Once again I think Fred Wilson is SO right:
"And this past week was a big one for the mobile web. We got three big things we've needed badly:

1) A real competitor to the iPhone – the Droid

2) A scalable business model for mobile apps – in app transactions in free apps

3) A standard for broadcasting video (and audio) to mobile devices"

The case study for this piece was a bordello in Germany:

"But Maison d’Envie has seen its business begin to return since it began offering the euro 5 ($7.50) discount in July, Goetz said.

To qualify, customers must show the receptionist either a bicycle padlock key or proof they used public transit to get to the neighborhood. That knocks the price for 45 minutes in a room, for example, to euro 65 from euro 70."

The author of the blog post points out that this is probably a classic case of someone using green as a cover for price discrimination.

A game maker did a limited time "pay what you want" offer for a game: "A survey taken by some of the customers on the game’s website reveals the top two reasons customers chose to pay what they did: It’s all they felt they could afford, and they wanted to support the PWYW model. Few paid the amount they thought the game was actually worth."

A bunch of condo owners in Barefoot Landing have been hosed by the failure of Premier Resorts. Bad times in North Myrtle.