Best and Worst of 2005-your thoughts...
 

Some of the best things in 2005 as i see it:

The adult industry banding together to fight 2257
Mobile going through the roof
IPTV building momentum
Video Ipod and PSP releases (and new revenue angles)
The consolidation of the TGP marketplace
Some awesome new products and services rumoured for 2006

Worst of 2005:

Christian right building opposition and garnering favours inside the white house

and by far the worst example of bad business relations:

Brad Shaw-shuts down his vancouver office, and lays off all his staff before the holidays. One staff member worked loyally for Brad for 6 years, and Brad doesn't even have the balls to call and tell him himself.

What do you think some of the successes and failures of 2005 have been?

anyone else have things they feel strongly about in 2005?

I feel bad for JohnW abou that.

You are kidding me.

I guess things are pretty bad over at Shaw Internet.

Wow, 6 years.

Mobile seems to be the biggest forward moving trend.

best: poker tournys

worst: 2257 headache

... an addendum to the 2257 comment would be the stellar response of the elite legal team behind the Free Speech Coalition. We all owe these people a salute.

Also, the fight against Acacia (cheers to Spike, Farrel, Brandon, and the rest of the joint defense group). Give em hell, guys... we're with you!!!

Chris - ATKCash

Best - becoming a grandma

Worse - can't air on GFY

Best - VOIP taking off in my mainstream biz

Worst - Former customer trying everything in their power not to pay their BW bills on 700+ megs. Now, its time to invoke the power of our lawyer and let the cards fall.

Hmmm i'll have to think abuot this one
for 2005 i had way more "Worse" things happen business wise .
I'd say the 2257 is real nick in the ass .

6 years sounds like a loyal guy. I think he will be picked up right away.
What did he do for him?

Yeah but with the closing days there is optimism in the air for you "2ndaire Producers"

best: im still alive
worst: Bush is STILL the president :disgust

pretty much sums it up for me too

I thought greg ran the company anyway

Alan..this happened back in October.. not "right before the holidays" .. JohnW also only worked for us since 2001.. not quite 6 yrs...

I manage our staff.. part of that is hiring and letting people go... and I'd be willing to bet that most larger affiliate companies have a similar protocol in place as well...and since we were no longer actively shooting content.. there was no reason to spend the overhead on office space and an office manager..