Archive for January, 2008
Provocative View of Google
For a provocative view on Google, see:
When Google Grows Up: Author Nicholas Carr looks into the search giant’s future, and sees a very different company.
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Digital Media, Internet-Based, Ad-Supported, New Business Models, Technology, Search engines
iPhone the Future of Mobile?
People went a-browsing when they unwrapped their iPhone gift, leading to a spike in Google searches from iPhones on Christmas Day. One takeaway from that is that having a great browser is the secret of the iPhone and the future of mobile. That’s just a piece of it though. The iPhone points the way […]
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Facebook’s Social Ads are Social Faux Pas
It used to be that a woman’s worst nightmare was walking into a party and seeing someone wearing the exact same outfit. In order to avoid that fate, women have resorted to a number of tactics, including the occasional little white lie, when asked about favorite shopping haunts or the exact store where fabulous shoes […]
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Debunking 2008 Predictions
Now that the barrage of 2008 predictions are behind us, we thought we’d take the next couple of weeks to focus on the “realities” behind what some pundits have predicted. This week, we’ll tackle mobile, advertising, and publishing.
Advertising
Predictions: Online advertising will be resilient in 2008, with growth in online video ads, social networks and […]
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Digital Media, Mobile, Publishing, Internet-Based, Ad-Supported, Software, Payments, Newspaper Publishing, New Business Models, Technology, software platforms, Social Networks, consumers, Search engines
Comcast’s Got a Brand New Plan
Comcast announced today its ambitious new plan to allow on demand access to a “nearly limitless” supply of movies and TV shows via both television and the internet. Dubbed Project Infinity, the goal is to bolster Comcast’s competitive position with satellite and telcos - and it hopes its stock price in the process - […]
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Digital Media, Cable, Internet-Based, Ad-Supported, New Business Models, Technology, Internet TV, consumers, Search engines
Old Media, New Business Models
Media companies are transforming themselves as we speak and everybody would like to know what the key drivers will be in the coming year. Publishing 2.0 proposed some very interesting principles that they think will guide the ongoing adaptations of media companies to the digital world, such as networks as new distribution channels, search […]
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Yesterday’s News
Today is the day the television listings in the daily paper died—at least at the New York Times which made this announcement in a small box in the back of the arts section. I’m stunned that the tv listings went before the stock listings. But never mind either way this is another example of the […]
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