The Portable Consultant

So this is the first time since picking up Tapscott’s Grown up Digital that the Portable Consultant watched what he was really doing as he searched for interesting content on the Net. He now has a greater appreciation for what’s happening here.

The Portable Consultant was both dismayed and amused to read that Amazon does not actually “sell” the books you “buy” for your Kindle. Let’s be clear: if your property can be altered, recalled, or reclaimed by the seller without your permission and knowledge you never really owned that property. Home foreclosure and car repossession are [...]

Oh, Google… leaving your premium (paying) Google Video customers in the lurch is a big mistake that may tarnish your brand for some time to come. An expiring credit won’t cut it with most of them. It’s also yet another nail in the coffin for DRM. Can you hear the chorus of “I told you [...]