As if there aren’t enough distractions for drivers nowadays, you can add one more to the list: digital motion billboards. New technologies are enabling a whole host …More...
Don’t be surprised if your kids soon ask you for virtual allowance so they can spend their money online. PayJr., which offers the popular VisaBuxx reloadable debit …More...
A couple of magazine web sites have received social media boosts in recent weeks. MediaDailyNews reported on the new wiki features available at the Forbes and Food …More...
As follow-up to a recent post on the Pew Internet & American Life’s study of technology users: the Pew site has an interactive Internet Typology Test. Your …More...
Three days ago, on May 23rd, a historic milestone was reached according to scientists at North Carolina State University and the University of Georgia. For the first …More...
There are some powerful thoughts in this Global Intelligence Briefing for CEOs. I learned about it from our CEO (thanks Brent). The author is Herbert Meyer, a …More...
In exchange for a couple more short years of service, the founders of Feedburner.com have agreed to accept Google’s $100 million offer. A pretty sweet deal considering …More...
Bill Gates never stops predicting. Just last week, he forecasted a rocky transition for traditional media as they shift to a more online-focused model. Bill’s perspectives are …More...
Now that summer vacations are right around the corner, can you truly unhook from your office e-leash (Blackberry, cell phone, email)? It’s not easy. One in …More...
Shel Holtz raises a thought-provoking question about professional development: How do professional associations remain relevant in the rapidly-moving online world? He cites several examples of groups, events …More...
National magazine readership over the last several years has been flat or down. Many pundits had assumed that part of the reason for this was young people …More...
Undeterred by copyright lawsuits and new competition, the founders of YouTube are pressing on with several enhancements, tools and initiatives. In a new and rare interview, Chad …More...
Recent postings here have highlighted mobile banking developments for consumers. Now Wells Fargo has launched its CEO Mobile for a select group of commercial banking customers. …More...
Following this morning’s post on the story below, Microsoft made it clear they are not content to let Google monopolize the shift to online marketing. It was …More...
In a recent talk with some of Microsoft’s biggest customers, Bill Gates predicted the advertising model for traditional media would unravel in the face of more targeted …More...
A new study by Media-Screen found that broadband users spend half their weekday spare time online (eMarketer story here). As part of the survey, respondents were asked …More...
For many people, TiVo has eliminated the need for a child to program their VCR (as the old joke goes). But according to a new research report, …More...
I saw the story yesterday about Chrysler being bought by private equity firm Cerberus for $7.4 billion dollars. It just seems profoundly sad to me that this …More...
Here are 4.5 billion reasons marketers get excited about the future of mobile marketing. Here is one reason they should be cautious.
Saturday May 11th is the 15th annual letter carriers canned food drive, where donations are accepted at the mailbox and delivered to local food banks. As reported …More...
Research from the Pew Internet & American Life Project is always worth reading, but their latest report is especially insightful. They’ve investigated the assets, actions and attitudes …More...
Pay your kids, pay your bills and collect your payments all from the comfort of your cell phone? Buy stuff simply by waving your cell phone in …More...
There have been many stories about mainstream media (newspapers, broadcast television, magazines, etc.) digging in their heels in the face of competition from online sources. However, there …More...
When you see scary obesity statistics like this its difficult to understand why Weight Watchers and others in their category have to revamp their marketing to boost …More...
An Advertising Age article this week reported that many major advertisers are asking magazines for better, more accountable circulation figures or they are threatening to bypass the …More...
Everywhere you look today in mainstream media and on many blogs, the hottest business topic of the day seems to be the possibility of a Microsoft and …More...
The annual TED (Technology Entertainment Design) Conference in Monterey, California is one of those seminal events I’ve wanted to attend ever since I heard about it. Unfortunately, …More...
Many marketing people have been under the assumption that once someone subscribes to digital, satellite radio (XM or Sirius), their listening time with traditional terrestrial radio will …More...
According to a new Accenture survey, the media and entertainment industries see consumer generated content (CGC) as the main threat to their business models. Accenture surveyed 110 …More...
The bad news for Google is it’s sometimes difficult to keep millionaires motivated to stay. Story here. Even if, according to the article, Google is experiencing a …More...
