May 13, 2011
By Doug Stephens Walmart CEO Mike Duke surprised analysts this week by announcing that the majority of the products the retailer sells are made in the […]
May 4, 2011
By Doug Stephens In 1999, a teenager and a relatively simple piece of technology rocked the music industry. The teen was Shawn Fanning, the technology was […]
April 25, 2011
Here’s an item that caught our eye. You know those body scanners in airports that caused so many objections from travellers over their perceived intrusiveness? Well, […]
April 21, 2011
Via E-Marketer Daily Social networking site users who follow brands often say they do so in order to get deals, and some research finds that consumers […]
April 21, 2011
Via Computerworld By Matt Hamblen Nobody expects the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet to sell as well as the iPad 2. Still, Research In Motion seems to have taken […]
April 20, 2011
Via E-marketer April 20, 2011 Most owners using their PC’s less Research on tablet usage has found, since the iPad first made its way into the […]
April 18, 2011
Google recently announced that it is ending both its development and support of QR (Quick Response) codes. QR or 2-D barcodes as they are sometimes called, […]
March 12, 2011
By Doug Stephens Is your business or industry model unnecessarily complex? If not, you’re lucky. If so, read on. I sometimes hear executives point to specific […]
March 1, 2011
By Doug Stephens I had a chance recently to speak with Lori Schafer and Bernie Brennan, authors of the book Branded! How Retailers Engage Consumers with Social […]