Category: Trends

  • The Kindle’s days are numbered

    Whenever I’m on the tube in London, one thing I notice is the number of people quietly absorbed in reading a book or other text content on a Kindle as the crowded trains speed their way through the tunnels beneath…

  • Compelling content is king for the newspaper business too

    How healthy is the newspaper business? If you look at print, the long-term prognosis is not encouraging overall, certainly not in the UK and to a large extent neither in the US, especially as the declining circulation and revenue of…

  • Good example of a social media press release from ING

    Dutch financial services group ING released the results of a survey last month on the impact of social media in The Netherlands in 2012. The depth of information ING has published is comprehensive and paints a fascinating picture of attitudes,…

  • Are you going to quit Instagram?

    [Update Dec 21:] Instagram announced a reversal of its plan to implement changes to the terms of service in regard to advertising – an issue at the heart of the current kerfuffle. Details at the end of this post.] To…

  • Blogging ten years ago

    Ten years ago today, on December 13, 2002, I wrote and published my first blog post. Nothing especially inspiring, earth-moving or even awesome in what I said, just a brief note to announce my entry into the embryonic blogosphere: Dec…