On Digital Media

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On Digital Media is a podcast about the technology, creation, distribution, consumption and monetization of digital media and its effects on traditional media and marketing. If it's part of the digital media ecosystem, you'll likely hear about it here. Your hosts are John Federico, Chia-Lin Simmons, Ken Gellman and Steve Hatch.

On Digital Media, Episode #48: The Drama that is iPhone

In this episode John Federico, Chia-Lin Simmons, Steve Hatch and Ken Gellman discuss:

Chia-Lin reveals her new gig: Director of Business Development for AOL focused on Social Media and AIM in the Bay Area. She won’t be joining us in Studio 1A on a regular basis, but thank goodness for Skype!
…and so does Ken! Ken has started as the Director of U.S. Business Development for LavaLife.
John (and maybe Ken) will be at Podcamp Boston. Come hang with us…
Chia-Lin will be moderating a panel at Digital Hollywood in L.A.
Apple unveils major updates to the iPod product line including the new iPod nano, the iPod classic and the new iPod Touch, with wi-fi…and the iTunes WiFi Music Store…and free access to the store at any Starbucks.
Apple also dropped the price of the iPhone $200. Previous buyers were pissed, but Apple made good by giving them a $100 credit at the Apple Store. Even though he didn’t even buy an iPhone, Steve is pissed. He and Ken engage in a Battle Royale on this one. (Fortunately, no wine was spilled.)
Sony will no longer be selling music from their Sony Connect digital download storefront, but will continue to sell eBooks for the Sony Reader. John covets a Sony Reader…and get’s ridiculed for it. Instead, Sony will try to make the PS3 and the Playstation Portable and make them the digital hub for movies and television. Huh!? John wants to know why they didn’t select the PS2 instead.
Amazon will soon launch their own eBook reader: The Kindle. Of course, it pales in comparison to their Unbox service which is launching in September…with TV content from NBC Universal. We debate the value of iTunes vs. Amazon Unbox and Volume vs. Margin.
Me Too! Yahoo bought the Blue Lithium behavioral targeting ad network…
Business 2.0 will not be sold…but shuttered. It will be missed. Ken wants to know why they couldn’t make a go of it as an online-only venture.
Henry Blodget wrote an interesting blog post which outlined a scenario where The New York Times went all-digital.

Our wines this week were a 2004 Jumilla from Altos De Luzon and a 2004 Cycles Gladiator Pinot Noir.

Our closing music is Democracy from Alexander Blu.

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