Archive for the ‘Retail’ Category

The bonfire of the brands

Friday, May 26th, 2006This appeared in my inbox todayOn 26.08.06, I am going to gather every branded possession of mine into a warehouse, douse them with petrol and burn the lot. Jacobson chairs, Christian Dior shirts, a Louis Vuitton bag; I'm too ...

Movie Producers invest in Social Networking Site

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006Movie moguls Bob and Harvey Weinstein's Weinstein Co. said it had taken an undisclosed stake in social-networking website ASmallWorld.The founders of Miramax Film Corp. led a group of investors including Bob Pittman, former chief operating officer of AOL Time ...

Reputation: the growing importance of trust in our digital world

Saturday, April 29th, 2006Rob Hof in his article Are online reputations portable? opens up the debate For years, both sellers and buyers on eBay have bellyached about not being able to carry their reputations--the feedback ratings they get from each other ...

IP, communities, whose media is it anyway? And demand economics

Monday, April 3rd, 2006I have been thinking about the issues surrounding commons based peer-to-peer flows of communication. Something that I blogged about last year within the context of JD Lasica's book Darknet: Hollywoods war on the digital generation And more ...

When push comes to pull: the new economy & culture of the networked society

Thursday, March 30th, 2006I have been reading the Aspen Institutes latest ouvre, entitled When push comes to pull. The new economy & culture of networking technologyWhich resonates deeply with Communities Dominate Brands.David Bollier the author states If the world seems a confusing ...

When push comes to pull: a new paradigm

Thursday, March 30th, 2006I have been reading the Aspen Institutes latest ouvre, entitled When push comes to pull. The new economy & culture of networking technologyWhich resonates deeply with Communities Dominate Brands.David Bollier the author states If the world seems a confusing ...

Conversations on Convegence

Wednesday, February 1st, 2006Conversations on ConvergenceMonday's International Herald Tribune had a fascinating article with views from several directions on convergence in the media space. The IHT quoted EA (Entertainment Arts the video gaming giant), Star the Asian satellite broadcaster, and SK Telecom Korea's ...

Communities and web 2.0

Wednesday, February 1st, 2006What's accelerated Web 2.0 ideals more recently are new technologies. Implementing the movement's basic principles is less expensive and easier than it was several years ago because of the evolution of data storage and software, plus the wider adoption ...

Dynamic Google ads on TV?

Monday, January 30th, 2006Interesting article via the New York Times: This Time, the Revolution Will Be Televised Convergence is back, but it is not what it used to be. Following its release after about five years in the halfway house for overblown ...

mediated and unmediated media. A view from Argentina

Friday, January 27th, 2006Robin Good posting on his most excellent blog says about Julian Gallo A very talented journalism Professor from Argentina, has recently written an interesting article about how the trade should take full advantage of the direct publishing ...

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