I just read this good blog post: http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070923-barrier-bustin-internet-may-lead-to-a-music-industry-middle-class.html
The premise is that there is a burgeoning class of musicians are forming direct relationships with their fans. This cuts out the agency middle men...and all the high costs of promotion. Independent musicians can then hope to make a living by selling their own music and doing live performances. Reading the article, I wonder if you could apply the same logic to online video. Do independent video makers need to rely on advertising models....continuing the same relationship to a bloated middle man? Or will a different relationship develop between people watching and the people who make the stuff they want to watch? jay -- http://jaydedman.com 917 371 6790 Twitter: http://tinyurl.com/2aodyc RSS: http://tinyurl.com/yqgdt9
