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Japan an advanced mobile marketing and communications ecology

Friday, October 5th, 2007Its all going gangbusters in Japan from Why mobile Japan leads the worldA combination of an urban lifestyle and infrastructure advantages mean that the fixed internet is being left behind by the mobile, claims the Guardian.Books on mobile, ...

Only in Korea, the virtual fashion mall

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007Michelle Attmore of Miss Selfridge, sent me this interesting dittyI-Fashion!South Korea's Shinsegae Department Store is claiming a world first by launching an advanced virtual reality fashion store to help enhance customer choice and boost apparel sales.On the i-Fashion ...

In the networked world, the only thing worse than being sampled is not being sampled

Monday, July 9th, 2007So I guess we should be flattered.I worked with Alan Moore for 8 intense months in which we were charged with establishing a Pan-European brand proposition that would help define a new beverage category. Alan's role was chief ...

Mobile Social Networking at Oxford University

Wednesday, July 4th, 2007Yesterday I was teaching in Oxford on the Mobile Social Networking Course.With Mr Tomi Ahonen and Steve Jones.It was a great deal of fun, and I enjoyed myself immensely.We had a full house and people had come from as far ...

Opening Pandora’s Box

Monday, November 20th, 2006[caption id="attachment_3150" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Pandora's Box"][/caption]New Media likely to play a crucial role in French poll Financial Times 18 November 2006A furious row that erupted this week over the posting of an unauthorised video of Ségolene Royal on ...

The bankruptcy of the mass consumer society

Thursday, October 19th, 2006I my humble opinion is, that we have arrived at the end point of mass consumption, mass media, mass everything. I think this is the beginning of a very long trend, but I think that traditional notions of consumerism ...

Why brands matter. Do they?

Sunday, October 8th, 2006It's high time British companies got on the brand wagon is Will Huttons commentI like thisChoices are constantly multiplying as society gets wealthier and more sophisticated (and now we have websites). A credible brand has become a vital short ...

HMV cuts prices in attempt to boost sales

Thursday, September 28th, 2006The Guardian writesHMV group, which owns Waterstone's, today said it was cutting the prices of music, DVD and books in an attempt to win back sales from supermarkets and online retailers.At the start of the month, it reduced the ...

The young disengage with politics

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006A study co-produced by the study co-produced by the Hansard Society on e-democracy and OfCom investigates why young people are not engaging with the political processHowever it is important to be realistic about the obstacles facing young ...

Old media fumbling with new technology

Tuesday, June 20th, 2006Old media fumbling with new technology Reports the Sydney Morning Herald.No great shakes in terms of insights for Tomi and me, however - what is interesting is that the thinking is starting to be joined up. Its not just an ...

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