Significance of this insight lost to most Americans: 76% of people worldwide search in 2+ languages http://www.factbrowser.com/facts... (via @augieray)
Advertising good at telling us what's new. But it doesn't deliver quicker response or manage glut of SKUs of same stuff. #HBRchat #VRM
A2 Retailer challenge with intentioncasting is supply chain: historic money pit for retailers #VRM #HBRchat http://www.rsrresearch.com/
A2 Consumers want immediate gratification, but lack know-how to get best deal. Hence services like @Hunch #VRM #HBRchat (h/t @Caterina)
Consumer/customer terminology second to understanding universal consumer occasions. The consumer is articulating needs, now. #VRM #HBRchat
At Coke, the issue was helping fountain accounts be more efficient at selling to the ultimate customer, the buyer. #VRM #HBRchat
25 years of HyperCard...here's to @brittb @sdrazga Danny Goodman DVan Marc Ewing and good friends on an amazing journey http://arstechnica.com/apple...
The biggest downside of putting your stuff in the cloud? Govt can waltz in and make copies, and you might never know. http://www.wired.com/threatl...
Are we taking the internet for granted? Watch out, the UN wants to take control http://online.wsj.com/article...
Does anybody know what Jeff Bezos is up to? http://www.mondaynote.com/2012... Or is Amazon sacrificing profits to gain size and kill competitors?
RT @retailgeek: Avg order value from Pinterest referral is 2X a Facebook referral http://www.shopify.com/blog... via @shopify
RT @rohit_x_: 38 is the new 60.
With a $143M purchase of 63 papers owned by Media General, is Warren Buffet the new Rupert Murdoch? http://www.businessinsider.com/warren-...
RT @gsterling: The market is flooded with "PResearch." Too many studies being released daily. I'm seeing many reports (more infographics) every day #noise
Those crazy Japanese! Ratuken gives Pinterest a $1.5B valuation. http://allthingsd.com/2012051...
RT @CafeWestword: Who wants to be the new food critic at Westword? http://blogs.westword.com/cafesoc...
GM isn't the only brand challenged by social advertising. Just received an ad for a Van Halen/Kool and the Gang concert.
HSMAI reports on travel trends in a social media world http://www.facebook.com/HSMAI... (via @kwetravel)
RT @johnbattelle: You know, it's been way too long since anyone came up with a real competitor to Windows or Mac. It's time.
RT @andyvuong: Ingenious move by GM: Pull Facebook ad campaign ahead of IPO. Get free press. Save $10 mil. Give the marketing officer a raise.
Showrooming is half the story: more purchase decisions made in store than ever before (76%) http://popai.com/2012...
Confirmed: Groupon’s merchant quality is on the downslide http://venturebeat.com/2012... (via @rakeshlobster)
Startups pivot until they find a business plan. Companies execute against that plan. Get it mixed up, you get indigestion.
Listening to @rakeshlobster @bgurley ask why so many companies trumpet business models they covet but do not own http://soundcloud.com/rakeshl...
Facebook tests 'pay to post' tool http://www.bbc.co.uk/news... (via @shivsingh)
Is Pebble sustainable? Or are they better off scaling up and down as quickly as possible? $3.8 million says they make the wrong choice.
Kickstarter darling Pebble will be under the gun to deliver 100K watches in a fair and timely fashion, while scaling up quickly. Not easy.
Four Seasons and other brands not just maintaining individual Twitter IDs for properties, but specific occasions: brides, meetings, etc.
#luxbride chat just wrapped. Lots of insights from Four Seasons: letting brides turn smaller spaces into popup nightclubs, pocket dresses...
Happy today, locked in tomorrow: Amazon explains its strategy to woo couture designers http://www.nytimes.com/2012... #luxchat
Recurring cashflow compensates for a multitude of sins. http://operationsroom.wordpress.com/2012...
Disney to use #realtime to reinvent theme park: schedule rides in advance, use same tech as @EpicMix to track visitors http://operationsroom.wordpress.com/2012...