfied enough so that the next time you want to buy a product or upgrade, you stick with that firm. As a personal note, I am extremely loyal to Apple, I have a iMac but didn’t feel compelled to bitch and moan when Apple upped the processor speed, memory and hard drive capacity. I have an original iPod Nano. It works fine and if I feel compelled to upgrade I will consider another iPod but I feel no animosity that the iPod Nano is obsolete because it does its job the way its meant to since the day I bought it.
You work for a business channel – learn the difference between customer loyalty and feeling let down because you can’t have the latest and greatest and you can use your public profile to moan and bitch until you get your way.
