Saturday, June 28, 2008

Sramana Mitra on Strategy

Sramana Mitra on Strategy

Why Reality TV Will Soon Die a Healthy Death

Posted: 28 Jun 2008 12:31 PM CDT

Besides writing the stories that Blade Runner, Total Recall, Minority Report, Paycheck and A Scanner Darkly were all based upon, Philip K. Dick was also known for his own reality-bending brand of social commentary. His observation that “reality is whatever refuses to go away when I stop believing in it” is particularly poingant in this age of reality TV inundation. And while Dick’s definition of reality still holds water in the current milieu of hit RTV shows with names like The Surreal Life and the canned spontaneity of shows like Big Brother 8 and The Hills, it begs the question, is there anything “real” about RTV at this late stage? RTV started off innocently enough with Candid Camera and all those crazy pranks. (When is that coming back?) Back then, we were swept away by the talent show tide of the 1950s, which culminated in spectacular reality-based competitions like the Miss America Pageant in 1954. But then things started to get weird. Our fascination with observing the really real took a darker turn with the 1973 PBS reality series The American Family, which depicted a typical nuclear family in the US going through a divorce.

Infineon: Wireless Business

Posted: 28 Jun 2008 07:13 AM CDT

We recently evaluated Infineon's industrial and automotive business and its wireline communications business. Let’s now take a quick look at its wireless communications business, which has been in the news for the past year due to the company's presence in the iPhone. Infineon's cellular ICs include solutions for GSM/GPRS, EDGE and 3G/UMTS solutions. It has sought to leverage its strength in power management and system integration to design low-complexity, low-cost, high-performance chips. The company recently announced the latest additions to its single-chip X-GOLD family of cellular ICs. Infineon's highly integrated power management features enable it to set industry-leading battery life standards. Its SMARTi transceivers for 2G and 3G are widely used by leading handset vendors.

Building A Vertical Ad Network Powerhouse: Glam Media CEO Samir Arora (Part 5)

Posted: 28 Jun 2008 01:59 AM CDT

SM: I always like it when a pioneering company takes a new approach with a solid business model already in place.

SA: I will tell you something which has never been made public. At the conclusion of our first quarter after our launch, Glam faced a fork in the road. Most startups experience a decision point two or three years after launch. Typically, once they have used all of their venture capital money, they try to solidify their business model. Then they have to either re-start or focus.
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