Video is becoming more and more prominent as a communications method on the Internet. Cottage industry YouTubers, Instagrammers, and TikTokers have become celebrities in niche industries on the back of their video content. Many YouTube… Read More »Video Ads Business Model
Podcasting – what was a ‘niche pursuit’ several years ago is becoming Big Business. If you are either running – or thinking about running – a podcast, there is money to be made. But the… Read More »Podcast Business Model
The early Twitter business model shift has sparked the conversation of who owns what on social. In the old (free) model, you are the product because advertisers make the rules. In the new (subscription) model,… Read More »New Media Business Model
With Twitter on the cusp of major changes, one of the original Twitter (+Square) founders Jack Dorsey has put the building blocks in place for a “decentralized Twitter.” The Bluesky Vision blends Twitter (social) with… Read More »Bluesky Business Model
No longer is $TWTR a valid Ticker on the public markets. As of yesterday, Elon Musk has taken Twitter private. (KaboomPics thumb) Below is a ‘Business Model Vision’ based on where the company ends its… Read More »Twitter Business Model
Phase 1 was MySpace. Phase 2 was Facebook. Now we are entering Phase 3, where a sense of authenticity and connection reigns supreme over click-bait, likes, and followers. A set of new Social Apps are… Read More »Business Model Trends – Social Apps 3.0
Has online dating reached its peak? There are signs that, yes, it has reached its peak and we are en route towards a re-balance back towards the physical space driven by a few creative Dating… Read More »Business Model Trends – Dating Networks
“Join the Slack … Subreddit … Discord” These types of messages are everywhere now as ‘community networks’ have exploded during the pandemic years. The need for community as both a psychological and social level is… Read More »New Tech: Community Networks
Twitter was recently purchased by the eccentric and iconoclastic billionaire Elon Musk and a syndicate of investors for $44B. The premise of the purchase? Freedom of speech and Business Model Innovation (BMi). The non-censorship has… Read More »Business Model Innovation – Twitter Blue
Unbundle. Rebundle. As trust in the mainstream media (MSM) continues to collapse, new business models are emerging in the media space as the race to reform and innovate heats up. The advent of Subscription platforms… Read More »Business Model Innovation – Future Media Bundle