The Morning Lowdown 09-30-11
photo: Corbis / Patricia Curi
» Facebook Pushes Back Against ‘Super-Cookie’ Charges (paidContent)
» Is Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) Really Shaking In Its Sho… Read more »
Which Publishers Get Highest ‘Satisfaction Ratings From Marketers, Agencies
The continuing migration of audiences and ad dollars to digital has helped serve as a balm against growing economic fears that have resulted… Read more »
Is Twitter Trying To Catch A Tax Leprechaun?
Twitter’s decision to open an office in Dublin has prompted an Irish government agency to crow about “Ireland’s dynamic digital media cluste… Read more »
How The Social Web Has Rewired The Digital World From The Ground Up
In the wake of Facebook’s F8 mega-event, with its parade of product, feature and platform announcements, I’m struck by the recent major infl… Read more »
Facebook Overload: No Sign Of Letting Up Today
As the tech press converge to hear the latest from Facebook at its f8 developer confab today, millions of Facebook users are already grappli… Read more »
Telefonica Seeks Social Media Mojo With Twitter And Layar Integration
Telefonica (NYSE: TEF), the multinational operator with mobile networks spanning across Europe and Latin America, is now fully focused on sq… Read more »
BSkyB, Eurostar, BT Buy Twitter’s First UK Advertising
Twitter was due to roll out its first advertising for testing in the UK on Thursday, with more to come in the next few weeks, marking the ne… Read more »
Twitter Now Accepts Political Ads; Acquires Julpan
As the 2012 campaign for the White House starts heating up, Twitter says it will start accepting political advertising. Starting today, cand… Read more »
Do Twitter ‘Squatters’ Create Headaches For Companies? Well, Ask Netflix
photo: Qwikster
Some Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) subscribers may feel like a weed-smoking Elmo is a fitting metaphor for the company after it decided to split off… Read more »
A Free Twitter Has Lost In China To A Booming But Censored Weibo
photo: Sina Weibo
Twitter is now offering its web interface in Simplified Chinese. But a two-year-old block on Twitter being accessible in China has allowed S… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 09-19-11
photo: Corbis / Patricia Curi
» Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) DVD-Streaming Split Extends To Brand: Meet ‘Qwikster’ (paidContent)
» Netflix CEO Reed Hasting… Read more »
Board Members Wilson, Sabet Step Down At Twitter
photo: Flickr / Randy Stewart
Two prominent members of Twitter’s board of directors–Fred Wilson and Bijan Sabet–are stepping down from their roles overseeing a company… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 9-16-11: Apple Apps; WebOS; AT&T/T-Mobile; Jesta $15 Million
photo: AP Photos
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
» More news on the next iPhones: Production of a less expensive model that loo… Read more »
@ pcAds: Flipboard’s McCue: Interactive Ads Have Drawbacks
There is no scrolling on Flipboard — that’s rule number one, said Mike McCue, the social reader’s CEO, in a conversation with paidContentUK… Read more »
@ pcAds: Facebook Says It Hasn’t Even Scratched The Surface With Marketing
Facebook has had a lot of scrutiny over how it uses information about you to market to you, but we have only started to scratch the surface… Read more »
Keep Social Media On During Civil Unrest, Executives Tell MPs
photo: Getty Images / Dan Istitene
Executives from Facebook, Twitter and BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (NSDQ: RIMM) have warned a committee of MPs that switching off soc… Read more »
Angry Birds Watch Out: Club Penguin Puffles Launching On An iPhone Near You
Social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, and games like ‘Angry Birds’ are some of the most popular applications on smartphones today, b… Read more »
Frank Meehan Steps Down As INQ CEO; Co-Founder Ken Johnstone Takes Over
Frank Meehan is stepping down as the CEO of INQ, the Hutchison-owned mobile phone maker that has been a trailblazer — if a very small one -… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 9-14-11: Google/Motorola; Apple/China; Intel; Walmart
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
» Google agreed to pay 33 percent more — $3 billion — than it originally off… Read more »
Twitter Reaches New Milestone: 100 Million Users (More Than Half On Mobile)
Twitter has not been very forthcoming on user numbers, but today it gave a shower of stats and data to mark a milestone in its growth: 100 m… Read more »
GetGlue Makes It Easier For Marketers To ‘Check In’ With Self-Serve Option
As the number of check-in services proliferate, GetGlue is trying to solidify relationships with networks as it tries to prove the value of… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 9-8-11: Apple/Samsung Japan; Microsoft Tablet; Mobile Stats
photo: AP Images
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) meets with Samsung in court in Japan and requests an injunction on Sm… Read more »
George Bush’s Brother Is ‘Tweeting’ In Chinese On Weibo
George W. Bush’s younger brother Neil has just started microblogging – not on Twitter, nor in English, but on Sina (NSDQ: SINA) Weibo, in Ch… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 8-31-11: Amazon Tablet; China iOS; Apple/Wikileaks; FilmOn
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
» Amazon could have two sizes of tablet in mind for a launch: a seven-inch mod… Read more »
Twitter Ramps Up Its DC Presence, Hires New Public Policy Head
photo: AP Images
A sign of Twitter’s growing power, and increasing need to interface with government to get its message across: the company has hired a new h… Read more »
The End Of Social Media 1.0
photo: Corbis / Jim Frazier
Follow us on Twitter.
Like us on Facebook.
And soon enough we’ll start seeing +1 or circle us on Google+.
I would like to talk about an… Read more »
Why More Marketers Are Paying For Blog Posts, Tweets And Video Mentions
photo: Corbis / Oliver Burston
Word of mouth is one of the best means of marketing a product, but sometimes the process needs a little help to get started. Help in the for… Read more »
UK Government Backs Down On Plan To Shut Twitter And Facebook In Crises
photo: Getty Images / Dan Istitene
The government has climbed down on plans to ban suspected rioters from using social networking websites in times of civil unrest. Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 08-26-11
photo: Corbis / Patricia Curi
» Slate Lays Off Staff. Does Its Model Still Make Sense? (Forbes Mixed Media)
» AOL (NYSE: AOL) Huddles With Top M&A… Read more »
Yandex Buying Twitter ‘Newspaper’ Maker The Tweeted Times
Russia’s leading search engine is making a foray in the nascent market segment of socially-organised news delivery, by buying The Tweeted Ti… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 8-26-11: Gowalla; Cheap Nokias; Skype; Microsoft
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
» Gowalla cuts down its features and takes a hard look at what people were act… Read more »
Facebook And Twitter Will Oppose Being Blocked During Riots
photo: Getty Images / Dan Istitene
Facebook and Twitter are preparing to face down UK government ministers over calls to ban people from social networks or shut their websites… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 08-24-11
photo: Corbis / Patricia Curi
» Brightcove has filed a $50 million IPO (SEC)
» Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) to Subsidize Subscribers’ TV Device (NYT)
&… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 8-23-11: RIM; Apple iPhone; Erply; HP; Riots; Patents
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
» RIM launched three new BlackBerry devices today, extensions of its Curve ran… Read more »
One Crazy TouchPad Weekend, Measured In Tweets
About the only thing more remarkable than the flurry of buyers scrambling to get their hands on the last remaining TouchPads over the weeken… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 08-22-11
photo: Corbis / Patricia Curi
» Newspapers Edit Down Outlooks (WSJ)
» Murdoch told me to have someone followed: Buttrose (ABC News)
» T… Read more »
Sina: Profit Slumps 60 Percent On Weibo Microblogging Investment
Sina (NSDQ: SINA) may have taken the crown in the Twitter-style, homegrown microblogging race in China, but its leadership has come at a pri… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 8-17-11: Kodak; Samsung/RIM; Nokia/China Mobile
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
» Kodak: Looks like Kodak investors might really have something to smile about… Read more »
Pot Calling Kettle Black? Mail Rumbled Over Unauthorised Photo Use
An ironic footnote to the story from yesterday that involved the Daily Mail shutting down a proxy site for making unauthorized caches of its… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 08-12-11
photo: Corbis / Patricia Curi
» If the current events of the world are scary for all of us, they’re particularly horrifying for news publishers. (Ken Doctor/Ni… Read more »
