August 17, 2007
Mobile Advertising Reaches for the Sky | www.wirelessweek.com
Plenty of otherwise smart people seem to be rushing toward some type of application that involves cellphones (do they even call them that anymore?). If it’s on your agenda, I’d suggest you be careful.
How to REALLY Sink a Newspaper
August 17, 2007
How to Sink a Newspaper | online.wsj.com
Walter Hussman’s letter, "How to Sink a Newspaper" in The Wall Street Journal on May 7 lay blame for the industry’s dwindling circulation on fellow publishers’ strategy of giving away their local news content on the Internet.
Advertising and Mass Customization
August 6, 2007
It’s an Ad, Ad, Ad, Ad World | www.nytimes.com
That’s the “holy grail” isn’t it? A brand advertising campaign so targeted that it speaks to a niche market segment or even an individual. This NY Times story talks about that movement in very general terms.
Is Facebook Really Worth $10 Billion?
August 6, 2007
Stop Guessing About a Facebook Acquisition | bits.blogs.nytimes.com
The acquisition discussions appear to be ongoing with several players. But simultaneously the likelihood of a potential Facebook IPO is getting stronger too.
TomTom and TeleAtlas - What Are the Strategic Implications?
July 25, 2007
TomTom Announces Intent to Acquire TeleAtlas | www.teleatlas.com
TomTom's potential acquisition of TeleAtlas has the capability of sending the Personal Navigation Market, the in-car navigation market and the online local search market into a frenzy of strategic activity. TomTom should be able to reduce its cost of goods and put considerable pricing pressure on other players in the PND Market. In addition, it seems reasonable to assume that TomTom has the appetite to enter into other other verticals in the overall navigation market. Finally, the acquisition may put TomTom on a collision course with the giants of search (Yahoo, Google, MSN) for the Mobile Location Based Services Market.
June 28, 2007
MySpace, Chasing YouTube, Upgrades Its Offerings | www.nytimes.com
Stand-alone destination MySpace TV will launch tomorrow. This is probably the missing proprietary destination of the NBC/News Corp. “NewTube” effort, which includes distribution from Microsoft, AOL and Yahoo! video.
YellowPages.com Beta Site Much Better
June 28, 2007
comScore Reports Growth in Internet Yellow Pages Searches | www.comscore.com
SuperPages recently relaunched its site with a new design and usability improvements, and now AT&T’s YellowPages.com, which was recently named the fastest growing Internet yellow pages site by comScore, is about to roll out a new site with a dramatically improved design and user experience. (CORRECTION: It was the second fastest growing behind Yellow Book in the comScore data, as the comments below point out.)
Local.com Adds Travel Bookings
June 25, 2007
Local.com Launches Online Booking Capabilities and Travel-Related Content | www.marketwire.com
Through an exclusive partnership with Expedia, Local.com now offers: “the ability to book flights, hotels, cruises, rental cars and other travel-related services…”
What Should Yahoo! Actually DO?
June 25, 2007
Will Yahoo's board also get a makeover? | news.zdnet.co.uk
I and others have spoken of the need for morale boosting and a new vision/strategy at Yahoo! That’s much easier said than done and what does that actually even mean? I don’t have complete visibility on the company and only see parts of it — like the three blind men and the elephant. But here’s a little unsolicited advice for Yahoo! from where I sit.
June 25, 2007
Google To Acquire GrandCentral | www.techcrunch.com
TechCrunch is reporting a rumor — and it’s often correct in these — that the telephony “management” startup GrandCentral has been acquired by Google for $50 million. This is not Google as phone company per se, it’s Google as a system to manage calls on top of the existing telephony infrastructure.
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