Select Stories, 5-Nov
The Economy, Online Markets & Web 2.0 - Mary Meeker
Great analysis. Takes user from macro-economic trends (which aren't good) through technology diffusion trends (including mobile penetration) to online trends (including shopping and social networks) down to online advertising trends (including offline spend comparisons). While valuable from a pitch-building perspective, the underlying trends are well known [...]
Top Post-Advertising Ads - September
Top “post-advertising” ads from September ‘08. Combine understated messaging, ingenuity, entertainment quality and viral distribution (often via YouTube widget).
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- Economist on how telcos to counter-terrorists are mining the social graph to find influencers - http://bit.ly/9lR0SJ
- Guy Smith on how Google's Android App rev share is prying open the carrier-subsidized handset market - http://bit.ly/9DQJUb