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Facebook’s struggle to stay relevant

Mar 042013
 
Facebook's struggle to stay relevant

Are Facebook’s advertising policies alienating users and leaving advertisers unimpressed?

  •  March 4, 2013
  •  Posted by Paul Wallbank at 12:17 pm
  •   5 Responses
  •   business advice, consumer, demographics, marketing, social media
  •  Tagged with: advertising, digital natives, Facebook, social media

Can hyperlocal media work

Feb 152013
 
Can hyperlocal media work

One of the promises of the web and a hoped for future of publishing was the rise of hyperlocal websites that report news on individual suburbs, or even blocks. It appears though the hyperlocal concept isn’t working.

  •  February 15, 2013
  •  Posted by Paul Wallbank at 12:54 pm
  •   1 Response
  •   business advice, marketing, new media, old media
  •  Tagged with: Facebook, google, hyperlocal, local media, media

Can Yahoo! disrupt the disruptors?

Jan 262013
 
Can Yahoo! disrupt the disruptors?

Business partnerships require bringing something of value to the relationship, Yahoo first has to define its strengths before searching for partners.

  •  January 26, 2013
  •  Posted by Paul Wallbank at 4:05 pm
  •   No Responses
  •   entrepreneurs, Internet, web
  •  Tagged with: apple, business, disruption, Facebook, google, partnerships, yahoo!

Tracking the knowledge graph

Jan 242013
 
Tracking the knowledge graph

Facebook Graph search is powerful and dangerous which means we have to be careful about what we like and who we become friends with

  •  January 24, 2013
  •  Posted by Paul Wallbank at 8:13 am
  •   2 Responses
  •   Big Data, Reputation, social media
  •  Tagged with: big data, Facebook, nymwars, privacy, social media

Customer lock in as a business asset

Jan 052013
 
Customer lock in as a business asset

Barnes and Noble’s problems show how high the stakes are when locking customers into an online business.

  •  January 5, 2013
  •  Posted by Paul Wallbank at 8:39 am
  •   No Responses
  •   Big Data, legal, new media, social media, web
  •  Tagged with: amazon, apple, big data, Facebook, google, legal, social media
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Decoding the new economy

This blog looks at how society and business are changing in the 21st Century.

While the site has a focus on technology, I also look at the human factors along with the demographic and economic changes that are driving how we live, work and play.

About Paul
I'm a recovering entrepreneur, writer and broadcaster with a fascination about how our business world and society is evolving.

Since being invited on ABC Radio in 1998 to discuss Y2K issues, I've been speaking on technology and change for over 12 years. I've also written seven books.

I've founded four businesses and my team built PC Rescue into a national computer help network. I have a consulting business, Netsmarts, which helps businesses deal with challenges in the new economy.

Today I speak and write on change along with consulting to businesses on how they can take advantage of opportunities in today's fast changing marketplace.

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