by Olly Whittle | Jul 18, 2011 | Internet/Websites, Product Design, Social Networking Sites
While the explosion of mobile use is no new phenomenon, what continues to amaze is the appetite for smart phones and the onus on making them indispensible to the consumer. The smart phone was impressive alone, let alone the continued progression of technology that is...
by Olly Whittle | Apr 21, 2011 | Advertising, Branding, Internet/Websites, Marketing, Social Networking Sites
According to Terminator lore Skynet was implemented on April 19, 2011 and will begin its attack against humanity on April 21- today! Skynet is obviously the ‘baddy’ in Terminator when it becomes self-aware and launches an attack on humanity. Laughable fiction...
by Olly Whittle | Mar 18, 2011 | Internet/Websites, Social Networking Sites
Facebook and Twitter have overtaken popular sites such as BBC iPlayer, ITV Player and Sky Sports.com. Whilst probably not surprising, Experian Hitwise have made it official. At the start of 2011, Facebook consumed 12.46% of all internet activity, compared the...
by Olly Whittle | Feb 3, 2011 | Internet/Websites
When Google accuses Microsoft’s Bing search engine of plagiarism, we get a glimpse of how commerce now needs academia more than ever Google’s Search Fellow Amit Singhal complained via Twitter that Bing was copying Google’s results. That should tell you...
by Olly Whittle | Jan 13, 2011 | Internet/Websites
Quora is a question-and-answer site- much like Yahoo answers or Google groups. Whatever your question, type it in the search box and, if there isn’t already an answer there, users will attempt to answer it. Why is it suddenly so popular? Because people have...
by Olly Whittle | Dec 2, 2010 | Internet/Websites, Marketing, Social Networking Sites
Just as early television shows were essentially radio plays shot on film, the earliest attempts by online marketers mimicked the worlds of television and print. While banner ads and pre-roll commercials are still with us, of course, a new generation of marketing...