1,000 True Fans When disassociated.com.au first went live ten or so years ago, it was one of about a million* websites that then existed, while today it is estimated there are from 15 to 30 billion sites about. As with the ever fragmenting music industry, getting a slice of the fame-action online is also becoming increasingly difficult. Rather than chase the masses though, Kevin Kelly suggests that finding ... Read full entry

Coffee's not-so-evil empire. If Starbucks coffee shops located across the street from each other, can compete with each other, then anyone, supplying a quality product can as well. After all, if Starbucks can make a profit by putting its stores right across the street from each other, as it so often does, why couldn't a unique, well-run mum and dad do even better next-door? And given America's continuing thirst for exorbitantly ... Read full entry