FlatTaxMan...I'll break my vow of silence to respond
to an intelligent point/counter point.
You raise a good issue regarding archival
and retrieval, pointing out the "obvious"
But as a rebut, let me ask you a simple
question re: your comment
"...one big obvious advantage? It can be archived and
can be viewed at anytime one wishes. Try doing that
with network television...."
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Haven't you ever heard of video tape?
They have these things called VHS machines.
Pretty nifty technology.
Now in support of what you say, I'll
agree that retrival and access to info will
be facilitated by being in mpeg or
some other compressed format from any where
and at any time. Hopefully, with a transmeta
chipset and "Linux-light" OS, you'll soon be able
also listen to (and watch) PNL-TV on your cell phone.
Another big advantage will be storage.
An analogy of what I mean is look at digital
xray machines. These machines address both advantages
over old fashion phot chemical x-ray machines.
A digital x-ray can be instanteous made and sent half
way across the world or, for example, to a surgeon two
floors down doing an operation waiting for a section
done on a biopsy by the pathologist.
The digital xray can also be stored on disks
and a server negating the need for huge rooms
for film storage (which is a big problem).
However, regarding "dilution" of product, take a
look at what napster and MP3 are doing to cd sales.
They are changing the industry, and young kids
are developing the opinion that they don't have to
purchase music. Better compressed formats with
use f broad band may one day also impinge upon
the copyrights of video info. BlockBuster will
stick around, but you may also have the opportunity
to download a pirated copy of "American Beauty".
Consequently, the expectation that people
may pay for archived materials is realistic,
but IMO how much they will be willingly to pay
is limited...since with broad band people will
have access to a lot of channels.
Moreover, PNL isn't archiving Porn. PNL is archiving
info the of value to very limited and specific
audiences. The interview given by such and such a CEo,
will be of value not to all the eyeballs coming
to PNL's site. Such a interviews will only be viewed by
the few who need to see. Thus the cost to produce
will not be something most likely covered by
subscribed viewership. The cost to produce will
have to be paid for by the such and such being interviewed.
Thus the infomercials.
Anyway and so.....again IMO ...what PNL will have to get back to an sell rather than a product, is access to that
productwhen it does become archived. For the monthly
fee of $30, Joe Smith will be able to full access to
all archived materials.
Access to "the library" therefore in this digital economy
becomes what is sold, and not the specific mp3 or
archived interview. But again PNL isn't selling
porn, so PNL has to continue to spend a lot on marketing.
PNL should IMO therefore also learn more from Porn
sites because they are some of the most innovative
with op ups and all kind of apropriately perverse
tricks and developments (eg. toilet cams). Ironically,
when I met with Glenn and Dave we joked about this.
(Remember my report? Guess not, since I'm supposedly
just some P & D guy. Well anyway here's a link to it
to refresh all of your short memories ) Message 8686639
They have a harder sell than porn sites though
(pun intended), however PNL may wish to
copy some of these sites flexible membership structures.
The more months of membership you buy, the better
the monthly rate. (Eg. 1 month= $35, 3 months = $90,
6 months equal $150, and a year down to $240).
Again ultimately for me, I see the bigger revenue stream
potential still from memberships not advertising or
pay per view activity. The "real estate" value of
web advertising space is getting very diluted unless
you have the watchers aka eyeballs to justify
higher placement rates. Memberships imo provide a loyal
retained customer base that has to resubscribe to
continue to have access to archived material.
Thus this material is added content to the site,
however, as I re think this a little as I write, PNL could still charge a "pay per view price" of say $10
per archived material. Thus making the monthly rate more
attractive since only three retrievals pays for
a whole month of unlimtited access.
Again I think the key is flexibility, doing Both/and
rather than either/or but by encouraging membership
through pricing incentives
I do not see this happening. I rather see another
"voume" based web model. Why? maybe despite GZ's
efforts, people just aren't yet interested
in subscribing to all that PNL is agglomerating
on PNL's site.
Again PNL's site has no celebrity hooters or Pamela Anderson
tapes or even coed shower cams....
Sex sells. But does the daily rice commodity
price in China elevate the same sustained interest?
Some sites are more difficult to erect than others.
See ya,
z (spelling not checked)
PS. Back to lurk mde again. Spin as u wish, or wish
upon what u spin. Though I'll be surprised if this post
too isn't construed and discussed ad naseum as though
it were part of some "conspirancy".
Btw. I have a good alibi for those that think I also
shot JFK.......though some of course will still
insist I conspired with Castro, the CIA and the Mafia
while I lay upon the grassy knoll. My alibi is below.
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I wasn't even a trinkle in my mother's eye until
February of 1964. So good luck to all of you
with your conspirancies theories. Last I checked
the header on the thread was PronetLink, and
the purpose of the thread was to discuss the
stock's potential AND risks.
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