Posts from May 01, 2008

Doug Williams | May 01, 2008, 05:16 PM
Western Mass Will Soon Be Surfing Like It’s 1999!
Having read the second line of today’s announcement by Verizon about its to-be-launched broadband services in 23 western Massachusetts communities (see prior post), I was immediately reminded of a scene from Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, in which the following exchange took place: Dr. Evil: Okay no problem. Here's...( more )

IanFogg | May 01, 2008, 04:37 PM
Vodafone: Unlimited Mobile Internet Offered for Free
This move by Vodafone is a game changer for mobile Internet usage. In short they are offering mobile Internet access for free to their contract customers. The data limit is generous too: 500Mb (Which is an enormous amount to use on a mobile handset. I consider myself a heavy user,...( more )

IanFogg | May 01, 2008, 02:29 PM
BT's Long Game, More ADSL2+ and 21CN
BT's launch of ADSL2+ with 21CN yesterday isn't going to make a vast difference to the ISP retail market, or to consumer broadband speeds. Initially, under one million households will benefit, none of which are in London. Even by May 2009, when BT will reach approx half of UK households,...( more )

Doug Williams | May 01, 2008, 11:03 AM
Future Looks Rosy for United Online
In what can only be viewed as an effort to diversify, United Online, the discount dial-up ISP, yesterday announced plans to acquire FTD. Yes, that FTD. This has got to be one of the biggest non sequitur mergers of all time....( more )

David Schatsky | May 01, 2008, 08:12 AM
Sophisticated Client Hones Tactics and Strategy Using Broad Information Sources
I love our clients. They are so smart. As part of a tour of our clients in the Mid-Atlantic region, I met with one yesterday, a media, community and e-commerce company, to discuss how they make strategic and tactical decisions. After all, my aspiration for Jupiter is to provide key...( more )

Ed Kountz | May 01, 2008, 07:04 AM
Web 2.0--Startups Seeking Young Adults
Some of our more popular recent research has centered on the payment habit differences between young adults—whom we define as those online users 18-34—and older online adults, or those who are 35 and older. Chief among these changes, of course, is higher ownership and online usage rates of debit cards,...( more )