So email’s becoming obsolete, huh? Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg said as much last June. And of course, everyone knows younger users don’t even use email anymore. (Let’s just ignore the fact that you can’t open a Facebook account without an email address). Now, Facebook’s set to announce Project Titan on Monday, which is almost universally [...]
posted on November 12, 2010 by
Will the Boxee Box meet the same fate as Google TV?
The battle to bring the internet to the small screen is heating up. And the fight to control when and how the internet is brought to the small screen is heating up too. After finding Google TV blocked by a number of television networks, a Google product manager for Google TV recently stated that the [...]
posted on November 7, 2010 by
Increased online gameplay is changing e-commerce to g-commerce
Nielsen says people are spending more time online playing games than sending email – bringing new meaning to the phrase “everyone is a gamer.” How can marketers use the increase in gameplay to their advantage? For e-tailers, the goal should be to add gaming elements to the purchase process, also called “gamification.” That can be [...]
posted on November 3, 2010 by
25 innovation mantras for the soul
One of Econsultancy’s core brand values is innovation. As observers we are spoilt for choice, sitting as we do in the middle of the internet industry, admiring innovation on a daily basis. We regularly produce an Innovation Report, where we compile some of the cooler things we’ve seen lately. And there is the Econsultancy Innovation [...]