David Card
David Card
David Edward Cardis a Canadian labour economist and Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley...
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If they put it on the front page with a link and a picture, people will get what is going on. They will just be surprised that Amazon is doing it.
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Nothing ever replaces anything. When TV came along, radio didn't go away. This has the potential to unlock local ad dollars, but Amazon doesn't want to take phone calls.
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At some point, you want to prevent the other technology from being adopted.
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Two uber-trends are crashing into each other: Retail is trying to turn itself into entertainment at the same time that entertainment is trying to turn itself into retail. What's unique about the Internet as a medium is it's an opportunity to blend the retail experience, the entertainment experience, and the discovery of new stuff. It's hard to do that on TV.
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On one hand they're suspicious of them because of how big their market share is and the fact that they have that uniform pricing. On the other hand, they legitimized the digital music business.
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When you break down the barriers between communications, every IM user is able to send and receive more messages, which means they'll be spending a little more time on their messenger, and get a few more impressions.
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When VCR's reached about 15 percent penetration in the United States, that's when Blockbuster was created. You had this whole new business explode.
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Sports content is a very successful part of the Web, ... and ESPN is right up there.
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Having a file compression format and MP3 players aren't enough. The catalyst for online music distribution will be products that offer security for digital content and standards around which consumer electronics companies and others can build products.
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Microsoft is looking to put more eyeballs in front of its search engine.
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AOL's best place is still inside of Time Warner. If Time Warner can make AOL work and keep it profitable, they've got a platform that can be powerful for promoting all their other media properties. I think Time Warner would rather not turn over full ownership of AOL. They're just looking for other opportunities.
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AOL isn't letting anybody into their network, if they don't have to. There's no incentive for AOL to cooperate with anyone.
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Apple changed its product strategy more rapidly than we thought it would.
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In this country the carriers have the upper hand, not the handset manufacturers, because our phones are heavily subsidized. In five years we believe there will be more music phones than MP3 players.