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Samuel Warner, The Warner Brothers, And His Place In The History of Communication
A look at telephone and the history of communication would not be complete without noting the place and role of Samuel Warner. Among his work in advancing the accessability of cinema to the masses, he championed talking pictures.

Clash of the Titans II
We thought we had put the Clash of the Titans behind us but Hollywood made a sequel. It gave the PC/CE industry an opportunity for the industry titans to stretch their control over the landscape even more. Titans are taking the opportunity to payback those who bruised their egos, encroached on their "territories" and just did things they didn't like. The Titan Titans -- Apple, Google, Adobe -- are hollering at each other with regularity. The other Titans are mumbling and filing law suits. Everyone -- including governmental agencies around the globe -- is watching closely to see who is doing what and to whom.

Let Paper Join HistoryPress Kits Join History
The CEA (Consumer Electronics Association) started the world of change a few years ago "encouraging" PR people to only use online press services or online kits. Most of the shows followed suit (MWC - Mobile World Congress, CTIA and well most other shows) going green and making press materials available to media folks even if they didn't attend. But the hue and cry from publicists at NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) show was difficult to understand. The benefits of the web and online services aren't new. After all these years we're rather glad to see the blood, sweat, tears of paper kits disappear
The Pros, Cons of Working, Playing in the Clouds
Don't you just love all the fun, the advantages, the freedom, the freakin mystery of the cloud? Look up -- they're light, they're fluffy, they're everywhere. Heck they're even green, ecofriendly...right? But ever so often something is dark on the horizon and the sucka comes roaring in and does some serious damage. Or it can sneak up quietly and SPLAT! slap you where it hurts...really hurts. Cloud computing is like the last wild frontier (sure we'll have more but cloud computing/storage is one biggie) where anything, anyone can go...and it does/they do. It isn't for the faint of heart and it isn't for the dumb ones but it sure attracts them like flies.

Hot Selling Devices Spell Great Insecurity Opportunities
OMG your iPhone tracks your movements. Well yes your Android does to and the wireless companies and Homeland Security and Facebook and Google and Mom, Dad and ..... How do you think you get those neat coupons when you walk by the store? How do you think your phone service knows how to deliver a call or your email server to deliver your spam. You probably can't remember the last time you were alone...really alone. Sure you thought so but you silly boy/girl ! Getting off the grid is getting even more difficult. Sometimes it's a bad thing but overall well just don't get paranoid...you're really boring to follow.

Entertainment -- New Bandwidth On Demand Priorities
The Olympics showed that the Internet can stand up under the most brutal attack of information hungry people around the globe. What can it mean for your business?
Where Will You Store The Rushing Waves of Content?
The growth of graphic content -- photo, video, presentations -- means storage will continue to be a thriving market for years to come. Understanding the needs may assist you in handling your content and providing services to others.
Mobile Devices - A Matter of Balance, Style
First it was a rather large (manly) computer we carried with us when we left the office, went on the road. The computer got lighter, easier to carry, more powerful. Then came the "portable" phone...it got better to. Next was the switch from real books to an ereader. Then Apple had to "reinvent" the tired old tablet and ...

We’re Just Trying to Find Our Place in the World
In the golden era parents would bring their kids to work so they'd get an idea of how hard working really was. Today the kids are "working" but they brought their toys to work...you know iPhones, iPads, iPods. Boss saw the devices he thought they were cool so he (or she) sent out the assistant to buy a couple for him/her (so much neater than the old Blackberry). He told IT they had to support his devices and they said "yes sir." Everyone copies the boss so it went from BYOK (kid) to BYOD (device). Great company doesn't have to buy them just keep them from sucking the lifeblood out of the company's databases...great, just great! Life isn't easy but hey you're having fun with your devices aren't you ???

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Multi-brand strategies - pitfalls and pluses
As franchising grows in Australia so does the number of franchisors that operate more than the one brand. Rod Young from DC Strategy discusses the multiple-brand strategy. They may be disparate brands, not related to each other except they occupy retail shopping centre space. For example, the Pets Paradise, Warner Bros. Studios (all company owned) and Billy Baxter’s Coffee Shops are all controlled by the one group. Alternatively, and more commonly, multiple brands in related industries such as the Donut King and BB’s Café brands owned by Retail Food Group, the Muffin Break and Jamaica Blue brands owed by Foodco Group, and the Drytron and Bizzi Beez brands owned by Fibrecare Group, are long established multi-branded networks.

The Toy Tycoon: The Early Years of Beanie Babies Founder Ty Warner
He dropped out of Kalamazoo College to sell stuffed toys. It might not have been the most promising of starts, but when the young Ty Warner decided to start his own line of stuffed animals, he wound up taking children across the country – and their allowances – by storm. Beanie Babies were affordably priced, and with their cute individual names, Warner found himself sitting on top of a gold mine.

Taking Beanie Babies to the Bank: Warner’s Company Takes Off
Back in the U.S., Warner was now in search of the funds he needed to start his new venture. He placed a mortgage on his small suburban home and also set aside the $50,000 inheritance he had received after his father’s death in 1983. That, in addition to his life savings from his six figure income at Dakin gave Warner enough to found Ty Incorporated in 1986.

Lesson #1: Tease Your Customers into Wanting More
Warner did not spend any money on advertising for any of his product lines, not even the ever popular Beanie Babies. He did not have to. Instead, he pursued a novel and cost-effective strategy of teasing and taunting his customers into wanting more.

Lesson #2: Use Secrecy to Seduce Your Customers
Throughout Warner’s entire career, he has granted just three interviews with the media, this despite being one of the wealthiest men in the world. Does he really value his privacy that much? Or rather is it yet another weapon in Warner’s chest of arms that works to further lure in the unsuspecting customer and make his products irresistible?
Lesson #4: Low Risk Means Low Rewards
When it came to taking the road less traveled, Warner was all about accepting risk. And not just a little bit of risk; Warner knew that the more risk he was willing to take, the greater the reward in the end would be.

Lesson #5: Use Strategic Partnerships to Promote Your Products
Throughout most of his career in the toy industry, Warner had made a name for himself by bucking the trends. When tradition stated he should sell in the biggest stores he could, Warner opted to distribute his toys via the smaller “ma and pop” shops. And, when his competitors were spending millions of dollars on advertising campaigns, Warner resisted, choosing instead to cover the company and its products with a veil of secrecy.

Success Never Looked So Cute: How Beanie Babies Took the World by Storm
“Some companies are in it for the quick buck,” Warner once said back in 1996. “I want longevity.” In 1998, Ty Inc. surpassed Mattel Inc. and Hasbro Inc. to become the largest toy company in the U.S. How did this college drop out earn himself a spot on Forbes’ World’s Richest List?

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Samuel Warner, The Warner Brothers, And His Place In The History of Communication
A look at telephone and the history of communication would not be complete without noting the place and role of Samuel Warner. Among his work in advancing the accessability of cinema to the masses, he championed talking pictures.

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