NBC Focuses on Women

This week, NBC bought Oxygen Media for $925 Million. iVillage + Oxygen gives them a pretty big presence in the women’s demographics. I believe, iVillage is also pulling together a women focused vertical blog ad network with Adify, in which NBC invested alongside Time Warner. [Related coverage at Alarm Clock.] So, now where does that

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iPhone As Primary Computer

I have been talking a lot about the laptop replacement device. Here’s a great article on the subject: Three Weeks With The iPhone As My Primary Computer by Mitch Wagner at Information Week. Seems like the email client is a problem …

TeleWebSales: A Methodology Discussion with Anneke Seley (Part 11)

SM: I think what I have seen is that India is incredibly process oriented. The big outsourcers who are doing call center type processes in India are on the ball in terms of process. However, it has mostly been in a customer support role and a technical support role; it is all inbound. The extra

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Mitch Berman’s Zillion TV

Guest Author Mitch Berman’s ZillionTV is financed. If you want to know what the stealth mode ZillionTV is doing, reading Mitch’s posts below may give you a clue. But hopefully, it won’t tell all. * Interview with Mitch Berman * IPTV: Next-Gen Television? * IPTV, Next-Gen Television: The Operators * IPTV, Next-Gen Television: The Box

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Keep Secrets/Kill Image

By Richard Laermer, Guest Author When the search engine god Google was asked by the Justice Department to hand over search data in an effort to revive the Child Online Protection Act (COPA), it quickly refused. That was special. The question reared its head: “What does Google have to hide?” Could it be S-E-X? Cynics

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TeleWebSales: A Methodology Discussion with Anneke Seley (Part 10)

SM: When I have established new processes, I have had to test market segments using those processes. That is one issue that comes up a lot – which segment is ready to buy, which one can be an early adopter? AS: And you might have the wrong profile of the person to sell into that

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Indian GIS Market Heats Up

We’ve been talking about the US / European GIS / GPS companies, which have been hot and busy with major M&A deals: * Navteq : Bright Future if Managed Well * Place and Location Services Growth Fuels Navteq * Tom Tom + Tele Atlas: Perfect Match * Trimble’s Compelling Growth Strategy * Garmin Looks Great,

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Online Video Beneficiaries: Synthesis

Online Video is a clear growth market, and many parts of the ecosystem are benefiting as a result. I have done a series called Online Video Beneficiaries, which you can catch up on here: * Online Video Beneficiaries: Introduction * Online Video Beneficiaries: Polycom * Online Video Beneficiaries: Cisco * Online Video Beneficiaries: 3Com?