Internet Marketing Design Innovation ...

Obama staff discover IT in the White House

Amazingly funny

http://valleywag.gawker.com/5137084/technologys-white-house-of-horrors

Scott McCloud on Comics

Just amazing....

On comics, design and what is behond seeing ;)

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/scott_mccloud_on_comics.html

Innovation, business and newspapers

On how Newspapers can (should) adapt:

"The level of innovation happening on the production and funding side of the equation needs to be matched by innovation on the revenue side. Unfortunately, I have observed five fatal flaws in generating revenues that will lead local Internet plays to fail as many before them have. These are entirely avoidable but most are falling into these traps. Laid out below are the flaws and a high-level summary of how to avoid those fatal flaws"

The full article: http://newsosaur.blogspot.com/2009/01/five-fatal-flaws-in-local-internet-ad.html

Super OBAMA

PtoP Lending : Smalva goes into Poland

http://www.wiseclerk.com/group-news/services/smava-expansion-p2p-lending-poland-interview/

Abstract

" *P2P-Blanking.com:* Mr. Artopé, why has Smava chosen Poland as target market for the international expansion?

*Smava:* For several reasons. Poland is a fast growing economy with approx. 40 million residents. In Poland the span between deposit rate and base rate is very high - approx. 15 percent. Therefore the smava marketplace will be very attractive for polish customers right from the beginning. And regulation in Poland does not require a bank for the p2p lending model. This keeps transaction costs very low.** "

The Iphone Killer from Palm

Well....

You can read more about it here:

http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/patterson/32611

Google Eric Schimdt on Newspapers

" *How about just buying them?*

I don't think our purchasing a newspaper would solve the business problems. It would help solidify the ownership structure, but it doesn't solve the underlying problem in the business. Until we can answer that question we're in this uncomfortable conversation.... The fundamental question you're asking is, Why does Google not write large checks to newspapers? We're careful at Google with our money. We write large checks when we have a great strategy. And we don't yet have that strategy "

The video here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD_x9LW5QRg&feature=PlayList&p=5EDAB37EA1823E58&index=1

Social Media for Publishers

http://www.slideshare.net/chrisbrogan/social-media-for-publishers-presentation

2009 (not so smart) Predictions

Safe Predictions for 2009 : 

1. Facebook will become a Mainstream application

 2. Google revenues will continue to grow - when each $ counts you go with the $ you can mesure

 3. Yahoo will be bought

China land of New Bizz

Nice exemple of Marketing in China ...