Posts Tagged ‘TED-U’
Bruce Springsteen and the Future of Entertainment
No, I’m not talking about his involvement with the alleged shenanigans at Ticketmaster and Ticketsnow. I’m talking about how being a Bruce Springsteen fan for 25 years as I have can show you the way to the future of entertainment. I gave this presentation at the TED conference in February (as part of TED-U), and [...]
Live 2.0 TED Presentation, Now Available!
Ironically, not live, but still, I hope, interesting. Share and Enjoy:
The Unveiling is Nigh!
Everything’s just about ready to go for the unveiling tomorrow. We’re putting the finishing touches on the first Edition, which includes the following good stuff: The Live 2.0 Manifesto, that describes the Live 2.0 phenomenon A conversation with Stewart Copeland of The Police. A look at marketing baseball in the 21st century with Russ Stanley [...]
Stewart Copeland of The Police talks to Live 2.0
As you might know, the formal launch of Live 2.0 is next Tuesday, when I’ll be presenting at the TED conference (www.ted.com). If you are watching it on streaming video (which isn’t free, unfortunately), I’m on as part of the TED-U program on Tuesday. Anyway, we’re wrapping up the last bits and pieces for the [...]
Lucha Va Voom: Live 2.0 to the Core
Lucha Va Voom is a show that…well, I’ll just let you go explore it on your own. I’ll just say that in terms of the future being a niche market, the idea that YOU are your marketing, that live entertainment is uniquely poised to capture value, and just about everything else I can think of, [...]
Goldstar Suppliers, Welcome to the Conversation!
To all Goldstar suppliers who are checking the site out today for the first time, hello! I’ve met a lot of you, but for those I haven’t, this is Jim McCarthy, CEO of Goldstar, and I’m the host and editor of Live 2.0. As you’ve heard already, we’re in pre-launch, with the actual launch to [...]
The Rising Tide of Live 2.0
This news would be shocking to you if you just accepted the conventional wisdom that consumers aren’t buying things. Here’s an excerpt: “The concert business grossed just under $4 billion worldwide in 2008, the most ever for a year and up almost 13 percent over last year, according to Billboard magazine.‘Overall, it’s been a pretty [...]
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