Finance
Product innovation: thoughts on the first direct lab
Following its launch a few weeks ago I’ve taken some time to have a play around with the first direct lab.
Annals of the Unexpected: AIG conversation with Daily Kos
For brands, social media presents the useful opportunity to have a conversation with your customers. These conversations can be good ways of getting feedback, doing research, and promoting new products. They can also be incredibly useful in times of brand crisis. Actually talking to your customers whilst your brand is alternatively setting fire to the… more
Laptopdance: Results for the ‘Networking’ category
I was assigned the task of exploring which emerging social networks would be big in 2009. There was definitely a mixed response ranging from ‘that’s an incredible idea’ to ‘I don’t get it’. Take a look at our findings and judge for yourself.
Capitalism and the Internet – are We Just Looking at Another Bubble?
In my rangy gambollings over the reaches of the web, I stumbled over this little gem of a blog post by Irving Wladawsky-Berger at IBM. He eruditely compares the current balls-up in the financial industry with the Dotcom Bubble, about which he was well placed to know a thing or two, running as he was… more
Clem Chambers at The Mandrake
On Tuesday night Iain and I went along to catch Clem Chambers, CEO of ADVFN plc, “Europe’s leading private investor website” speak at the Mandrake Club, a monthly group that gets together at the Adam Street club. Chambers has a long history in the dot com world and was covering the stock market for Wired… more