business model

All-in-one Linux-based network servers aren't a new concept.

It's been clear for a while that Lady Gaga understood the power of free music, using it in a variety of promotions, saying she didn't care if people downloaded her music, because it only got more people to go see her live and emphatically saying she thinks albums cost way too much.

FLOSS for Science: "This week we interviewed Ken Elkabany, CEO of another company with a business model on top of scientific open source software: PiCloud."

"We are pleased that the Court saw through Righthaven's sham assignment of the copyright and dismissed its improper claim," said EFF Senior Staff Attorney Kurt Opsahl.

"Today's decision shows that Righthaven's copyright litigation business model is fatally flawed, and we expect the decision to have wide effect on the over 270 other cases Righthaven has brought."

About a year and a half ago, I gave a presentation at a music industry event, where one of the points I tried to make was that those who were betting on digital sales as a savior were making a fool's bet.

However, many in the industry have been infatuated with this idea, even if the evidence always suggested that digital sales would only ever make up a small fraction of what CD sales used to bring in.

We've gone through this about a hundred times already, but every few months, someone, who doesn't seem to comprehend what's being discussed, jumps up with a "revelation" that people who are embracing "free" are also (gasp) "making money." The latest to walk down this path is Helienne Lindvall, a songwriter and Guardian columnist, who has been writing a series of columns recently that I've been meaning to respond to, since each one seems more confused than the last.

A year ago Twitter didn’t have a business model. Now it may have more potential revenue sources than it can keep track of.

The company will now throw them at the wall to see what sticks.

Compiere from the Source: "Recently, Consona acquired Compiere. Is this a failure of Open Source business model"

I discussed why the odds of a rookie entrepreneur getting seed financing from a VC are very slim. The reality is that less than 5% of venture money goes to seed-stage startups; VCs typically invest when a company has a working product, a tested business model, and a strong management team.Rea

The really cool thing about Twitter has been its business model. Instead of trying to do everything itself, the company threw open its doors and let other people build applications.

Not anymore.