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Great Intrapreneurs in Business History: These five products have one thing in common: Each started out as an idea hatched by a mid-level employee — and ended up changing a company or revolutionizing an industry. Post-it Notes Intrapreneurs: Spencer Silver and Art Fry...; Tags: Corporate Entrepreneurship, Corporate Entrepreneurs, Intrapreneuership, Jake Swearingen, Intrapreneurs, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Sun Microsystems Inc., Texas Instruments Inc., Sony Playstation, Kutaragi, Myers, Games, Game Players, Projectors, Programming Languages, Ooa/Ood/Oop, Java, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Hardware, Components, Software Development, Sony Corp., Software/Web Development, BNET Feature; Articles 2008-04-10
The Secret to Selling Your Big Idea: You've got a brainstorm. It's bold, it's brilliant — and it might even make you rich. Learn how the pros transform great insights into big career breakthroughs.Every great product or service started out as just a sparkle in someone's eye. Whether you want to invent the next must-have technology or...; Tags: Corporate Communications, Games, Professional Development, Idea, Game Players, New Ideas, Managing Up, Selling, Career, Marketing, Andrew Mager, Sales Strategy, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Geoffrey James, BNET Feature Package; Articles 2008-02-19
What the Xbox Tells Us About Market Competition: Academics are increasingly studying strategy and competition in markets dominated by "platforms." What's a platform? They are products created to be platforms on top of which other companies can sell products and services. Cell phones are a platform -- they provided a multi-billion business for ring...; Tags: Human Resources, Sean Silverthorne, Personal Technology, Benefits, Consumer Electronics, Games, Game Players, Microsoft Xbox, Platform; Blog posts 2008-01-04
Daily Dispatch: Backdating Conviction, Apple, Microsoft, and Fidelity: Gregory Reyes became the first CEO convicted of criminal charges related to stock option backdating. The former CEO of Brocade Communications Systems was found guilty on all10 charges and faces up to 20 years in jail. Reyes's case sets a precedent not only for backdating-related convictions, but also...; Tags: Apple iMac, Brocade Communications Systems Inc., Fidelity Investments, Game Players, Sales Force Management, Sales, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Lori Deschene, Desktops, Sales Strategy, Reyes, CEO, Conviction, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc.; Blog posts 2007-08-07
Transitions at Microsoft Offer a Glimpse of the Future: Next year, Bill Gates is planning to reduce his role at Microsoft in order to step up his efforts to give away $33 billion through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The New York Times today runs an interview with the Microsoft chairman as well as commentary about the upcoming...; Tags: Game Players, Smart Phones, Leadership, Strategy, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Management, Jessica Stillman, Productivity, Microsoft Corp., Bill Gates; Blog posts 2007-07-30

Video: Nurturing New Ideas: According to recent research, companies that foster innovation grow 5.8 percent faster. As a manager and leader, it's your job to nurture that creativity and welcome new ideas, no matter where they come from. It's not only critical for the growth of your company but for the satisfaction of your...; Tags: Corporate Communications, Video, Idea, Games, Game Players, Leadership, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Management, BNET staff; Blog posts 2007-06-28
Five Successful Idea-Sales that Made Careers: Inside the sales strategies that launched the Xbox, the first reality-TV show, and Enron's big swindle. Microsoft Xbox: Beating Sony at Its Own Game The Product: Electronic gaming platform The Genius: Game Programmer Seamus Blackley The...; Tags: BNET Feature, Consumer electronics, TV & Home Theater, Career, Enron Corp., Game, Game players, Geoffrey James, Marketing, Personal Technology, Corporate Communications, Games, MTV, Microsoft Corp.; Articles 2007-03-19
paidContent Quick Hits 12.04.09: » Combining the PlayStation Network’s content and Sony’s hardware is the key to overtaking Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) , says Howard Stringer [NY Times]» Stringer also wants to stay around at Sony (NYSE: SNE) for another three years to oversee the company’s turnaround plan, which he says has been...; Tags: Sony Corp., Google Inc., NYSE Euronext, New York Times Co., Financial Accounting, Game Players, Finance, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Features, Quick Hits, Alex Ferreyra; External links 2009-12-04
Can Game Consoles Be All Things to All People?: Remember the concept of the entertainment center? It would be a single piece of furniture in which you could fit a television, audio system, video recorder, and whatever else into a corner of the living room or den. But then the flat panel mounted on the wall, the DVD player...; Tags: Console, Video, TV, Game Console, Games, Corporate Communications, Game Players, Personal Technology, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Erik Sherman; Blog posts 2008-07-16
Change in Iraq Would Have Tech Industry Impact: One of the potentially clear areas of change in the face of a presidential election is foreign policy. As BusinessWeek pointed out, these are unpredictable times for military deployments and for the defense contractors that provide equipment. But any impact on defense spending won't stop there; many high tech companies...; Tags: Consumer Electronics, Erik Sherman, Game Players, Games, Iraq, Personal Technology, Troop, U.S.; Blog posts 2008-08-25
Can Even Microsoft Afford to Buy the Gaming Market?: This is the day of the big discount: all of Microsoft's Xbox 360 units have officially dropped price by $50, giving the company the cheapest entry point for the would-be gamer. But this smacks of desperation in a whole lot of ways, for example, like this being the second price...; Tags: Nintendo Co. Ltd., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, Nintendo Wii, Games, Game Players, Sales Strategy, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Sales, Erik Sherman; Blog posts 2008-09-05
Xbox 360 & Netflix Team Up in Streaming Deal: Deals are a dime a dozen in the new media world, but every now and then, one comes along that seems to provide a window on the future. Today's announcement that Microsoft will team up with Netflix to allow subscribers to stream 10,000 movies and TV shows via their Xbox...; Tags: NetFlix Inc., Team, Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, Deals, Home Entertainment, Game Players, Business Structures, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Finance, David Weir; Blog posts 2008-07-14
Microsoft Reports Doubling Xbox 360 Sales, Interpretation a Question [UPDATED]: According to Engadget, Microsoft has doubled sales on all Xbox 360 models between last weekend and the weekend before. I tried called Microsoft's PR agency but didn't receive an answer, so I'm in speculation mode here, but I wonder if the report is entirely accurate, or whether there is significant...; Tags: Console, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, Sales Strategy, Game Players, Sales Force Management, Sales, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Erik Sherman; Blog posts 2008-09-11
Xbox 360 to Appeal to the Masses, So What the Heck Have They Been Doing?: Microsoft claims a significant shift in its Xbox 360 strategy, but the explanation rings hollow and raises the question of why the company continues to keep a division that looses billions annually. by Erik Sherman; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, Game Players, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Erik Sherman; Blog posts 2008-07-15
Microsoft keeps Sony at bay: Microsoft yesterday acted to consolidate its lead over Sony in the current generation of games consoles as it cut the price of its top-end Xbox 360 to counter a similar move last week by its Japanese rival.The cuts come at the start of the busy autumn season, which usually...; Tags: Sony Corp., Console, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, Game Players, Games, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Company News, Prices, Financial Times; External links 2009-08-27
Microsoft Xbox 360: Making It Up in Volume: There's an old business joke about losing money on every unit but trying to make it up on volume. That came to mind when I read of Microsoft's planned price cut on a popular Xbox 360 model to better compete with Sony: As early as Sunday, Microsoft, of Redmond,...; Tags: Sony Corp., Console, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, Game Players, Games, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Erik Sherman; Blog posts 2008-07-11
Sony (Finally) Lets Us Play In Home: PlayStation Home, Sony's PS3-based virtual world is finally live. The free service lets gamers plug into the PlayStation Network and create avatars, living spaces and socialize. Of course, there are casual games like bowling to play, movie trailers (and eventually original series or full-length shows) to watch, and brands...; Tags: Sony Corp., Sony PlayStation 3, Game Players, Games, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Companies, Sony, Entertainment, Gaming, Virtual worlds, Tameka Kee, Microsoft Corp.; External links 2008-12-11
paidContent Quick Hits 9.17.09: » Microsoft’s content guru Ross Honey says bringing original content to the Xbox Live isn’t a top priority. [NewTeeVee]» Networks should dump the evening news format for a Hulu-like delivery system, says VC Jeff Nolan. [Venture Chronicles]» Thirty-five schools, including Stanford and UC-Berkeley, are behind the launch of a...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Game Players, E-mail, Marketing Research, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Marketing, Features, Quick Hits, Alex Ferreyra; External links 2009-09-17
Industry Moves: Microsoft Interactive Entertainment CVP Kim Leaves: Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) Interactive Entertainment CVP Shane Kim is retiring—the latest in a line of executives to leave the business, which includes Microsoft’s Xbox and Game Studios units, over the last several months. Kim had been appointed to oversee strategy and business development just over a year ago, as...; Tags: Industry, Microsoft Corp., Entertainment, Advertising & Promotion, Game Players, Games, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Industry Moves, Companies, Microsoft, xBox, Joseph Tartakoff; External links 2009-09-15
Microsoft Narrows Device Options With Zune HD But Expands Web, Xbox Horizons: Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) takes a major step closer to a cross-platform entertainment experience with today’s launch of the Zune HD, Zune 4.0 software and a Zune Net upgrade with web streaming for Zune Pass subscribers. And it should get even closer later this year when Zune video expands to...; Tags: Web, Microsoft Zune, Video, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, Jose Pinero, Corporate Communications, Game Players, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Entertainment, Gaming, Movies, Music, Mobile, Companies, Apple, Microsoft, xBox, Staci D. Kramer; External links 2009-09-15