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| In a recent study, Levine has found that often, what gives firms competitive advantage isn't just their repository of knowledge, but their use of "performative ties" -- those impromptu communications made by colleagues who are strangers in which critical knowledge is transferred with no expectation of a quid pro quo. Levine and others explain how performative ties function in daily practice and -- more importantly -- how managers can go about encouraging them. (Sep. 7, 2005) |
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| Napster's New Boss - and Uncertain Future |
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| "The
fascinating thing that many [Napster analysts] have missed is that the
company was based not on trading but sharing."
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| Can
Napster and Bertelsmann Make Sweet Music Together? |
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| While media
industry pundits argued that "Napster will...set the trends for the way music content is
distributed, sold and marketed over interactive channels", Levine said:"Napster was not born as a business idea,
Napster was born as part of this movement toward sharing...How they are
going to make money off that nobody knows…. I don’t see how they are going
to charge money and keep their users." Eventually, the attempt to
commercialize Napster ended in an estimated $85 million loss. The
brand name was salvaged and sold for $5 million to create a commercial
service.
(Nov. 22, 2000) |
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| The
Candidates and the Cliffhanger Elections |
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Chosen from more
than 1,450 letters on the 2000 election debacle, this published letter to
the editor criticized the actions of both parties and predicted the bitter
political bickering that followed.
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| Napster
or Not, Online Sharing Will Thrive |
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| In the summer of 2000, Levine
predicted that the legal fight to shut down Napster, the popular file
sharing software, will have a negligible effect on the growing movement of
music sharing on-line. Further, he predicted that the trend will expand to
include digitized full length movies.
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