If you list some of the most popular and important companies on the internet today, you’ll notice that most have one thing in common: they offer an API. And, in most cases, for good reason. APIs can be a valuable asset for an internet business. But is an API a business development asset, and over...Read More

If there’s a sexy space on the consumer internet right now, group buying is it. Although there are arguments about whether or not market leader Groupon’s first national deal with Gap was really as successful as it appears on the surface, one thing is for sure: companies large and small smell big money in group...Read More

The business model of the recording industry is broken. Just about everyone knows it, including record label executives. But the industry collectively still seems to have a hard time admitting it. So it’s really no surprise that the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), which has gone so far as to sue grandmothers for illegal...Read More

In many industries, companies often find themselves facing a simple proposition: a deal that requires exclusivity. Online, such a deal may take the form of a relationship with an advertiser, a vendor, or a business partner. Deciding whether or not to do a deal that requires exclusivity can be tough. Such deals almost always come...Read More

A small plot of land near the World Trade Center in New York City has been thrown into the spotlight recently. A Muslim organization called The Cordoba Initiative set out to build a mosque and community center in the space, which has gotten them wrapped up in a national political battle of epic proportions. Numerous...Read More