Search results for: “Marissa Mayer”
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Tumblr + more news
Tumblr ‘Nobody at Yahoo understood Tumblr’: Why Marissa Mayer’s big bet on Tumblr never panned out – this all sounded eerily familiar. I was at Yahoo! when it put together really interesting pieces of web 2.0 and social services. The piece on Tumblr was so reminiscent of Flickr, del.icio.us experience in many respects. Flickr was…
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Leatherman + more news
Leatherman Origin Of Leatherman: The Road From Start-Up To Mega-Brand – great interview with Tim Leatherman. The development of Leatherman cam out of an unmet need. But what was of particular interest was how Gerber Knives went from Leatherman supplier to competitor by looking at the Leatherman production orders. There’s a lesson from Leatherman for globalised brands…
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Yahoo’s downfall
I’ve seen a lot written about Yahoo’s downfall. Most of it lacks insight. And at the most basic level lacks precision. Yahoo is an employee who works at Yahoo! or Y! (the Y-bang). It was the best culture I ever worked in; and the most dysfunctional company that I ever worked for. I got to…
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Generation X + more things
5 Reasons Marketers Have Largely Overlooked Generation X | Adweek – definition of generation x is an issue, small segment (weird 18 year block rather than 20 year block), transitional position in terms of analogue and digital world experience, identification with the label generation x. More on gen-x here Video surveillance cued for surge in next five…
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Starboard threat + more news
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer downplayed Starboard threat – Business Insider – thinking about the Starboard threat, she didn’t see that Microsoft could use its money to leverage a more friendly board. Mayer has quite rightly looked to better monetise search. I don’t agree with a lot of what’s she’s done but her instinct on this was…
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Antitrust inquiry + more news
In China, Microsoft Faces New Antitrust Inquiry | New York Times – not terribly surprising. China’s legal framework is challenging for foreign companies at the best of time. Interpretation of the law, prosecution and judicial penalties of an antitrust inquiry are essentially political in nature (paywall) China To Implement for Malaysian born Chinese | The Coverage –…
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Cullinan SUV + more things
Sneak Peek at Rolls-Royce Project Cullinan “SUV” – Luxury Insider – the approach to teasing the Cullinan is more like the way (Android) smartphones are marketed. It is interesting that car makers now leak this photography. As a teenager I remember that there was quite an industry in photographers taking pictures of engineering mules and models…
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Beacons + more things
Apple’s Failed Retail Revolution: Beacons Still Won’t Be Big on Black Friday – Bloomberg Business – the problem isn’t the technology but that retailers haven’t been innovative enough in their implementation of Beacons. Like QRcodes I wouldn’t write off Beacons yet. More web of no web posts here. Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer Has an Insane Severance…
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iPad Pro + more things
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 vs. Apple iPad Pro buyer’s guide – Business Insider – or why the whole tablet versus laptop debate is a bit of a moot point. For the vast amount of knowledge workers a laptop is as important. An iPad Pro is a nice to have for many people rather than a productivity…