April, 2008 Archive
Friday, April 25th, 2008
Pangea Day is another fantastic effort coming out of TED. Taking place on May 10th, it's an ambitious effort to bring people and cultures together through the power of film. The trailer at the site is definitely worth watching. The following excerpt from an email Chris Anderson sent to the TED community last week also provides ...
Tags: Chris Anderson, Digital Outlook Report, DOR, Pangea Day, TED
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Sunday, April 20th, 2008
Today the Seattle Times introduced a new quarterly magazine called Footprint, focused largely on the environment and global warming.
As I stepped outside to grab the newspaper on this April 20th, it sat in an inch of snow.
Tags: newspapers
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Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
After weeks (months?) of rumors, word is out that Federated Media has completed a $50 million round.
I'll save the questions around valuation of the company for the investors. However, I can say that FM has established a nice track record with Avenue A | Razorfish (my employer) over the last ...
Tags: Ad Networks, Federated Media, FM, John Battelle
Posted in Advertising, Campaigns, Media, Publishers | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
A few weeks ago I was a guest at a Zillow leadership retreat. A few things struck me about the team- they have an unusual number of "big thinkers," are very data focused, and have an uncommon focus on disruption. Those are important traits to consider when evaluating the Mortgage ...
Tags: Mortgage Marketplace, Zillow
Posted in Advertising, Publishers | 1 Comment »
Friday, April 4th, 2008
Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff's new book, Groundswell, should be on your reading list. Addressing the incredible changes brought about by social technologies, it provides a great combination of analysis, instruction and storytelling. Li and Bernoff use twenty-five case studies to illustrate the way business has changed, and they do so in an entertaining way. More ...
Tags: Charlene Li, Forrester, Groundswell, Josh Bernoff, Social Influence Marketing
Posted in Media, Trends | 2 Comments »
