Lesenswerte Analysen und Hintergrundberichte zu aktuellen Entwicklungen:
- Aggregation Theory "I suspect that nearly every industry will belatedly discover it has a critical function that can be digitized and commodified, precipitating this shift." Ja.
- Who's Actually Buying iPods These Days? — BirchTree "iPods remain somewhat relevant amongst the very young and very old. But once again, the rise of affordable tablets has made even those markets shrink by the day. It's hard to think the iPod line is going to do anything but continue shrink even with this refresh."
- Reda-Report zu EU-Urheberrecht angenommen: Keine Einschränkung von Panoramafreiheit, keine Mehrheit für LSR "Zusammengenommen zeichnet sich an Hand der Abstimmung über den Reda-Report zumindest im EU-Parlament eine große Mehrheit für zumindest moderate, aber doch Reformen des EU-Urheberrechts ab."
- Introducing Quip Desktop - Quip Blog Quip wird mittlereile von Tausenden Unternehmen benutzt. (Wir nutzen es intern bei neunetz.fm für die Podcast-Vorbereitungen. Ich bin seit Jahren begeistert.) Mit den Desktop-Apps erlangt Quip ein interessantes Rundumangebot, das Vorteile sowohl gegenüber Office als auch gegenüber Google Docs hat:"The best part of Quip Desktop is its speed. Every document opens instantly.When you're using Quip Desktop, all your documents and messages are synced to your computer's hard drive. So when you open a document, it opens immediately — no downloading and no waiting."
- „Eigentum verpflichtet. Musik-Miete nicht.“ Streaming vs. Kaufen
- Why On-Demand Shipping Service Shyp Is Turning Its Couriers Into Employees | Fast Company Überraschende Entwicklung, die vor allem eins bedeutet: Shyp wird ab sofort sehr viel langsamer wachsen und expandieren.
- “EU plans to destroy net neutrality by allowing Internet fast lanes” Glyn Moody at Ars Technica UK:"In a fact sheet on the agreement, the European Commission tries to hide the reality that net neutrality is being destroyed by defining something called the open Internet : “Under today’s agreement, paid prioritisation in the open Internet will be banned. Based on this new legislation, all content and application providers will have guaranteed access to end-users in the open Internet. This access should not be dependent on the will or particular commercial interest of Internet service providers.”But running alongside this “open Internet,” on the same network, there will be “specialised services,” which are not open and where paid prioritisation is permitted: “The new EU net neutrality rules guarantee the open Internet and enable the provision of specialised or innovative services on condition that they do not harm the open Internet access.” The caveat is vague, and in practice will not prevent “specialised services” competing with those offered on the “open Internet”—the Commission mentions “internet TV” as an example of a specialised service—so large companies will be able to offer premium services at attractive prices, which startups with limited resources will find hard to match."
Nothing’s set in stone just yet:
"Calling the details of the deal “blurry” and “ambiguous,” particularly on “specialised services,” Joe McNamee of the digital rights group EDRi wrote today: “This is ‘just’ a provisional agreement. First, the explanatory recitals need to be finalised. Then, the EU institutions need to decide if they are really prepared to create such legal uncertainty for European citizens and business. This will become clear in the coming weeks.”"
- Why WeWork Might Be Worth $10 Billion Ben Thompsons on WeWorks $10 Billion valuation in its newest round (paywall):"The biggest bull case for Uber isn’t simply that it replaces taxis, or even that it takes a big bite out of traditional logistics companies. Rather, it’s that Uber replaces the very concept of car ownership.It can be argued that a potentially similar seismic shift is happening with work: it’s not simply that WeWork appeals to new startups in the way that Uber appeals to tech workers in San Francisco; it’s that the economy is fundamentally transforming from the traditional big corporate model that has dominated for the last 70 years to one based on individual actors and ever-shifting worker alliances that come together to work on a specific project and then disband. In this vision WeWork’s communal aspects are not just a nice perk but in fact a fundamental part of how work gets done, and WeWork itself the best possible way to bet on this new economy’s long tail."
New York-based WeWork is essentially providing office space as a service. Think something similar like a coworking space (a little bit more expensive but flexible and with additional services) but by a big provider.
- Mixed tech messages from France Liam Boogar at Rude Baguette:"What I want to talk about is how France is sending mixed messages abroad.Few were aware that, at the same time as Paris was making headlines worldwide for its anti-Uber offensive – some video shots recalled all too well the 2009 Paris suburb riots, only they were happening inside of Paris – a two-day conference was going on in New York City to promote French technology abroad."
- Perfekt Schlafen: Wie Sleepz zur Börsenhoffnung wurde "Die bmp Holding, bekannt u.a. für seine Brand Eins Beteiligung, will bzw. muss zu einer Art ECommerce Alliance (bzw. Rocket Internet) werden, nachdem die Finanzaufsicht die Regularien für reine Beteiligungsgesellschaften verschärft hat.Zu den Übernahmekandidaten zählen aufstrebende Matratzenstartups wie Bruno, die hierzulande Casper & Co. nacheifern, oder Bettenriese & Co."
- In eigener Sache: News von Golem.de bei Xing lesen - Golem.de "Ähnlich wie bei den Nachrichtenseiten von Facebook können Verlage Artikel auf ihrer Xing-Seite veröffentlichen. Die Nutzer sehen das Vorschaubild und einen Auszug aus der Meldung. Mit einem Klick auf den Beitrag werden Leser zum Originalartikel weitergeleitet. Nutzer können Beiträge wie bei anderen Netzwerken kommentieren.Die Xing-News-Seiten gibt es für die Bereiche Marketing und Werbung, Internet und Technologie, Medien, Automobil sowie Wirtschaft und Management. Derzeit sind außer Golem.de unter anderem die FAZ, die Süddeutsche, t3n und Business Punk vertreten."
- ReplayKit schneidet Gameplay von App-Store-Spielen mit – direkt auf dem iPhone. "Einen ersten Blick aufs neue Framework geben die letzten 22 Minuten dieser WWDC-Session: „Going Social with ReplayKit and Game Center“. Insbesondere Entwickler_innen von App-Store-Spielen sollten motiviert sein ReplayKit einzubinden, wenn so die Erfolge und Leistungen aus ihren Spielen in kurzen Clips durch Facebook und Twitter schwimmen."
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