The Salvation Army's “The Daily Cup” app allows users to make a $10 donation from your Android device.
The Salvation Army used Didmo’s Magmito Application Creator to create the app, and distributes through Getjar. You can download the app here download it HERE now
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Friday, December 17, 2010
Salvation Army Android App
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
Whether Content or Distribution is King Depends on Who You Are
Large, powerful content creators and networks (networks are also distributors of content) tend to have more power, and one generally can say that in those cases--ESPN for example--it is the content packager that is "king." But ask any of the lightly-viewed small networks carried on cable, telco and satellite networks whether content or distribution is "king," and you are likely to get a much-more-nuanced answer. Small networks have to fight to get distribution, and might well say distribution is king.
To become a top 1,000 website you need at least 4.1 million visitors per month. To become a top 500 website you need at least 7.4 million visitors per month. See http://royal.pingdom.com/2010/07/05/what-it-takes-to-be-a-top-100-website-charts/ for more detail.
To become a top 100 website you need at least 22 million visitors per month. To become a top 50 website you need at least 41 million visitors per month.
For most websites, distribution would appear to be "king." In every case, if you are one of the small number of market leaders, content is king. For most organizations, distribution is going to appear to be the bigger business issue, and so distribution would remain king.
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
PayPal Black Friday: Mobile Payments Climb 300%
PayPal says "Black Friday" shopping results showed a 27 percent increase in total payment volume on Black Friday 2010, compared to the previous year.
PayPal saw an approximately 310 percent increase in mobile shopping on Black Friday. as well.
PayPal saw an approximately 310 percent increase in mobile shopping on Black Friday. as well.
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
Dwolla Enters Payment Business on National Level
Mars Cafe, a Des Moines restaurant, is testing an in-store payment system powered by Dwolla. People can use their smartphones to pay Mrs Cafe right from the phone.
Next to the cash register is another smart phone that tells the clerk the bill has been paid electronically. The clerk provides a receipt and the customer's on his way.
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
Hulu Subscription Program Working Better Than Expected?
Hulu might be getting more takers for its subscription service than originally expected just a month ago.
The eight-percent gain might be due to higher-than-expected demand for Hulu's new subscription service.
Hulu CEO Jason Kilar said he expected the company's 2010 revenues to reach $260 million, up from a $240 million projection he made last month.
The eight-percent gain might be due to higher-than-expected demand for Hulu's new subscription service.
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
Old Debates Over "A La Carte" Might Not be Relevant in Future
An economist might say the typical video bundle works because it allows distributors to apply scale and scope economics.
The corollary is that most networks, which are advertising supported, want to be part of a "no choice" basic tier for business reasons of their own, namely the ability to better sell the advertising that underpins their business models.
According to some studies, relatively few networks actually make a $100 million or more in annual ad revenue, though.
When multichannel video distributors say a bundled approach creates economics that favor smaller, niche networks to thrive, they are right.
Deprived of carriage on a broad "enhanced basic" tier, perhaps 60 percent of networks might find themselves immediately imperiled, as going concerns.
An end to bundling would likely decimate most smaller, more-lightly-viewed networks. To the extent that content and program diversity is a desired end user benefit, "choice" in all likelihood would decline in a full a la carte environment, because most people would not buy most channels.
The possible advent of over-the-top TV viewing worries most in the current ecosystem for one compelling reason: "households view less than one quarter of the networks they are forced to buy in the bundle," the Consumers Union noted in an past analysis assuming a 50-channel offering. Even today, with hundreds of available channels, end user behavior does not seem to have changed much.
Most people watch a dozen or so channels on a regular basis.
Cable operators have argued that end-user costs might actually climb in an a la carte environment, for a number of reasons. Higher customer care costs, operating and marketing are likely, cable operators have argued. Part of the argument has been based on the need to supply new decoders to customers who did not previously need them. That is likely not much of an issue these days, as cable operators convert to largely-digital or all-digital services where customers already must be provided set-top boxes.
So perhaps some of the historic objections from a distributor point of view have eroded.
Separate studies by the Federal Communications Commission seem to have concluded that unbundling could save money, or wouldn't save money. See this study. One of the studies suggested “consumers that purchase at least nine networks would likely face an increase in their monthly bills" when buying a la carte.
Likewise, one of the studies suggested bill increases ranging from 14 percent to 30 percent under a la carte, while the other suggests a consumer purchasing 11 cable channels would face a change of bill ranging from a 13 percent decrease to a four percent increase, with a decrease in three out of four cases.
The point is that it is very hard to tell, conslusively, what might happen if providers shifted to a la carte viewing. With online delivery coming to the fore, it might not ultimately matter. A la carte might happen, but on the Internet.
The corollary is that most networks, which are advertising supported, want to be part of a "no choice" basic tier for business reasons of their own, namely the ability to better sell the advertising that underpins their business models.
According to some studies, relatively few networks actually make a $100 million or more in annual ad revenue, though.
When multichannel video distributors say a bundled approach creates economics that favor smaller, niche networks to thrive, they are right.
Deprived of carriage on a broad "enhanced basic" tier, perhaps 60 percent of networks might find themselves immediately imperiled, as going concerns.
An end to bundling would likely decimate most smaller, more-lightly-viewed networks. To the extent that content and program diversity is a desired end user benefit, "choice" in all likelihood would decline in a full a la carte environment, because most people would not buy most channels.
The possible advent of over-the-top TV viewing worries most in the current ecosystem for one compelling reason: "households view less than one quarter of the networks they are forced to buy in the bundle," the Consumers Union noted in an past analysis assuming a 50-channel offering. Even today, with hundreds of available channels, end user behavior does not seem to have changed much.
Most people watch a dozen or so channels on a regular basis.
Cable operators have argued that end-user costs might actually climb in an a la carte environment, for a number of reasons. Higher customer care costs, operating and marketing are likely, cable operators have argued. Part of the argument has been based on the need to supply new decoders to customers who did not previously need them. That is likely not much of an issue these days, as cable operators convert to largely-digital or all-digital services where customers already must be provided set-top boxes.
So perhaps some of the historic objections from a distributor point of view have eroded.
Separate studies by the Federal Communications Commission seem to have concluded that unbundling could save money, or wouldn't save money. See this study. One of the studies suggested “consumers that purchase at least nine networks would likely face an increase in their monthly bills" when buying a la carte.
Likewise, one of the studies suggested bill increases ranging from 14 percent to 30 percent under a la carte, while the other suggests a consumer purchasing 11 cable channels would face a change of bill ranging from a 13 percent decrease to a four percent increase, with a decrease in three out of four cases.
The point is that it is very hard to tell, conslusively, what might happen if providers shifted to a la carte viewing. With online delivery coming to the fore, it might not ultimately matter. A la carte might happen, but on the Internet.
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
1-Day Number Porting Mandatory on Jan. 31, 2011
Neustar's one-day number porting service for small-to-medium-sized telecom operators now is available. The Neustar "PortXpress" is a cloud-based service that enables operators to reduce the interval for number porting requests to just one business day, enabling them to meet the Federal Communications Commission’s new one-day number porting requirements by the January 31, 2011, deadline without system modification or new capital investments.
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
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