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The Consumer Electronics Show yesterday got what they wanted in a keynote speaker -- a big name. But did Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) CEO Bob Iger accomplish anything at the CES other than filling auditorium seats? Not likely.

Iger introduced Disney's new website, which he called "Disney.com on steroids." The new site will make Disney shows and characters easier to find, add Web 2.0 widgets and channels, and allow users to create their own personal channels.

This sounds promising, but there is a caveat. Disney, which seeks to avoid controversy at all costs, is playing it safe, not allowing users to upload information on the personal channels. So the personal channels will be anything but, similar in that aspect to a failed experiment by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) not that long ago. The rest of the changes are nice, but making the Disney characters easier to find on the website is hardly going to be a big traffic builder.

Technology companies succeed by being edgy and charging onto the scene without heed to danger (See: MySpace, YouTube), not by being vanilla and playing it safe as Disney, in typical fashion for them, is doing.

I don't fault Disney for protecting its sugar-coated image; it has built up a tremendous children's brand over a period of generations. But if Disney isn't willing to go all the way, it should step out of the way and let the real innovators use the web to its full potential.

Disney the tech co.? Uhm, no. originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 10:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In an interesting turn of events, with Disney's impending purchase of Pixar for $7.4 billion, Steve Jobs will become Disney's largest shareholder.  Apple shareholders of course are concerned that he will take on significant responsibility at Disney, reducing his focus on Apple's success.

Jobs commented that with Pixar being folded into Disney, his time commitment will be signficantly less at Disney than it was at Pixar. 

The roles if Jobs did want to take the helm at Disney are the CEO and Chairman of the Board positions.  In the CEO post, Iger just replaced Eisner and Jobs commented to the Associated Press that his "interest is really just being on the board" (AP).  The current Chairman of the Board, George Mitchell, completes his term next year and may decide to retire.  Jobs remarked that he did not see himself becoming Disney's chairman, but didn't rule out the possibilty either.

Jobs assures shareholders his main Job will still be at Apple originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Fri, 28 Apr 2006 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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