OSS Venture Capital & M&A
Many of you may have heard that Matthew Aslett is over at The 451 Group now.
Woman Sues Apple Over Price Cuts
WARNING: The following contains names of Chinese language origins that have beautiful meanings in that language. At no time will we condone crass comparisons and/or puns noting their similarities to certain American English euphemisms or expressions. The same goes for obligatory references to a certain character in John Hughes’s "Sixteen Candles," who was a Korean played by a Japanese actor anyway.
Company Benefits from Employee Intranet Blogs
G. Oliver Young is fast becoming my new hero. Every time this Forrester analyst puts out a paper, it provides me with fodder to support my arguments supporting social media in the enterprise.
Fmail Isn’t As Dirty As It Sounds
Okay, I’ll admit it. Though 30 is supposed to be the new 20, I got old and out of touch really fast. I don’t get Emo music*; I don’t know what Heelys are; and I don’t get why you need a Facebook app to check your Gmail.
Google Gets Fined, Waves German Flag
Google’s not one to hold a grudge; today, Google.de features a logo celebrating Germany’s 1990 reunification. But yesterday, a German court fined the search giant a little more than $14,000 for using the m.gmail.com domain for mobile search.
Can eMusic Survive The New Amazon Store?
Second only to iTunes, eMusic has carved a significant niche in the scattered download marketplace with a subscription service offering plans starting at 30 tracks per month for $9.99. But how will Amazon’s new mp3 store effect eMusic; and how will labels who will be getting higher payouts from Amazon react?
Facebook.fr Tempts Original’s Wrath
Facebook recently won the rights to Face-book.com, even though the previous owner didn’t, to be honest, appear to be imitating the popular social networking site. But since Facebook was troubled by Face-book.com, expect some real problems to erupt over Facebook.fr, which was claiming to be a beta version of Facebook Paris.
Google Gets Office In San Francisco
A mountain view is the thing for me – I’m not a real sun and surf kind of person. But Googlers who are may have reason to celebrate, as the search giant just opened a new office in San Francisco.
Thinking Outside the Demographic
If you have been in marketing for any amount of time, you know how omniprescent demographics are.
The first question most marketing teams will focus on is "what’s our target demographic?" Demographics are what media is bought by and what media properties define themselves by. Ask any online community about their core audience, and they will typically respond with a demographic like "teen girls 12-18" or "young men 18-25." TV shows and movies do the same.
More Retailers Using Welcome Emails
Welcome emails are increasing, as 72 percent of major online retailers are regularly sending out welcome emails this year, up from 66 percent last year according to a new study by the Email Experience Council (EEC).