Posts from November 11, 2008

David Card | November 11, 2008, 12:29 PM
Help Me Figure Out Personas vs. Modes
Since we don't take comments on ye olde Jup blog, help me out at the new place....( more )

Julie Ask | November 11, 2008, 12:15 PM
Facebook - 15M ACTIVE Mobile Users
Wow. The number doesn't surprise me, but it's still a big milestone. I use Facebook on my iPhone and my Blackberry. I think this number will only continue to grow and everyone in the ecosystem will benefit. Reasons: - More and more cell phones have larger screens/full key boards. The...( more )

IanFogg | November 11, 2008, 11:56 AM
Vodafone Becomes a Major Broadband ISP
Today, Vodafone announced first half results. Unsurprisingly, mobile broadband was a key part of their strategy to maintain revenues as mobile voice and sms increasingly head towards becoming free. They reported very fast mobile broadband growth, built upon aggressive pricing by other operators in European markets. Vodafone -- not aiming...( more )

David Card | November 11, 2008, 11:25 AM
Yes, You Can Still Have a Garish MySpace Page that Bleeds Off the Screen
MySpace releases its profile editor 2.0. You can control page width! Only a handful of templates to start, with a few that are movie-themed (ie sponsored). When I talked with MySpace about this a few days ago, I marveled at MySpace's ability to encourage customization (over half its users), especially...( more )

David Schatsky | November 11, 2008, 10:48 AM
The Physics of Product Innovation
By all accounts, my colleague James McQuivey gave a blockbuster of a speech at the Forrester Consumer Forum two weeks ago. (Sadly, I was stuck in NYC.) The title of his talk: "Satisfy Consumers For The Next Decade (And Beyond)." He described a framework to help consumer product strategists understand...( more )