Curiouser and Curiouser! on respect http://matt.blogs.it/ RSS feed for topic respect Copyright 2006 Matt Mower Squib/0.1 self@mattmower.com self@mattmower.com en-gb A solution to big media Tue, 26 Nov 2002 11:45:12 +0000 <P><STRONG>What happens when you blog a Fox executive? Blox</STRONG></P> <P><A href="http://www.way.nu/archives/000493.html#000493">Jonathan Peterson deconstructs the comments of Fox CEO Peter Chernin</A>&nbsp;in a&nbsp;Comdex keynote. Great stuff. Thanks for the link to <A href="http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/">David Weinberger</A>, who <A href="http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/mtarchive/000891.html">adds his own astute comments</A>.</P> <P>It all comes down to the notion that programming is scarce or, at least, needs to retain the appearance of scarcity to sustain its value. In fact, if you make connections and let value flow, the investment in programming made today can be much more profitable than it is in the broadcast model.</P> <P>[<A href="http://www.ratcliffe.com/bizblog/">RatcliffeBlog: Business, Technology & Investing</A>]</P> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <P><FONT color=red>ยป</FONT> Folks the solution is simple:</P> <UL> <LI>Stop watching TV.</LI> <LI>Stop going to the Movies.</LI> <LI>Don't buy Music, Videos, Games, Books or Magazines.</LI> <LI>Don't by a Tivo, DVD player, stereo, WEGA tv, PlayStation</LI></UL> <P>In a couple of years all the media-related companies (and their dependents)&nbsp;will be bankrupt.&nbsp; It might teach these guys that they need to treat us with a little respect if they want to survive.</P> <P>We won't do it of course...</P></BLOCKQUOTE> http://matt.blogs.it/entries/00000858.html