Jul 18, 2009
With the rising popularity of Instant messenger, Twitter-style status updates in social networks and other alternate forms of online communication, it is not surprising to see the continued decline of email usage among younger Internet users. I first came across the trend about 3 years ago or so at Ola Ahlvarsson’s SIME conference in Sweden,
Nov 17, 2008
Pelle Tornberg, former CEO of the Sweden-based free newspaper giant Metro International, argues that free and paid newspapers both have a role moving forward. Paid newspapers, however, need to radically change their business model. Metro claims to be the largest newspaper in the world, with 70 daily editions in more than 100 major cities in
Nov 14, 2008
Kris Hoet, who recently took over blogger relations for Microsoft in Europe, discusses: – The difficulty of running blogger relations (for any company). Too many companies use it as a broadcast medium rather than a social medium. – That said, even Kris has difficulties understanding how to distinguish between his own personal and professional blogs.
Nov 13, 2008
The endless coffee choices at Starbucks (or any other coffee shop) can depress consumers, according to a slide presented at SIME by Christophe Cauvy, digital director of McCann for Europe. The diagram is from Swarthmore professor Barry Schwartz. Increasing choice makes people happy up to a point, then turns negative. This recalls a conversation I
Nov 13, 2008
Just did a presentation at the Scandinavian Interactive Media Event conference here in Stockholm about how Barack Obama used social media to win the presidency. For those attending, here are links to some of the videos I highlighted.
Nov 11, 2008
To celebrate the start of this year’s SIME conference in Stockholm, a souvenir photo of organizer Ola Ahlvarsson demonstrating his highly developed fashion taste. The bag, found in Tianjin, China clearly came from the Versace shop. (Just read the writing on the bag slowly). Free advice: Don’t question Ola’s fashion sense to his face, he
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Thomas Crampton was a correspondent for the
International Herald Tribune and The New York Times for more than a decade, reporting from five continents, writing a column on Asia and covering Asian politics, economics and culture. Currently based in Hong Kong, he writes here about China, the Internet and New Media seen from Asia, while also advising companies on digital communication strategies. For more information click here...
