Experts differ on the future of Internet-based businsses Are we in yet another Internet bubble that’s about to burst? Depends whose opinion you get. The Wall Street Journal Online interviewed two tech, media and Internet (dot-com era, and current market participants) veterans, Tod Dagres of Spark Capital and David Hornik of VentureBlog. Dagres says there [...]
By examining what resonates with consumers, we can identify larger patterns that will shape our lives in the years to come Seems all eyes are focused on "what’s next?" Marian Salzman, executive vice president and chief marketing officer of JWT Worldwide, has weighed in with 70 products, services and trends that will define the new [...]
SNCR pundits give direction for new media SNCR is a great place to exchange ideas about new media. Jen McClure asked our members to look back at 2006 and forward to 2007 and give our take on where new media is headed. There are excellent online PR tips from Katie Paine, Debbie Weil, John Cass and [...]
Apple’s Christmas rush on iTunes set to blossom in the New Year Seems the iPod was one of the most popular holiday gifts this year. iTunes was been overwhelmed by the rush to download items from their site. Auto manufacturers have seen the light – BMW recently rolled out a built-in iPod dock in many of its [...]
User- generated content providers named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year If you needed any more convincing that social media is influencing the news, this should do it. You don’t get any more mainstream than the cover of Time as Person of the Year. And if user-generated content and social networking is the one element [...]
Top-tier social meida sites can be a remarkable source of traffic Search executives regard social networks as a powerful channel that can improve brand awareness and create buzz, when used correctly, “While social search certainly is in its infancy, the top-tier sites can be a remarkable source of traffic, in many cases bringing the server [...]
Travel, tourism needs a Travel 2.0 Internet marketing strategy According to a new report from PhoCusWright Inc., next year for the first time transactions on the Internet will account for over half (54%) of all U.S. travel bookings. The US market is way ahead of the pack in using the Net to buy travel. While the [...]
Social media sites have the audience According to comScore Media Metrix, MySpace recorded 38.7 billion U.S. page views last month, compared with 38.1 billion for Yahoo Inc. News Corp.’s MySpace recorded 38.7 billion U.S. page views last month, compared with 38.1 billion for Yahoo Inc., according to comScore Media Metrix. MySpace’s growth was 2 percent over [...]
Social Media traffic continues to beat out other sites Could this be the reason the NYTimes is adding social media elements to their online stories?
Getting into social news sharing is just good business these days The Gray Lady got the clue. The New York Times is paying attention to where its stories are shared, who reads them, and, more importantly, what they are saying about them, reports TechCrunch on Rojolink. As from Monday they will be adding direct links to [...]
