Archive for the ‘Generation C’ Category

Bill Gates muses on two way flows of communication

Wednesday, April 20th, 2005Bill Gates on BloggingTony Perkins of AlwaysOn, the blogazine of innovation writes in the hard copy (not available online) about Bill Gates' comments on blogging during a private dinner at Gates home on Lake Washington: Blogging makes it very ...

U2 – communities – world poverty – texting

Friday, April 15th, 2005Related to our recent post on mobile phones and TV - speed of information - connection to networks - communities forming around issues etc. Rory Treffiletti of mediapost watched Bono embrace the digital age to bring ...

The web is not the Internet

Wednesday, March 30th, 2005 TV News in a Postmodern World - Beyond the World Wide Web. Stuff I liked: People do not demand messages. The internet becomes powerful when it can truly deliver1). Need to know2). Need to buyAnd of course this becomes ever ...

Clear channel to webcast music programs

Tuesday, March 29th, 2005From AdAgeAs competition from iPods, cable music networks, satellite radio and online music services intensifies, Clear Channel Radio is launching a weekly Web-based video program featuring live in-studio performances. Similar to MTV's Unplugged, Clear Channel will stream the program, called ...

Word of mouth the new black

Thursday, March 24th, 2005Just hot from my Inbox, and curiously relevant as SMLXL is currently working on a project relating specifically to customer advocacy and the importance of word of mouth. Peer Pleasure: Teens ConnectAccording to comScore Media Metrix, more than ...

Building a brand through a community

Thursday, March 17th, 2005My good friend Adriana at the Big Blog Company flipped a link over to me today about building a brand via a blog and a community, which I wished we could have shoehorned into our book ...

Audio-visual format wars. But guess who is in control?

Sunday, March 13th, 2005From the Financial Times Thursday March 2005. As Tim Burt, Scott Morrison and Aline van Duyan writeMedia companies have to work out how to capitalise on new methods of distributing and storing their output. But different business models mean there ...

A Masterclass in Engagement – what there is to learn about Jamies School Dinners

Wednesday, March 9th, 2005I have been mulling over the Channel 4 programme Jamies School Dinners . And thought I would have a trawl through the net to see what was being said. Certainly the programme has excited debate - star and celebrity chef ...

An open conversation with General Motors

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2005Neville Hobson has a relevant and timely post on his blog. A conversation with Michael Wiley, Director New Media at GM. This caught our eye at SMLXL since we mention Bob Lutz Vice Chairman at General Motors - ...

Communities Dominate Brands

Tuesday, February 8th, 2005 Communities Dominate Brands Business and marketing challenges for the 21st century Tomi T Ahonen and Alan Moore (about 250 pages, hardcover, Futuretext Ltd, March 2005) Communities Dominate Brands: Business and marketing challenges for the 21st century is a book about ...

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