"Having trouble reading the details in the advertising slide....what was the source for that? (I'm quite curious about the Internet advertising being higher on the slide in the first place?)" - leigh himel
Apparently the SNL blog linked to Helen and she's becoming a star. Best laugh I've had all week. I can't wait to be old and not give a shit about what anyone else has to say. - leigh himel
“Here's the facts - Retirement Plan Investment Tip of the Month - If you had purchased $1000.00 of Nortel stock one year ago, it would now be worth $49.00.With Enron, you would have $16.50 left of the original $1000.00. With WorldCom, you would have less than $5.00 left. If you had purchased...”
Teens think they are going to be famous so don't work in school. Hum...maybe they should watch that Michael Jordan Nike commercial and get a grip? - leigh himel
"I'm pretty sure we could consider Google a full blown Free service when they started- they didn't put ads on their service i think (someone can tell me if i'm wrong) until i think 2000 even though they had their beta version out for about 4 years or so. Free doesn't assume never monetize, but it's a strategy not only to more easily build up equity in your brand and users but understand behaviour before developing a full blow business model." - leigh himel
"I love this comment Andy - if you think about it, traditional companies would spend on average over 10 million dollars (if not a lot more) to build a new brand. Freemium is as much an experiential marketing strategy as it is a business approach. Particular with new products that see their product development, product marketing, advertising/communications and customer service as all networked together, the value of freemium is huge.
As for Howard L....maybe he's just a good old Canadian boy after all. Canadian VCs are notoriously conservative and are more about helping successful businesses expand vs. market leader/innovators. But I have confidence that once the markets turn for the better (which they always eventually do) Howard will be back to his old ex-Pat self. ;)" - leigh himel
