en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/299729 Comments by tassinari http://davexpc.blogspot.com/2009/03/will-kumocom-kill-google.html#IDComment16615481 Finally an apparently threat to Google... Let's see how it woks! Mon, 9 Mar 2009 09:42:28 +0000 http://davexpc.blogspot.com/2009/03/will-kumocom-kill-google.html#IDComment16615481 http://michalbohanes.tumblr.com/post/84446529#IDComment16615441 Very good thought. This links to Dan's mantra: "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." I am happy for your wife to have a father excited like you about child-learning experience! Mon, 9 Mar 2009 09:39:19 +0000 http://michalbohanes.tumblr.com/post/84446529#IDComment16615441 http://lvallis.tumblr.com/post/84596471#IDComment16615381 Very good post, Laura. I am still very skeptical about all the fuss about Facebook. I think it is useful to contact with not so close friends, and to search for "lost" friends... But is it really "monetizable"?... Mon, 9 Mar 2009 09:33:55 +0000 http://lvallis.tumblr.com/post/84596471#IDComment16615381 http://internetmarketing624.blogspot.com/2009/03/development-of-japanese-broadband.html#IDComment16615315 Two things: 1. When people say they prefer VOD for free with ads, are they able to skip the ads by fast forwarding when viewing? 2. One very useful action would be to ask people to sign up to view only the categories of ads they are interested in. Mon, 9 Mar 2009 09:28:55 +0000 http://internetmarketing624.blogspot.com/2009/03/development-of-japanese-broadband.html#IDComment16615315 http://polinainclass.tumblr.com/post/84731180#IDComment16615266 Thanks for that Polina, I was a target customer to your post... Now I am more inclined to start using Twitter! Mon, 9 Mar 2009 09:25:26 +0000 http://polinainclass.tumblr.com/post/84731180#IDComment16615266 http://beecho.tumblr.com/post/80751907#IDComment15923196 Only 5% to 10% increase in CTR? I think this is the old difference between form and content, appearance and inner quality. Google share in the search market is increasing because of the quality of their results, which are always relevant to the users, not because of the format of the sponsored ads. If Yahoo is not doing a good job in selecting relevant ads to show in the search pages, to put videos to them could even bother the user a little more... Sat, 28 Feb 2009 12:02:49 +0000 http://beecho.tumblr.com/post/80751907#IDComment15923196 http://lbsguineapig.blogspot.com/2009/02/ok-i-talk.html#IDComment15922935 Thank you Guinea Pig for facilitating multi-tasking, the favourite sport of today's youth... We can hear your blog while surfing in other websites or playing games. Sat, 28 Feb 2009 11:47:35 +0000 http://lbsguineapig.blogspot.com/2009/02/ok-i-talk.html#IDComment15922935 http://dangu.tumblr.com/post/80901230#IDComment15922875 From what I understood they are Sponsored Banners in the NY Times website, for example, that are not only simple banners but links to relevant articles (PR for IBM). But I did not get if they show these banners in random NYT pages, or only when there's some content related to the banners (such as energy). Sat, 28 Feb 2009 11:44:04 +0000 http://dangu.tumblr.com/post/80901230#IDComment15922875 http://convergencetrend.tumblr.com/post/80907083#IDComment15922749 Some interesting features that could be added to the e-menu are the nutritional facts for your whole meal, and a selection of wines that would taste better with your food. Sat, 28 Feb 2009 11:38:48 +0000 http://convergencetrend.tumblr.com/post/80907083#IDComment15922749 http://fcrettenand.tumblr.com/post/81049274#IDComment15922643 This is a very helpful tool indeed, if it works well. It's the visual equivalent of searching for a word in your Google Mail. In this world of information overload, everything that can help finding the needle in the haystack is very welcome! Sat, 28 Feb 2009 11:32:56 +0000 http://fcrettenand.tumblr.com/post/81049274#IDComment15922643 http://andysloanlbs.blogspot.com/2009/02/internet-makes-one-p-of-marketing.html#IDComment15676921 I think that in the future most of us will be centaurs, like Wind, Mahajan and Gunther define. There will no pure physical or online buyers, everyone will "multi-channel", crossing from one to other according to different needs and types of product. Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:07:27 +0000 http://andysloanlbs.blogspot.com/2009/02/internet-makes-one-p-of-marketing.html#IDComment15676921 http://till2009.tumblr.com/post/78610324#IDComment15545726 I agree that 1 and 3 are misperceptions, but 2 I disagree. I think you can . And I would like to add to the discussion some of the advantages of the MP3 as well. Nowadays, we are almost all day using our computers or mobile phones. So you have much more time to enjoy your favourite tunes than if you had to use a CD player every time, and in a more practical way. Concerning the physical cocoon, sometimes it can be an advantage. For example I bought al album in iTunes called 100 Classical Hits for £24.95. If there was an equivalent in CD, it would probably be a box with 8 CDs costing 4 times this value, and I wouldn't buy it. With these 100 songs is my computer, I am able to easily listen to 100 masterpieces while multitasking (why not?) and once in a while stop to listen carefully to a special song. Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:21:26 +0000 http://till2009.tumblr.com/post/78610324#IDComment15545726 http://mcfcforever.tumblr.com/post/79331325#IDComment15543547 In my opinion that's true, Facebook is not perceiving but maybe the privacy issues will kill its business model. They have to be clear about its privacy policy, and let customers feel they have the rights over their information. If not, it will probably become restricted to groups of teenagers who like to play games and use apps, which I don't think it's the best way to explore all the monetizing potential. Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:25:35 +0000 http://mcfcforever.tumblr.com/post/79331325#IDComment15543547 http://lbsguineapig.blogspot.com/2009/02/pricing-strategy-for-digital-music.html#IDComment15543244 In my opinion people are already used to paying more for recent launched products and less to "catalogue" products. This was common not only in the CD-era, but in several other industries. So after a trial period of charging $0.99 fixed price I think it is normal that they charge 3 different prices depending on the novelty/demand of each song. During the initial trial period, it was a good strategy to charge a fixed price, as it was a new concept (selling music online) and they wanted to make everything simple. Now that people got used to buying music online, they will find it ok to have different price levels. Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:17:39 +0000 http://lbsguineapig.blogspot.com/2009/02/pricing-strategy-for-digital-music.html#IDComment15543244 http://saumisms.tumblr.com/post/79699209#IDComment15542879 Concerning this question of which "ecosystem" will win, Android or iPhone, I just hope that it doesn't turn out to be another bipolar choice such as Windows vs. Apple OS. This is harmful for consumer choice and leads to very high switching costs. I hope that Android is at least compatible with all the other systems. Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:07:27 +0000 http://saumisms.tumblr.com/post/79699209#IDComment15542879 http://marcosimkt.blogspot.com/2009/02/adwords-keyword-insertion.html#IDComment15272307 Very interesting hint, Marcos. I think we should always look to use dynamic tools that are made possible and easy to use because of the digital reality. Sun, 15 Feb 2009 19:42:23 +0000 http://marcosimkt.blogspot.com/2009/02/adwords-keyword-insertion.html#IDComment15272307 http://lbsguineapig.blogspot.com/2009/02/if-future-is-not-mad-max.html#IDComment15272202 I hope the guinea pigs survive in this brave new world! If products and services are relevant to customers, they will get used to them, despite initial reluctance and fears of invasion of privacy etc. Sun, 15 Feb 2009 19:35:33 +0000 http://lbsguineapig.blogspot.com/2009/02/if-future-is-not-mad-max.html#IDComment15272202 http://venkatesh.tumblr.com/post/76946114#IDComment15272126 Once again Google. It's difficult not to talk about it when it's everywhere, and being relevant. This is my 3rd comment for the day, the 3rd about them. In my opinion they should, not because of regulatory issues, but to be consistent with the no evil policy, request customers to opt in for Ads from Google Maps and Latitude. If I'm willing to receive targeted promotions according to my food taste from restaurants in my area, why should Google not do it? Sun, 15 Feb 2009 19:31:21 +0000 http://venkatesh.tumblr.com/post/76946114#IDComment15272126 http://michalbohanes.tumblr.com/post/78268861#IDComment15271991 Google is truly successful, not only it can monetize its business model, but surprisingly in the digital world it offers a product that really WORKS. It's a true win-win-win situation, where customers-company-advertisers benefit. On the other hand, I don't think that companies like Microsoft with Windows and Apple with its Macbook Air and iPod can claim they really make products that are DEPENDABLE. This is why I write for the second time today that I admire Google, and that's why it generates so much envy. Nobody envies Microsoft, because its monopoly is not based in quality, but in ubiquity and switching costs. Google on the other is used because people want to use it - because it works. Sun, 15 Feb 2009 19:21:07 +0000 http://michalbohanes.tumblr.com/post/78268861#IDComment15271991 http://lvallis.tumblr.com/post/75114529#IDComment15271473 I think this a very interesting finding, Laura! Thanks for the research. I believe Google is being truthful to the do no evil motto. From my experience the sponsored ads are always relevant to my search, and I admire this ethics. This is analog to what I plan to have as a policy in my fashion retail business: the sales assistants will only give honest opinion to the customers when they are trying on the clothes, they won't mislead the customer with false compliments!! ;) Sun, 15 Feb 2009 18:56:10 +0000 http://lvallis.tumblr.com/post/75114529#IDComment15271473