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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 11.18.09
»  Facebook’s Ad Platform needs to do a better job assisting its paying clients. [aimClear]»  Sony (NYSE: SNE) Corp CEO Howard Stringer says the PlayStation 3 arm will be profitable in 2011. [GamaSutra]»  Cisco (NSDQ: CSCO) is going to be adding Wi-Fi capabilities to its Flip digital camcorder. [Pocket...
Tags: Facebook, Cisco Systems Inc., Game Players, Wireless LANs, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Wireless And Mobility, Features, Quick Hits, Alex Ferreyra
External links 2009-11-19
Sony Prepping A Pay-To-Play Service For The PlayStation Network
Functionality aside, one of the biggest differences between Microsoft’s Xbox LIVE gamer network, and Sony’s PlayStation Network PSN has been the cost: If you want to play against other gamers on Xbox LIVE, you need to pay around $50 annually for Gold service though various retailers offer discount cards;...
Tags: Revenue, Sony Corp., Network, Microsoft Xbox Live, Microsoft Corp., Sony Playstation, Microsoft Xbox, Game Players, Games, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Entertainment, Gaming, Money, Companies, Microsoft, xBox, Sony, Tameka Kee
External links 2009-11-19
Nielsen to measure Xbox audience for Microsoft
Microsoft is set to track how many people are playing its Xbox Live online game show 1 vs 100 by teaming up with Nielsen. The collaboration will allow Microsoft to monitor player numbers and manage its in-game ads accordingly. Hybrid media game show 1 vs 100 combines online multiplayer...
Tags: Advertisement, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, Game Players, Games, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, The Nielsen Company, Editorial
Articles 2009-11-19
Price Elasticity Smacks Sony, Blu-Ray, Playstation
You'd think that if a company got rid of the competing technology, it would be able to gain market share. Not so for Sony. Market share for Blu-Ray discs have actually fallen since HD DVD was taken off the market. Grabbing market share is regular DVDs, according to Nielsen VideoScan....
Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Playstation, Blu-ray, Game Players, Hd Dvd, Consumer Electronics, DVD, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Erik Sherman
Blog posts 2008-09-24
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
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
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
PS3, Xbox 360 Price Cuts Drive Sales?Will Nintendo Cave And Slash Wii Pricing, Too?
Back-to-back $100 price drops from Sony and Microsoft for the PS3 and Xbox, respectively, pumped up sales of both consoles in just over a week. Sony (NYSE: SNE) sold just over 75,900 PS3s—more than double the number of units it sold the previous week—and up 16 percent vs....
Tags: Sony Corp., Nintendo Co. Ltd., Console, Sony PlayStation 3, Pricing Strategy, Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, Nintendo Wii, Sales Strategy, Game Players, Sales Force Management, Games, Sales, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Entertainment, Gaming, Money, Companies, Microsoft, xBox, Sony, Tameka Kee
External links 2009-09-04
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
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
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
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 spends USD35m on motion-sensing technology
Microsoft is in talks to buy 3D motion-sensing technology developer 3DV for USD35m. To date, the Israeli company has raised USD38m. 3DV's ZCam senses users' movements using short infrared pulses. The camera can track individual finger movements, making it far...
Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, 3DV, ZCam, Game Players, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jasper Jackson, Sony Corp.
Articles 2009-02-18
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