Christophe Maximin

Some of you out there can pat yourselves on the back. You’ve been shouting for years on Web sites, message boards, and blogs that the music industry would one day bow to technology.

That day has most certainly arrived.
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And which retailer is sovereign over music sales? I’ll give you a hint. It’s not Tower Records or Sam Goody (both defunct). It’s not Target, Amazon, or Wal-Mart. Not anymore.

The No. 1 music retailer in the land is Apple’s iTunes, an online store and dealer of digital music.

Read the article : The geeks were right; music labels bow to technology

I miss that TV show soooo much.
This episode script is so accurate. And that saddens me.

Maybe.
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I’m still alive, just busy as hell ! Anyway, I will be posting soon about what’s going on with me and Kolibria, stay tuned.

Really funny.

Humor me while we conduct a little thought experiment. Imagine that Barack Obama had lost 10 contests in a row. Imagine that he now trailed Hillary Clinton substantially in the number of Democratic primaries and caucuses won, in total votes cast, in pledged convention delegates, in the overall delegate count, in fundraising and in the ineffable attribute called mojo. Imagine that Obama was struggling, at this late hour, to come up with the right message. What would the conventional wisdom say?

That it was over, of course. That Obama was toast. That staking everything on the March 4 primaries in Ohio and Texas was a starry-eyed hope, not a plan, and that it was time to smell the coffee.

– Washington Post, Eugene Robinson: “If Obama Went 0-for-10…”

After two weeks of non-stop work, We just released our latest website : meowo.com : for $85 USD per year, you can list a vacation rental, with as many photos and videos as you want. Really.

There is still a lot of work to do, improve user experience to the maximum, open the “meowo’s blog”, create exciting partnerships …

Let’s get back to work now…

Microsoft can afford to pay $44.6 Billion to acquire Yahoo!, but they are unable to hire some good developers, to code a REAL browser…

Sad…

Here is a list of some new (and not-so-new) feeds I have in my blogroll:

• Be Excellent (rss) - “Helping Small Businesses Pursue Enduring Excellence” by Skip Reardon
• Just For Small Business (rss) - “Starting and growing a small business requires the mastery of multiple disciplines. Make sure you’re not missing out on trends and advice on finances, operations, and marketing, among other things.” by Denise O’Berry
• eMarketer (rss) - “Market Research on E-Business and Online Marketing + Objective Analysis of Internet Market Trends” by eMarketer Inc.
• Signal vs. Noise (rss) - “a weblog by 37signals about design, business, experience, simplicity, the web, culture, and more. Established 1999 in Chicago.” by 37signals LLC

To finish, I must a include a blog you have to read, even if it’s dead since April 2007 :

• Creating Passionate Users (rss)
  This is a must seen. Really. Don’t forget to take a look to the archives.

What other interesting weblogs (focused on these subjects) are you following at the moment ? What am I missing ?

1. Communication—people lack clarity and direction, limiting innovation
2. Accountability—measurements of and responsibility for results are insufficient
3. Engagement—people don’t seem to care as much or aren’t sure of their role
4. Alignment—activities aren’t connected with mission and strategy
5. Direction—disconnect between planning, strategy and execution
6. Transition—a desire to “pass the torch” successfully
7. Control—things “feel” out of synch
8. Frustration—excessive friction in daily work
9. Risk Management—profit variability versus growth rate
10. Consistency - not sticking with an ongoing method, persistence

I already struggled with the third problem, at the early stage of the company (actually, before it was incorporated).
I concluded that, collaborators being sure of their position, even if that position is not what you really wanted, is better than contrary, simply because they are more productive and enthusiasts where they wanted to be.

Read the article : Skip Reardon : Excellence is an enduring pursuit