Category: Web

  • Engaging without measuring makes little sense

    BrandRepublic reports on a new survey from Jupiter Research that looks at social marketing in Europe. The survey found that more than 50% of online advertisers in Europe have run advertising campaigns that encourage user interaction and two thirds will…

  • Skypephone changes everything

    Skype, the internet phone service, is all about disruption. I remember thinking, when I first started using Skype back in 2004, that here’s a small, nimble company that will drive a massive wedge into traditional telephone service business models. From…

  • FMGY: Winners and losers

    The news last week of Microsoft’s purchase of a 1.6% equity stake in Facebook has had plenty of commentary with widespread analysis and opinion on the deal. I found the most interesting commentary in an article in this week’s Economist…

  • The Last Supper in 16 billion pixels close-up

    The Last Supper, the most famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci, has been posted on the internet as a very high resolution image that enables anyone to zoom in on minute details of the painting for close-up examination. HAL9000 (love…

  • Reasons to be unhappy with Virgin Media

    I received a letter the other day from Virgin Media telling me about a few reasons to be cheerful as a Virgin Media customer. In his introduction, Steve Stewart, managing director of customer care, says we could all do with…