Key insights:
More later, when I go listen to a discussion on global warming held with some Nobel-prize winning scientists. Supposedly I hear that the Governator is coming down to deliver a lecture later today too.
- The Internet is not just the PC. Think wireless devices connecting (PDA, Blackberry, cell phone), because more people in the world own cell phones than personal computers. In the Third World, many people own cheap cellphones rather than landlines (or computers). Cellphone internet connectivity, if priced cheaply enough, could help entrepreneurs in the Global South network and make themselves more prosperous.
- Content will be shaped by form. Big screen, three-hour movies are not meant to be watched on iPods, PDAs, computers etc. Just as television was just more than radio or stage transposed, we'll see a distinct artistic genre targeted around small-screens and portability.
- "It would naive to expect not to see...billions of dollars lost [in print, radio, and music business]."
3 comments:
I'm looking forward to the Governator's comments. You have to give him credit. Rising from the dubbed Hercules movies to governor of Caleefornya is impressive.
One comment. I'll expand further when I have a chance, but in the meantime, you should question the cell-phone vs. land line opportunities in the South (Latin America). Economists agree largely this is a bad turn of events for many reasns regarding infrastructure/costs (expenses is the start - more to follow). I'll look forward to more observations on the conference, and contributing more myself to what I've learned about a celurized L.A...
Hope you'e beter!
dK
By global south, I meant Third World/developing world as whole. Sorry for misleading you.
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