If Murdoch pulls content from search engines… & other media companies follow, could demo that Search (not content) = King http://bit.ly/4rm07o (via The Guardian)
While some may think that Twitter’s flattened growth indicates that the social platform has maximized growth/reach, I actually think it’s simply the fork in the road for Twitter. Twitter has a terrific opportunity to seize the moment and define itself. Define itself as the platform for: 1) updates among friends/casual relationships 2) real-time communication for business/news organizations (sorry AP, Reuters) 3) something else.
Growth is only the most important metric if that’s how the majority of people perceive success. My gut reaction is that Twitter actually has a very high percentage of affluent users… who are also opinion leaders in life/their communities. If that’s the case, then think about the dollars that have yet to be monetized. Perhaps Twitter’s growth has plateaued… but its reach could be stronger than ever.
Inspired by @mashable http://bit.ly/1APJYc
I do not believe email has become obsolete. (One of the anchors on CNBC just teased this question.) Email is, however, just one of many tools in a communicator’s tool kit. Its a terrific tool for longer written communication, multiple (specified) recipients, and its format is easily printable/savable.
What do you think?
Coke Tweet Fail. Read from the bottom up…
Oh so true… See how NY dollar = 78.4% of US dollar…
What Does New York Dollar Mean?
The buying power of a U.S. dollar in the city of New York. The New York dollar is calculated by subtracting the additional cost of living in New York, and then adding back the additional income residents tend to command as a result. Once calculated, the remaining amount is a rough estimate of what your dollar is worth in this very expensive city.
Investopedia explains New York Dollar
Living in New York is much more expensive than most other places in America. A dollar earned and spent in this city does not go as far, and once this is taken into account, you are left with the New York dollar. For example if you take $1 and subtract the additional cost of housing (15 cents), taxes (5.2 cents), basic costs (4.1 cents) and lifestyle (13.3 cents), and then add additional wages paid (16 cents), you are left with the buying power of a dollar in New York: 100 - 15 - 5.2 - 4.1 - 13.3 + 16 = 78.4 cents.
Courtesy: Lisa W.
Brilliant article on the essential skills for innovators. http://bit.ly/sypqQ
“To paraphrase the famous Apple ad campaign, innovators not only learned early on to think different, they act different (and even talk different).” (Via SmartBrief)
BusinessWeek article discusses independent web shows… the advertisers, challenges. At some point, won’t webisodes take place of independent films? It’s all about content… today’s debate is simply the delivery device. http://bit.ly/DxXIL
While the article is interesting (http://bit.ly/HwJ8x), find the most compelling part to be Ad Age’s list of winners/losers for social media. Just wish they had included media companies on the list! Media folks should be first in class for social media… though that might not be the case.
(via @adage)
Think one of the most interesting parts of tonight’s doc is the never-before-seen look at how Walmart decides where to build a store. For the first time, television cameras accompany one of the teams that secretly traverse the country and the world looking for new places to plant the company flag. (Web extra of real estate segment: http://bit.ly/seN8Q)
Check out additional web extras of tonight’s Walmart documentary on CNBC:
Walmart Fun Facts: http://bit.ly/bgBc4
Slideshow: http://bit.ly/CC5Kk
