Posts from July 09, 2008

Thomas Husson | July 09, 2008, 06:51 PM
Stop the hype with Mobile Wimax
The first time I really discovered Mobile Wimax was in 2004 when I attended a conference called "Wifi on steroids". This was 4 years ago. 2 years ago at 3GSM, it was viewed as a potential threat to 3G. At this year's Mobile World Congress, the debate was more about...( more )

Emily Riley | July 09, 2008, 02:28 PM
Online video ads can be fun
If there is one thing I've heard from family and friends about video ads through the years it is how annoying everyone thinks they are. They are hard to see, too slow, the same one plays over and over, etc. A lot of this has to do with the technology...( more )

IanFogg | July 09, 2008, 11:18 AM
Enter Our Research Survey on HDTV, VoD
The TV industry is being transformed by multiple trends: consumers embracing high definition; Internet TV viewing; IPTV roll outs; TV catch-up and other on demand services becoming increasingly mainstream. Jupiter is conducting its annual TV Executive Survey for the European Digital Home Service. If you work for a broadcaster, a...( more )

David Card | July 09, 2008, 09:18 AM
Getty and Flickr: Sounds Good; Details Sketchy
Flickr and Getty Images are definitely two great brands that should go great together, but it was pretty difficult getting any details out of the two when they briefed me the other day. Under the arrangement -- money does change hands but no one's talking -- Getty editors will pore...( more )

David Card | July 09, 2008, 08:22 AM
MSM Google Backlash Continues
Gee, first it was a juicy daycare mini-scandal, now the Journal shows just how screwed up Google's YouTube ad efforts are. Hint, fixing ad operations was codenamed "project spaghetti." Chinks in the armor? From a Jupiter report on Competing with YouTube. According to consumers, YouTube excels across all criteria, including...( more )