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This blogpost was originally posted on our firmhouse blog.
Triggered by the title? Well, basically that’s what is happening here in the Netherlands on the web. All bloggers (amateur and professional) that embed video or music need to pay a fee based upon the amount of viewers. The fee is depending upon the amount of visitors. [...]

01 Oct, 2009

Don’t fear your overfunded competitors

Posted by: Bob Jansen In: Business| Internet

This blogpost was originally posted on our firmhouse blog.
Talking to your customers about your product is very important. We’ve experienced that while starting Tweetburner and see it actively happen around us. It’s a big drive for your success. For example, let’s take a look at two big video websites: YouTube and Vimeo. YouTube is the real big guy, while [...]

06 Dec, 2008

Ten rules for success in creative economy

Posted by: Bob Jansen In: Creativity

Currently I’m reading this book ‘The Creative Economy‘ by John Howkins. It’s a great book on how people make money from ideas. He shows some basic principles, provides details on creative industries and then jumps in with practicle tips on how to combine creativity with business.
The book is a must read if you consider yourself [...]

10 Nov, 2008

Stop advertising, start teaching

Posted by: Bob Jansen In: Business| Internet

A moment ago this video of Jason Fried on getting your company an audience caught my attention. In this talk he explains how they’re using their knowledge to market their products.
I am fascinated about the way they share knowledge, I strongly believe this is a great way for small company’s to boost their potential. A [...]