gdp's Comments

Polina's notes on Internet Marketing class : 4 Golden Rules of Blogging in IM Class

Sun, 1 Mar 2009 23:31:07 +0000

Very cool, Polina - although I would adjust the 4th rule to say you may have links to support your thoughts as long you have one!

Untitled : Mobile Advertising

Sun, 1 Mar 2009 23:25:51 +0000

Nokia is already working on that, and they have an area called Mobile Adds dedicated exclulsively to intermediate publishers, advertisers and carriers. It may not be the future - but there are people out there betting on it! http://advertising.nokia.com

Untitled : Is Google your one and only?

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:42:23 +0000

Very interesting discussion. Microsoft has a very bad image for trying to lock users to its products, and Google certainly learned very well the lesson. They actually included in their values "you can make money without doing evil' to assure they only play according to its users' interests. We still believe they do. Not sure for how long.

In-For-Marketing : Internet Marketing DIY: ebay

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:00:29 +0000

It is a very good experimente, but I guess it really depends on the kind of product you are trying to sell. If it is a car or a mobile phone, you might prioritize more information instead of price. But if you are buying accessories or cheaper things you might go basically for price. At least this is how I buy on ebay!

India Shining : Is Internet a good medium for subliminal advertising

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:47:36 +0000

I see a very thin line between what is subliminal and what is just interpreted as it - that is why I found difficult classify, and therefore regulate, subliminal. Even in traditional media there is a big debate about the effects (researchs does not confirm the results!) and how to regulate it.

Internet MKG 2009 : MP3 kills music

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:42:03 +0000

With MP3 we are listening to more music and are learning more about music. Together with this process we must also learn how to deal with the amount of information and not lose the focus and the deepness of our experiences. For me it is a matter of learning how to balance quantity and quality, same for books, articles, videos etc. I still buy CDs when I like a band/singer, and I listen and enjoy it several times. And I highly recommend you to do the same!

Untitled : Do chart rankings matter?

Mon, 2 Feb 2009 12:32:18 +0000

For me rankings are still a powerful tool to drive consumer's opinion - although I am particularly very skeptical about the authenticity of them! People may start to concern about the accuracy of the information available, but until there companies and individuals may find room to play with this rankings and affect online decisions.

Untitled : How much do people trust google?

Mon, 2 Feb 2009 12:29:30 +0000

I also see a big risk in the combination: loads of individuals information + opportunity to drive people's opinion. They can even personalize search results according to previous information. And we still believe in freedom of choices? Scary...

Michal Bohanes' blog : Turning into an Alt-Tab zombie

Sun, 1 Feb 2009 21:08:57 +0000

Couldn't agree more that being multi-task make our lives less productive and our time much worse spent, but I can't sympathize with the idea of patronizing employees to decide whether they should access a particular service/website or not. If companies work for results, should be asked for results - not for a list of what we have been doing while we are online.

Untitled : Who are WE

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:09:21 +0000

We are very much influenced by the environment, and I believe it is an individual daily effort to avoid entering the negative spiral and believing there is no more hope - not to mention the non-existent link between happiness and wealth. Life should be much more than that - and we must remind ourselves every morning of that!

Untitled : The majors adopting new business models

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:58:20 +0000

Music industry seems to be still struggling to find a new business model - guess it is related to the resistence of the big players to divide the pie and consumers' resistance to pay for content that can be downloaded for free.