Marissa Mayer | Decoding the new economy

Using big data to find the cupboard is bare

Mar 032013

Yahoo! Chief Executive Marissa Mayer is an example of how modern managers are diving into big data to figure out what is going on in their company

March 3, 2013
Posted by Paul Wallbank at 11:05 pm
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business advice, management
Tagged with: big data, management, Marissa Mayer, yahoo!

Has Yahoo got its mojo back?

Dec 282012

Yahoo’s offer of three months free access to their Flickr Pro photo sharing service could be the start of CEO Marissa Mayer’s plan for the company’s recovery.

December 28, 2012
Posted by Paul Wallbank at 10:24 pm
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Internet
Tagged with: amazon, apple, Facebook, flickr, google, instagram, Marissa Mayer, yahoo!

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.