Daily Archives: November 8, 2006

Bad incentives lead to bad results

Posted on November 8, 2006 by

I got an email from United Airlines yesterday announcing a closed beta test of a new version of United.com with enhanced booking, Mileage Plus account information and better award travel booking. (Which is sorely needed.) United offered a carrot of … Continue reading →

Posted in airlines, research

Verizon and Comcast take different paths on user created video

Posted on November 8, 2006 by

Verizon and Comcast have announced divergent approaches to user-created video. Verizon is working on a deal with YouTube to present videos on Verizon Vcast phones and the TV service that is slowly rolling out. The Wall Street Journal broke the … Continue reading →

Posted in media, mobile, video, web 2.0, wireless, wireless data, YouTube | 1 Comment

Election night’s big winner: the Internet

Posted on November 8, 2006 by

Election night is a perfect example of one of the best aspects of the Internet: instantaneous delivery of information to widely fragmented audiences. No waiting for the next day to get results from the newspaper. I didn’t even have to … Continue reading →

Posted in elections, media, newspapers, publishing