Posts from July 31, 2008

David Card | July 31, 2008, 09:36 PM
Welcome, Forrester. Seriously
Eh, seems I've used this gag before....( more )

Nate Elliott | July 31, 2008, 04:26 PM
Google Rated Most Important Site for European Social Marketing Efforts
We recently asked European advertisers which site was most important to their social marketing efforts this year, and much to my surprise, Google came out on top. We know that respondents weren't thinking of YouTube when they selected Google, because YouTube was listed separately in the survey. And they weren't...( more )

Nate Elliott | July 31, 2008, 03:18 PM
Back Bloggin'
So, I've had my own little summer holiday. Over the past few months, as my travel schedule has gone haywire and I've gotten more and more enamored of twitter, I've stopped blogging entirely. Shame on me; I've started thinking in 140 characters rather than 140 (or 280 or 420) words....( more )

Julie Ask | July 31, 2008, 11:56 AM
T-Mobile Hits Market with New Services Targeted Towards Parents
T-Mobile announced a new set of services (Family Allowances) today targeted toward parents with children with cell phones. It allows parents to set limits on minutes, messages and downloads. Parents also have the ability to limit use to specific times of the day while still allowing for “necessary” calls (i.e.,...( more )

Mark Mulligan | July 31, 2008, 07:26 AM
Lost Tunes, Another Step Towards DRM Free
Here’s an interesting addition to the UK digital music market: Universal Music, via 7Digital, have launched LostTunes which has just 600 odd albums. But the unique twist on this site is the focus on rare music (100 of these albums aren’t available digitally anywhere else – legally anyway) and the...( more )

David Schatsky | July 31, 2008, 07:25 AM
Forrester Buys Jupiter
It was announced today that Forrester Research has bought JupiterResearch from MCG Capital for $23 million in cash. Forrester plans to integrate Jupiter's staff into its Marketing & Strategy division. The goal is to create a dominant marketing & strategy research organization that will become the indisputable leader in our...( more )