Rise of social media means that successful converged services must appeal to early adopters
Today saw the launch of the sixth Olswang Convergence Survey: ‘Does it add up’. I may now be able to see rather more of the authors, …
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Apple and Google go head to head for on-line subscription payments
With exhibitors packing up their stands in Barcelona, this week has seen the launch by Apple and Google of payment services for on-line subscriptions. The …
Will integration of mobile payment with location based advertising kill Google?
Sadly the watcher in not at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week, although from London it would seem that the volume of announcements is best …
LinkedIn announces first social media IPO of 2011: dot.com hype or sustainable business model?
It is a sign of the changing times that I learnt about LinkedIn’s IPO through twitter last night, and that LinkedIn itself blogged about it. Seasoned …
Will Apple’s move into NFC mobile payment reshape industry alliances?
My eye was caught today by a story on TechCrunch (an excellent blog BTW) that Apple may incorporate near field communications technology (NFC) into its next generation …
Smart meters: intelligently connecting to a lower carbon future
I am awaiting with interest the response of the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and Ofgem to their consultation on implementing smart metering in …
Financial technology, cloud, mobile data and social networking will drive deals and valuation multiples in technology sector
As a new blogger, site statistics are a source of endless fascination. They are however useful – my post on TMT valuation multiples seems to …