Three steps to make social media sell
February 10, 2012
Knowing how to update your Facebook page, write an engaging blog, or create a viral YouTube video is, commercially speaking, worthless without knowing how social media platforms produce sales. The truth is that social media’s sudden arrival and instant popularity is causing most entrepreneurs to lose perspective on the ultimate goal:selling. In this sluggish economy, revenue trumps being most “liked” or highly “engaged with.”
Bank of Innovation: What would it look like to you? Part II
July 24, 2011
A New Bank and Bank Model: A Bank of Innovation: What would it look like to you? | by.optimost.com
Continuing from my prior post of the future of banking and bank innovation...P2P lending may be the next big thing in banking; however, the business model and platform introduced by Zopa and Prosper, even though copied by more than forty companies around the world, (http://www.glgroup.com/News/The-P2P-Lending-Landscape-51458.html) is not workable for banks in its current form.
A New Bank and Bank Model: A Bank of Innovation: What would it look like to you?
July 22, 2011
A New Bank and Bank Model: A Bank of Innovation: What would it look like to you? | www.gplus.com
The bank of the future looks like no bank at all. A convergence of emerging technologies, as follows, will enable a future form of bank that will be a bank in name and regulation only. The bank of the future looks like no bank at all. A convergence of emerging technologies, as follows, will enable a future form of bank that will be a bank in name and regulation only:
2011 Startup WingCash – The Next Generation of Money?
January 1, 2011
New Digital Currency: Send Coins and Bills on the Internet without Fees | wingcash.com
ProPay Founder, Bradley Wilkes started the WingCash beta in South Carolina December 21, 2010. WingCash is a Salt Lake City, UT based payment technology startup described as “a simple way to send and receive cash on the internet”. WingCash offers merchants a means of accepting electronic currency without risk of charge-backs or interchange costs. Unlike checks and ACH, WingCash is irrevocable.
Google will Now Dominate "cost per action" Affiliate Marketing
November 12, 2010
Adwords Is Dying and Google Knows It | www.fastcompany.com
Yes, AdWords is dying and mobile is ramping up. But Google has already moved and will soon dominate cost-per-action (retail/sales & leads) affiliate marketing. Google is tapping a totally new revenue stream. And ValueClick's Commission Junction unit will suffer. As will advertisers not working with Google's Google Affiliate Network will be compelled to make a switch.
November 11, 2010
P2P Lending Service Aqush Raises Capital from VC Fund 500 Startup | www.wiseclerk.com
In January 2010 Gartner predicted lending volume of 5 billion US$ would be achieved by P2P Lenders in 2013 and recommended that banks begin seeking to enter the space through partnerships with existing P2P lending companies. Leading venture capitalists have invested hundreds of millions in various P2P lending models and investment even through the recent recession continues. Japanese start-up Aqush is the latest to be funded and more are on the horizon.
Amazon's Core Book Business is Vulnerable to iBook, iPad, iTunes Bundle
July 27, 2010
Tablet Wars: Amazon vs. Apple | www.fool.com
The article indicates that digital book sales are overtaking paper. The adoption of digital books represents an opportunity for Apple and a significant threat to Amazon. Today Amazon has the largest selection of books but digital inventory management, shipping etc. is cheap. The iBook has prime real estate on the iPad and the fastest most convenient digital check-out process. iPad's come with iBooks preinstalled. If customers find what they want they won't buy from Amazon.
Valuation of Nortel's LTE Patent Portfolio
July 22, 2010
Nortel Patent Auction Benefits LTE Market | www.isuppli.com
We analyzed the essentiality of Nortel's 4G patent portfolio that are crucial to deriving premium royalty rates. We have conducted multiple patent searches at several patent databases. We then compare Nortel's IPR position against its peers and the corresponding royalty rates that Nortel’s peers are expecting to charge. We obtained the reasonable royalty rates for Nortel over a lifespan of 15 years for LTE. We then calculate the valuation of Nortel's patents.
July 22, 2010
Due to the World Fair, FIFA World Cup events in Q2, Wall Street may be expecting a fantastic quarter for Soho due to increased online advertisement revenue. However, from our measurement data, the impact from the FIFA event on Sohu's online advertisement revenue is far short of our expectations. FIFA's impact on the month of June applies to Sina and other online advertisement firms as well.
Ramifications of Harbinger's $7B LTE pact with Nokia Siemens
July 22, 2010
Harbinger forges $7B LTE pact with Nokia Siemens | www.fiercewireless.com
A nationwide, wholesale, terrestrial-satellite, mobile broadband network – one that uses a globally endorsed LTE (Long Term Evolution) technology. A vision - imbued with an inherent openness and possibilities - unencumbered by walled-gardens and the status quo. The twin motivating factors of high-speed, and high-capacity, coupled with mobility are significant pillars in the inexorable demand for connectivity to multimedia services, in the information age.
February 7, 2012
SOPA and the wisdom of Yogi Berra
January 19, 2012
Larger wafers present a growth opportunity for LEDs
January 6, 2012
Smartphones threaten digital camera industry
December 1, 2011
Google music launches: The end of the end for the music industry
November 22, 2011