2 posts and columns on conventional wisdom

Who’s Going to Pay for Online Content? A) A Few of You B) Barely Anyone C) You’re Already Paying

in Media on November 16, 2009 at 7:05 am PT

The new conventional wisdom is that sooner or later, consumers will have to start paying for some of the stuff they currently get for free on the Web. But will they actually pay up? Here, the conventional wisdom is not so helpful. Nor are studies predicting consumer behavior.
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The “Good Enough” Test: Flip vs. Apple iPod Nano

in Media on September 14, 2009 at 3:00 am PT

When Apple added a video camera to the iPhone last summer, the digerati declared that Flip, Cisco’s cheap digital video camera line, was dead. When Apple added a video camera to its cheap and tiny Nano iPod last week, the digerati heaped dirt on the camcorder’s grave. You know what? I think the conventional wisdom is right on this one. Take a look at this clever side-by-side test.