American women are taking the lead over men in their use of certain consumer technologies including watching streaming network-TV shows over the Internet, DVR (or TIVO) use, visiting of social media/social networking sites and even casual gaming, according to a new Women and Digital Lifestyles report recently released by Solutions Research Group.
The group said the […]
Traditions change. No more post-holiday Monday blues, thanks to the phenomenon of online shopping and Cyber Monday.
Instead of Black Friday (the day immediately after Thanksgiving) being the most profitable day of the year for retailers, the Monday after the holiday has now jumped up in importance. Apparently ¾ of online retailers experience a jump in sales that […]
I blogged recently about Microsoft investing in FaceBook, and how that is an impressive validation event for the social networking space. Now, this past week, MySpace has joined Google’s OpenSocial as a networking partner. The social networking market, week to week, continues to be active, with industry giants continuing to make strategic moves to position themselves in this arena.
If you […]
This past week, I was happy to read the news about Microsoft’s $240 million investment in the premier social networking site, FaceBook. With this investment, FaceBook’s current value has skyrocketed to $15 billion — which is, to my knowledge, a record in the history of all business, as Facebook is only 3 years old with […]
Last week I had multiple stops in San Francisco, including a great time as co-presenter at the San Francisco Social Media Club. If you haven’t attended a local chapter in your city, think about joining — you can find out more info at www.socialmediaclub.org.
The theme last Thursday night was “Preserving our fondest memories digitally.” Chris […]
I think 2008 is going to be known as the Year of the Boomer. You know them, the generation born roughly between post-WWII and 1965. I’m a bridge baby – born in 1966, so I’m part boomer, part Internet generation. A New York Times article, “New Social Sites Cater to People of a Certain Age,” points […]
There’s a new IBM survey out that looks at consumer behavior and preferences in a digital world. One of the amazing facts from the survey is that TV usage is decreasing – an important trend.
Some of the key stats:
• 6 or more hours spent on the Internet daily: 19% of respondents
• 6 or more hours spent watching TV […]
We solved an onerous, clunky, frustrating problem for the consumer industry today, and I’m going to take a little time to celebrate before we put our noses back to the grindstone.
Those of you who have been following this blog know that I created iMemories 2 years ago to take a different direction in online video […]
Tonight was a real milestone, a real groundbreaker in American history. At 4:00 p.m. PST/7:00 p.m. EST, the various candidates running for the Democratic nomination answered questions sent in to CNN by YouTube. The Republican contenders get their chance in September.
When you think about it, this is really incredible. It shows how online video and […]
Another company has joined the online video sharing graveyard. This time it’s Grouper, one of the first viral video sites, which Sony bought last year for $65 million. That announcement caused many to wonder if it signaled the start of a shakeup in the industry. Grouper has decided to change their business model as well as their name, […]
Those who want to relive the past can do so on Facebook and LinkedIn. Comscore, the company that tracks browsing and transaction behavior, came out with a study last week that showed how much Facebook’s website visitors grew after they opened up registration to the general public. (Read survey: Comscore)
Facebook’s average monthly traffic was 14 […]
If we didn’t realize how mainstream user-generated online videos have become, recent news from the National Academy of Television & Arts definitely confirms it. They have teamed up with MySpace.com for the first time to solicit nominations from the public for newly created categories for the upcoming Daytime Emmy Awards. So in addition to programs […]
Anyone following the recent MySpace/Photobucket story has to marvel at the speed in which two large social media companies can have a spat, patch things up, recognize the market opportunity, and move ahead. For those of you who have been out of touch the last few weeks, you can read a quick summary in the Phoenix Business […]
In the new world of Web 2.0, Yahoo gets it right. They are phasing out their Web 1.0 Yahoo Photos service in favor of the Web 2.0 digital photo sharing site Flickr, whom they acquired in March 2005. As the co-founder of Flickr said, this move validates the original concept behind Flickr that photos in […]
There’s an article in USA Today that talks about the top 25 trends that changed the way we live. (Read article: USA Today)
Number 10 is “Tech creates cult of ‘me.’ Cellphones. The revolutionary switch from cassettes and VHS to CDs and DVDs. The Internet opens the floodgates. MySpace.com. Facebook. Blogs. It’s all about customization and […]
I have been an avid USA Today online reader for the last 7 years. Read it every morning before work. In fact, this has been my browser home page ever since I became a die hard online news reader.
This weekend, to my surprise, when I pulled up my browser, a completely different USA Today appeared. […]
