retailing

Siberian meteor burst

I know that there have been 500 people with minor injuries, but the Siberian meteor burst felt like I was living in a Jerry Bruckheimer film. The best observation I saw about it was in Vice magazine’s email newsletter which asked why so many drivers in Russia had managed to film the asteroid rather than keeping both hands on the wheel? The reason for the multiple recordings of the Siberian meteor burst is driver cams used to help with car accident disputes. The Siberian meteor burst brought back memories of the Tunguska event in 1908 which levelled large swathes of Siberian forest.

Business

“Physically Together”: Here’s the Internal YHOO No-Work-From-Home Memo | AllThingsD – I could see a post coming on from Becky McMichael about the benefits of remote working and flexible hours etc etc

PrivCo | LIVINGSOCIAL $110M Debt Infusion From Existing Investors With Oppressive Terms – I wonder what implications this will have for GroupOn

Consumer behaviour

HBO: The Weight of the Nation interesting site on obesity in the US

Culture

So there has been extensive character redesigns and different actors will be voicing some of the main protagonists, but I am super-excited that Production I.G are returning with another installment in the Ghost In the Shell series of anime. Arise looks amazing judging by the trailer footage now available on YouTube. More Japan related content can be found here.
</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/02/watchmen-cover-price/" rel="nofollow">The Cover Art to Watchmen No. 1 Sells for Over $150K | Wired.com</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Economics</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.chinafile.com/who-supplies-apple-it-s-not-just-china-interactive-map" rel="nofollow">Who Supplies Apple? (It’s Not Just China): An Interactive Map | ChinaFile</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.leftfootforward.org/2013/02/why-have-moodys-downgraded-britains-credit-rating/#more-62230" rel="nofollow">The loss of Britain’s triple A credit rating won’t make much difference | Left Foot Forward</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/feb/15/uk-retail-sales-drop-triple-dip-recession" rel="nofollow">Surprise UK retail sales drop fuels triple-dip recession fears | guardian.co.uk</a> – not that surprising really</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Finance</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4a766068-7c3e-11e2-91d2-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2LaNKqNsF" rel="nofollow">Yorkshire invests to consolidate M&As – FT.com</a> – interesting contrarian position to spur growth</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">How to</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://econsultancy.com/hk/blog/62145-using-social-media-monitoring-for-market-research" rel="nofollow">Using social media monitoring for market research | Econsultancy</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.clickz.com/clickz/column/2242727/what-to-do-if-your-clients-site-goes-down" rel="nofollow">What to Do if Your Client’s Site Goes Down | ClickZ</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://guitoolkits.com/wireframe-gui-toolkit/" rel="nofollow">Free Wireframe GUI Toolkit for Web and Mobile Apps | GUI Toolkits</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Ideas</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em><a href="http://www.cs.cornell.edu/home/kleinber/networks-book/">Networks, Crowds, and Markets: Reasoning About a Highly Connected World</a></em> By David Easley and Jon Kleinberg is a free read that I would recommend anyone in digital should check out.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/17/magazine/can-the-republicans-be-saved-from-obsolescence.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0" rel="nofollow">Can the Republicans Be Saved From Obsolescence? – NYTimes.com</a> – rather like the Conservatives at the start of New Labour</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Innovation</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.technologyreview.com/featuredstory/511481/the-50-disruptive-companies-of-2013/" rel="nofollow">MIT Technology Review’s List of 50 Disruptive Companies for 2013 | MIT Technology Review</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Korea</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/15/3991338/samsung-x-file-tapes-lawmaker-roh-hoe-chan-loses-government-seat" rel="nofollow">Korean lawmaker who exposed Samsung corruption forced from office | The Verge</a> – the infamous Korean x-files</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">London</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/politics/2013/02/shadow-power-list" rel="nofollow">The shadow power list | The New Stateman</a> – an interesting list of UK power brokers</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Luxury</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?cid=1103&MainCatID=11&id=20130214000007" rel="nofollow">Luxury goods key to status and social power for Chinese women: Ipsos survey｜WantChinaTimes.com</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Media</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/insights/library/studies/the-new-multi-screen-world-study/" rel="nofollow">The New Multi-Screen World | Think with Google</a> – the decline of print media</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/feb/15/reeva-steenkamp-body-on-front-page" rel="nofollow">Reeva Steenkamp’s corpse was in the morgue, her body was on the Sun’s front page | Marina Hyde | Comment is free | The Guardian</a> – <em>‘If you put a picture of Caprice on page 1 – and any old stock one was fine as long as she had very little on – you could guarantee a 30,000 uplift in sales. Nell McAndrew would get you 20,000. Geri Halliwell would do 10,000’</em> – the scary math of media circulation</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://connect.icrossing.co.uk/remarketing-lists-search-ads-rlsa-beta-introduction_10245" rel="nofollow">Remarketing Lists for Search Ads (RLSA) Beta Introduction – iCrossing</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.rte.ie/news/business/2013/0215/367958-facebook-wins-in-german-privacy-challenge/" rel="nofollow">Facebook wins in German privacy challenge – RTÉ News</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://allthingsd.com/20130215/when-mayer-called-yahoos-mobile-revenue-nascent-she-wasnt-kidding-and-heres-the-actual-number-she-left-out/?mod=atdtweet" rel="nofollow">When Mayer Called Yahoo’s Mobile Revenue “Nascent,” She Wasn’t Kidding – AllThingsD</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Online</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook-safety/how-graph-search-works-for-young-people/523197687701018" rel="nofollow">How Graph Search Works for Young People</a> – presumably not Google for cyberbullies then</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://marketingland.com/microsoft-scroogled-campaign-against-gmail-33471" rel="nofollow">Microsoft’s “Scroogled” Campaign Against Gmail Wins 0.002% Of Users</a> – Danny Sullivan’s critique of the campaign</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://mashable.com/2013/02/20/twitter-tco-length/" rel="nofollow">Twitter Now Reducing Some Tweets To 117 Characters</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Quality</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://mashable.com/2013/02/22/iphone-fixya-study/" rel="nofollow">Study Shows iPhone 300% More Reliable Than Samsung Smartphones</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Retailing</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.marketplacefairness.org/" rel="nofollow">The Marketplace Fairness Act (S.336 / H.R.684) official website</a> – the US internet now plays sales tax</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Security</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/02/16/google-asks-journalists-to-tone-down-story-of-massive-google-play-security-flaw" rel="nofollow">Google asks journalists to tone down story of “massive” Google Play security flaw</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/02/14/frost-attack-unlocks-android-phones-data-by-chilling-its-memory-in-a-freezer/" rel="nofollow">“Frost” Attack Unlocks Android Phones’ Data By Chilling Their Memory In A Freezer – Forbes</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Software</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.newstatesman.com/technology/2013/02/excel-most-dangerous-piece-software-world" rel="nofollow">Is Excel the most dangerous piece of software in the world?</a> – funnily enough this echoes the introduction to Robert X Cringely’s Accidental Empires</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/13/us-microsoft-cfo-idUSBRE91C1L720130213" rel="nofollow">No Plan B for Microsoft’s mobile ambitions: CFO | Reuters</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Technology</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/21/technology/sony-unveils-playstation-4-aiming-for-return-to-glory.html?_r=0" rel="nofollow">With PlayStation 4, Sony Aims for Return to Glory – NYTimes.com</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.technologyreview.com/view/511421/the-brain-is-not-computable/" rel="nofollow">Miguel Nicolelis Says the Brain is Not Computable, Bashes Kurzweil’s Singularity | MIT Technology Review</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Telecoms</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/02/skype-calls-now-equivalent-to-one-third-of-global-phone-traffic/" rel="nofollow">Skype calls now equivalent to one-third of global phone traffic | Ars Technica</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Web of no web</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/21/technology/google-looks-to-make-its-computer-glasses-stylish.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0" rel="nofollow">Google Looks to Make Its Computer Glasses Stylish – NYTimes.com</a> – interesting design challenges for both wearable computing and digital health / quantified self</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Wireless</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://blogs.ft.com/westminster/2013/02/4g-shortfall-raises-questions-over-camerons-deficit-pledge/" rel="nofollow">4G shortfall raises questions over Osborne’s deficit pledge | Westminster blog</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.rethink-wireless.com/2013/02/20/uk-auction-comes-target.htm" rel="nofollow">UK auction comes in well under target – Rethink Wireless</a> – surprised it was as high as £2.34 billion</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/380065/4g-fails-to-lure-customers-to-ee" rel="nofollow">4G fails to lure customers to EE | PC Pro</a> – not terribly surprising: poor 4G coverage, no compelling reason and pricing</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://gigaom.com/2013/02/17/lte-advanced-is-the-new-buzzword-hype/" rel="nofollow">The newest overhyped mobile industry buzzword: LTE-Advanced — GigaOM</a></p> </div> <div style="margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)" class="wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size"><a href="https://renaissancechambara.jp/2013/02/25/siberian-meteor-burst/"><time datetime="2013-02-25T00:01:41+09:00">February 25, 2013</time></a></div></div> </li><li class="wp-block-post post-17464 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-culture category-innovation category-marketing category-retailing"> <div class="wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained" style="padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)"><h2 class="wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size"><a href="https://renaissancechambara.jp/2013/02/19/gaychester/" target="_self" >Gaychester movement</a></h2> <div class="entry-content alignfull wp-block-post-content has-medium-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-post-content-is-layout-constrained"><p>From 1993 through the late 1990s, there was a revolution going on in the UK and at the front of it was Manchester aka Gaychester. Back in the late 1980s, clubs had been shaken up by house music and the nascent rave culture. Factory Records Dry Bar opened in 1989 changed the nature of drinking establishments, blurring the line between clubs and pubs.</p> <p>While criminal gangs were trying to muscle their way into running the doors and dealers within clubs, some of the venues became open to ran gay or gay-friendly nights. The most famous of this was Flesh at the Hacienda, that was seen to be at a head of a movement called Gaychester.</p> <p>I was playing garage and house in a wine bar in Birkenhead on a Wednesday and Thursday night. To cater for the local crowd we would drop in Italian import records, a little vintage progressive, early trance and handbag records that foreshadowed the trance sound that Cream later became famous for.</p> <p>By the time Rupaul’s <em>Supermodel</em> was given a UK release in 1993, it was suddenly perfectly fine to play for a bunch of scallies out on the lash dancing like loons on a school night. I have an abiding memory of playing a Gaychester anthem: the Coming Out Crew’s <a href="https://amzn.to/3Cw98CU" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Free, Gay and Happy</em></a> to a pogoing club of people who would weren’t exactly known as the most tolerant folk.</p> <p>Gay culture had become more high profile which eventually manifested itself with the <em>Queer As Folk</em> TV drama and the popularity of Urban Splash-style loft apartments.  Urban Splash resurrected Manchester’s industrial revolution buildings as loft living for creative, media and business professionals at the forefront of the Gaychester movement.</p> <p>There were a couple of road bumps along the way, Flesh Records short business life stuck out for me.</p> <p>Flesh branched out into setting up a record label that in the end only had a couple of releases. The only one I came across was Roger – <em>Mr Right</em> – a remake of the Eleanore Mills track from the late 1980s. Whilst Graeme Park’s production was fine, the vocals weren’t up to scratch and the record never went anywhere.</p> <p>It’s neon rainbow sleeve used to jump off the shelves at you when you went to the likes of <a href="http://renaissancechambara.jp/2004/07/04/barcode/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Penny Lane Records</a>, especially their short-lived branch in Birkenhead precinct.</p> <p>What I didn’t realise until recently was that Flesh had been run by a PR agency called A Bit Ginger and that they had put out a <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/renaissancechambara/8486376712/in/photostream" rel="nofollow">comic strip based press release</a> (NSFW) to promote Roger Mr Right.</p> <h4>More information</h4> <p><a href="http://www.mdmarchive.co.uk/archive/showartefact.php?aid=5524&bid=4442" rel="nofollow">Graeme Park, Kath McDermott, Matt Ryan, Mike Huxham flyer The Hacienda – 29.05.1994 (Manchester District Music Archive)</a><br /> <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/the-northerner/2013/feb/07/manchester-gay-scene-paul-cons" rel="nofollow">‘Gaychester’: Remembering Manchester’s early 1990s gay scene | guardian.co.uk</a></p> </div> <div style="margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)" class="wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size"><a href="https://renaissancechambara.jp/2013/02/19/gaychester/"><time datetime="2013-02-19T23:26:43+09:00">February 19, 2013</time></a></div></div> </li><li class="wp-block-post post-17430 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-consumerbehaviour category-design category-economics category-finance category-fmcg category-hongkong category-ideas category-innovation category-japan category-media category-online category-retailing category-security category-software category-technology category-telecoms category-wireless"> <div class="wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained" style="padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)"><h2 class="wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size"><a href="https://renaissancechambara.jp/2013/02/14/mel-cheren/" target="_self" >Mel Cheren + more news</a></h2> <div class="entry-content alignfull wp-block-post-content has-medium-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-post-content-is-layout-constrained"> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Mel Cheren</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Apiento had posted <a href="http://testpressing.org/2013/02/the-godfather-of-disco-mel-cheren-west-end-records-documentary/">a documentary on Mel Cheren</a>, who founded West End Records. Mel Cheren was much more than the head of a disco label; he helped found the Paradise Garage and along with the likes of Salsoul Records was responsible for the direction that dance music has taken over the past 40 years or so. If you haven’t heard the original records, you’ve probably heard records that sampled them or used similar production techniques.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The cultural impact of the Paradise Garage was such, that it drove the sales of West End Records artists like the Peech Boys. Mel Cheren eventually resurrected </p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Consumer behaviour</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.accenture.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/PDF/Accenture_EHT_Research_2012_Consumer_Technology_Report.pdf" rel="nofollow">Always on, always connected – Accenture</a> – 2012 consumer electronics usage survey</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.iabuk.net/research/library/mediascope-europe-digital-first-for-europe-s-mums" rel="nofollow">Mediascope Europe: Digital First for Europe’s Mums | IAB UK</a> – 48% of digital mums in Europe say how a brand communicates online is important in influencing their opinion of it</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Design</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/09/business/john-e-karlin-who-led-the-way-to-all-digit-dialing-dies-at-94.html?ref=obituaries&_r=1&pagewanted=all&" rel="nofollow">John E. Karlin, Designer of the 20th Century Telephone, Dies at 94</a> – what becomes apparent from this obituary is the amount of thought that went into device design, which is usually sorely lacking in much technology hardware today</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The <a href="http://www.braun.com/global/world-of-braun/braun-collection.html">BraunCollection</a> gives a permanent home to the works of the German electrical goods manufacturer and its designs over the past five decades or so.</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Economics</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/15/business/global/daily-euro-zone-watch.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0" rel="nofollow">German Economy Contracted at End of 2012 – NYTimes.com</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://m.spiegel.de/international/europe/a-882942.html#spRedirectedFrom=www&referrrer=" rel="nofollow">Prosecuting the Messenger: Chief Greek Statistician Threatened with Jail – SPIEGEL ONLINE</a> – you couldn’t make this up</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.warc.com/Content/News/Asian_consumers_divided_on_confidence.content?ID=32b53fc9-e4f3-4910-839b-b04a1766a628" rel="nofollow">Asian consumers divided on confidence</a> – export orientated economies like Korea and Japan are afraid of contagion from Europe</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.pwc.com/en_GX/gx/world-2050/assets/pwc-world-in-2050-report-january-2013.pdf" rel="nofollow">The BRICs and beyond – PWC</a> – interesting forecasts (PDF)</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/9845959/IMF-sees-140m-jobs-shortage-in-ageing-China-as-Lewis-Point-hits.html">IMF sees 140m jobs shortage in ageing China as ‘Lewis Point’ hits – Telegraph</a> – the Lewis Point is when labour is no longer a surplus but in demand and bargaining power moves away from businesses to the work force</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Finance</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/04/mcgrawhill-sandp-civilcharges-idUSL1N0B495Q20130204">UPDATE 3-S&P expects U.S. lawsuit over pre-crisis credit ratings | Reuters</a> – interesting move, what effect will it have on the bias of the ratings agencies?</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">FMCG</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.wpp.com/wpp/marketing/consumerinsights/succeeding-in-low-growth-markets.htm" rel="nofollow">Succeeding In Low-Growth Markets by The Futures Company – WPP</a> – it it what allowed P&G to get ahead during the great depression</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://blog.euromonitor.com/2013/02/mountain-dew-kickstart-an-alternative-breakfast-beverage.html" rel="nofollow">Mountain Dew Kickstart: An Alternative Breakfast Beverage – Euromonitor International</a> – not too sure how I feel about this, but given the big food charges leveled against sugary breakfast cereals this could be a lightning rod for protestors</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Hong Kong</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/11/business/media/hong-kong-tv-drama-plays-out-uneasy-ties-with-china.html?partner=rss&emc=rss" rel="nofollow">Hong Kong TV Drama Plays Out Uneasy Ties With China</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Ideas</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://excapite.blogspot.com/2012/11/rethinking-terms-of-engagement-in-age.html" rel="nofollow">Excapite: Rethinking the terms of engagement in the age of the network</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Innovation</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.eetimes.com//electronics-news/4406565/Reflective-display-funnels-light?cid=NL_EETimesDaily" rel="nofollow">Reflective display funnels light – EETimes</a> displays to show things more like the way that we sea the real world</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://euromonitor.typepad.com/files/consumer-electronics-global-overview-growth-trends-and-analysis.pdf" rel="nofollow">Global trends in consumer electronics to 2015 – Euromonitor</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Japan</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment/view/tv-drama-captures-public-angst-at-made-in-japan-decline" rel="nofollow">TV drama captures public angst at ‘Made in Japan’ decline ‹ Japan Today</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/05/the-japan-story/?smid=tw-share" rel="nofollow">The Japan Story – NYTimes.com</a> – interesting take on the <a href="http://renaissancechambara.jp/category/japan/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Japanese</a> economy that gives at least some home truths and food for thought</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Media</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.brandrepublic.com/news/1168668/Unruly-launches-social-video-shareability-prediction-tool/?DCMP=ILC-SEARCH">Unruly launches social video ‘shareability’ prediction tool – Brand Republic News</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-pmd-email-tells-new-advertisers-no-pay-no-play-2013-2" rel="nofollow">Facebook PMD Email Tells Advertisers: No Pay, No Play – Business Insider</a> – so many interesting aspects to this beyond the revenue in terms of gaming partners priorities. In many respects similar to the Microsoft certified programme amongst IT people</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/12/us-yahoo-mayer-idUSBRE91B1LZ20130212" rel="nofollow">Yahoo CEO says Microsoft search deal underperforms | Reuters</a> – acknowledges it as just changing market share; which works for Microsoft I guess. Mayer realises she needs to shore up impressions and put better monetising ad inventory in place</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.webpronews.com/amc-to-air-old-walking-dead-episodes-in-black-and-white-2013-02" rel="nofollow">AMC To Air Old Walking Dead Episodes In Black And White | WebProNews</a> – interesting move, how about curvature in their to simulate CRT technology?</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://thenextweb.com/twitter/2013/02/09/juicing-its-pre-ipo-revenue-twitter-raises-the-price-of-a-promoted-trend-to-200000-per-day/" rel="nofollow">Twitter Raises Promoted Trend Price. Again.</a>  – Twitter raises the price of a Promoted Trend to $200,000 per day</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://torrentfreak.com/music-pirates-are-cheapskates-some-of-them-130210/" rel="nofollow">Music Pirates are Cheapskates, Some of Them</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.comscore.com/Insights/Press_Releases/2012/4/Nearly_Half_of_European_Online_Audience_Visit_Sports_Sites" rel="nofollow">Nearly Half of European Online Audience Visit Sports Sites – comScore, Inc</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://sueunerman.mediaweek.co.uk/2013/02/04/time-to-kill-the-unique/" rel="nofollow">Time to kill the “unique”? | Media Week Blogs</a> – but what’s the alternative?</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.nme.com/news/hmv/68553">HMV sells shares in G-A-Y group back to founder Jeremy Joseph | NME.COM</a> – don’t worry Kylie will still be able to play live in London</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://allthingsd.com/20130204/the-super-bowl-gave-the-web-the-night-off/">Web Traffic Was Down 15 Percent During Super Bowl – AllThingsD</a> – not terribly surprising broadcast does shared collective experience better, be it news stories or sporting events</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Online</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://allthingsd.com/20130207/in-one-fell-swoop-apparent-facebook-glitch-deep-sixes-the-web/" rel="nofollow">In One Fell Swoop, Facebook Deep-Sixes the Web – AllThingsD</a> – shows how fragile things can be</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.socialnetworkingwatch.com/2013/02/facebook-76-million-accounts-were-fake.html">Facebook: 76 Million Accounts Were Fake – Social Networking Watch: News on the Social Networking and Social Media Industry</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/02/05/hailo-hails-a-30-6m-series-b-round-from-union-square-ventures-richard-branson-and-other-big-names/">Hailo closes $30.6m Series B round from Union Square Ventures, Richard Branson, KDDI and others – The Next Web</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Retailing</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.asymco.com/2013/02/13/tim-cooks-comments-on-apple-stores-illustrated/" rel="nofollow">Tim Cook’s comments on Apple Stores, illustrated | asymco</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/feb/06/hmv-sell-oxford-street-store" rel="nofollow">HMV to sell famous Oxford Street store | The Guardian</a> – saddened, but HMV hasn’t been the same since selections have been driven centrally, there was no serendipity, no understanding of local cultural nuances</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://musically.com/2013/02/07/bpis-antidotes-for-hmv-woes-4g-tablets-connected-cars-smart-tvs-and-more/" rel="nofollow">BPI’s antidotes for HMV woes: 4G, tablets, connected cars, smart TVs and more</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Security</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/feb/13/phone-hacking-inquiry-sun-fabulous-northern-features-editors-arrested" rel="nofollow">Phone-hacking inquiry: Sun’s Fabulous and northern features editors arrested | guardian.co.uk</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/02/crooks-net-millions-in-coordinated-atm-heists/" rel="nofollow">Crooks Net Millions in Coordinated ATM Heists — Krebs on Security</a> – interesting mix of hacking and smurfing being used</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://gizmodo.com/5982356/here-are-the-fbis-official-tips-to-avoid-being-sexually-extorted-online" rel="nofollow">Here Are the FBI’s Official Tips to Avoid Being Sexually Extorted Online</a> – smart tips on information security in general</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/05/right_to_be_forgotten/">US diplomat: If EU allows ‘right to be forgotten’ … it might spark TRADE WAR • The Register</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Software</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2013/02/10/XML-at-15" rel="nofollow">XML’s 15th Birthday</a> – interesting reflections from Tim Bray</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.smbitjournal.com/2013/02/the-ripple-effect-of-windows-8/" rel="nofollow">The Ripple Effect of Windows 8</a> – interesting reflections on Windows 8. However I would also point out that Microsoft operating systems</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.rethink-wireless.com/2013/02/04/nokia-considers-all-options-tablet-os.htm">Nokia considers “all options” for tablet OS – Rethink Wireless</a> – don’t read too much into this, it sounds more like messaging developed by comms people to answer the question but as a holding position. I guess that the plans aren’t sufficiently developed. Nokia has enough going on at the moment to solve. Of course things may change as you wouldn’t draft in PR until late on the product launch process</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Technology</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/02/09/microsoft-sells-out-of-surface-pro-just-like-the-zune-hd-did-in-2009" rel="nofollow">Microsoft sells out of Surface Pro, just like the Zune HD did in 2009 (Daniel Eran Dilger/AppleInsider)</a> – selling out is a PR quotient now rather than a real measure</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/200-million-want-a-microsoft-tablet-2013-2" rel="nofollow">200 Million Want A Microsoft Tablet – Business Insider</a> – the methodology used by Forrester seemed a bit flaky but interesting take-outs</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.eetimes.com//electronics-news/4405836/MediaTek-sets-2013-DTV-design-agenda?cid=NL_EETimesDaily">MediaTek sets 2013 DTV design agenda</a> – interested in multi-screen experiences features</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Telecoms</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2013/feb/06/virgin-media-takeover-john-malone-liberty-global" rel="nofollow">Virgin Media bought for £15bn by Liberty Global | guardian.co.uk</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.cisco.com/en/US/solutions/collateral/ns341/ns525/ns537/ns705/ns827/white_paper_c11-520862.html" rel="nofollow">Cisco Visual Networking Index: Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast Update, 2012–2017 – Cisco Systems</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Wireless</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.eetimes.com//design/eda-design/4406665/EDA-firm-files-law-suits-against-Moto--Nokia--others?cid=NL_EETimesDaily" rel="nofollow">EDA ‘David’ files law suits against Moto, Nokia, others</a> – will Tela get paid?</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.eetimes.com//design/communications-design/4406411/Teardown-Blackberry-Z10?cid=NL_EETimesDaily" rel="nofollow">Teardown: Inside the Blackberry Z10</a> – interesting high spec device components</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://bgr.com/2013/02/06/apple-samsung-mobile-profit-share-320603/" rel="nofollow">Apple, Samsung mobile profit share: 103% of all industry profits | BGR</a> – like the PC industry most other people are losing money, so the percentages run over 100 per cent</p> </div> <div style="margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)" class="wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size"><a href="https://renaissancechambara.jp/2013/02/14/mel-cheren/"><time datetime="2013-02-14T23:01:17+09:00">February 14, 2013</time></a></div></div> </li><li class="wp-block-post post-17309 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-consumerbehaviour category-culture category-economics category-finance category-fmcg category-innovation category-japan category-luxury category-media category-online category-retailing category-security category-software category-technology category-telecoms category-webofnoweb category-wireless"> <div class="wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained" style="padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)"><h2 class="wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size"><a href="https://renaissancechambara.jp/2013/02/04/cleantech/" target="_self" >Cleantech + more news</a></h2> <div class="entry-content alignfull wp-block-post-content has-medium-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-post-content-is-layout-constrained"> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Cleantech</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/16/us-kleiner-doerr-venture-idUSBRE90F0AD20130116" rel="nofollow">Insight: How cleantech tarnished Kleiner and VC star John Doerr | Reuters</a> – when thinking about cleantech it is worth remembering that Doerr also made crazy bets on Netscape. It may have been the wrong thing to do from a finance point-of-view but the direction was right. Robert X. Cringely described technology as being like surfing, hitting and riding a wave at the right time and knowing when to get off. Doerr wasn’t the only person to hit the wave to early. Vinod Khosla also bet big too early on cleantech with his firm Khosla Ventures. Beside Cleantech, Doerr and Khosla also had a common path. Khosla was a Kleiner Perkins alum. Both had being part of the founding team at Silicon Valley royalty, Khosla at Sun Microsystems and Doerr at Intel. Cleantech has been of interest since the rise of environmental movement and hit different peaks during the OPEC oil crises. But its only with global warming that cleantech interest got serious</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Consumer behaviour</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/the-future-of-drugs" rel="nofollow">The Future of Drugs | VICE</a> – interesting essay on the consumer behaviour side of things</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Culture</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/wearefstvl" rel="nofollow">WeAreFSTVL’s stream on SoundCloud</a> – keep an eye on this</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Economics</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/paul-krugman-on-technology-and-inequality-2013-2" rel="nofollow">Paul Krugman On Technology And Inequality – Business Insider</a> – technology is likely to encourage inequality for decades</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://qz.com/44151/hong-kongs-fading-love-affair-with-its-property-barons-signals-beijings-growing-clout/">Hong Kong’s fading love affair with its property barons signals Beijing’s growing clout – Quartz</a> – or maybe like most economies the mix needs to be tweaked</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://qz.com/44193/no-longer-factory-of-the-world-china-is-now-its-banker/" rel="nofollow">No longer factory of the world, China is now its banker – Quartz</a> – interesting data about China doing outbound foreign direct investment</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/newsletters/chartfocus/2013_01.html" rel="nofollow">Chart Focus: How to compete in emerging markets</a> – Chinese markets as urban clusters</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Finance</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/secret-and-lies-of-the-bailout-20130104#ixzz2HIrDzuGl" rel="nofollow">Secrets and Lies of the Bailout | Rolling Stone</a> – interesting colour on top of what people knew with regards the 2008 banking crisis</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">FMCG</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/health/frosties-sales-decline-because-of-advertising-1559881" rel="nofollow">Frosties sales decline because of advertising ban on television – Mirror Online</a> – advertising works, opportunities for below-the-line marketing not being exploited by food companies?</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.marketingmagazine.co.uk/bulletin/dailynews/article/1166617/?DCMP=EMC-CONBreakingnewsfromMarketing" rel="nofollow">Unilever’s Jon Goldstone: A great brand can’t stand for ‘cheap’ – Marketing news – Marketing magazine</a> – interesting move away from data driven marketing</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Innovation</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.theamazings.com/" rel="nofollow">The Amazings</a> – interesting idea in terms of knowledge sharing</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.meridian-audio.com/ara/arapos.htm" rel="nofollow">Accoustic Renaissance for Audio proposal</a> – <em>Mono could be enjoyed side-by-side with friends, whereas stereo is only for the ‘hot-spot’, hence highly personalized. Now multi-channel can again provide a much wider listening area, therefore it can again be enjoyed with friends or families</em> – Negishi-san’s observation on the social aspects of listening are very interesting</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://mashable.com/2013/01/18/carbon-fiber-2014-corvette/" rel="nofollow">Carbon Fiber: The Secret of the 2014 Corvette Stingray</a> – interesting that the price point isn’t above the previous glass reinforced plastic (GRP) models</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/147195-koreans-create-magnetic-transistor-that-could-turn-every-cpu-into-an-fpga" rel="nofollow">Koreans create magnetic transistor that could turn every CPU into an FPGA | ExtremeTech</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2013/01/27/handheld-see-through-wall-radar/" rel="nofollow">Handheld See-Through-Wall Radar | The Firearm Blog</a> – crazy sci-fi tech that’s real</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/01/16/korea_boffins_bendy_batteries/" rel="nofollow">Korean boffins crack art of bendy batteries • The Register</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Japan</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.techinasia.com/japan-young-adults-social-media/" rel="nofollow">Survey of Japanese Young Adults Shows Preference for Twitter, Facebook</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Luxury</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.kpmg.com/CN/en/IssuesAndInsights/ArticlesPublications/Documents/Global-Reach-China-Luxury-201301.pdf" rel="nofollow">KPMG – Global reach China Luxury</a> – interesting and more nuanced take on the Chinese market for luxury goods</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Media</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013/jan/28/super-league-financial-abyss" rel="nofollow">Super League clubs on brink of financial abyss, says finance expert | The Guardian</a> – I have a personal interest in not seeing top-flight rugby league go under, but if it did, I imagine that tyre-kicking bears would also look at other sports</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://rossdawsonblog.com/weblog/archives/2013/02/analysis-us-australia-social-network-usage-flat-new-zealand-now-the-worlds-biggest-user-of-social-networks.html" rel="nofollow">Analysis: US, Australia social network usage flat, New Zealand now the world’s biggest user of social networks? | Trends in the Living Networks</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.factmag.com/tag/mk/" rel="nofollow">MK – FACT Magazine</a> – love the video interviews with MK</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/mediawire/201913/obama-one-of-the-biggest-factors-is-going-to-be-how-the-media-shapes-debates/" rel="nofollow">Obama: ‘One of the biggest factors is going to be how the media shapes debates’ | Poynter.</a> – or how the changing structure of media industry will change debates</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2013/jan/21/lionel-barber-email-financial-times" rel="nofollow">Lionel Barber’s email to FT staff outlining digital-first strategy | guardian.co.uk</a> – feels very much like what the Telegraph went through ages ago</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://torrentfreak.com/antigua-government-set-to-launch-pirate-website-to-punish-united-states-130124/" rel="nofollow">Antigua Government Set to Launch “Pirate” Website To Punish United States | TorrentFreak</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/new-york-times-to-launch-electronic-corrections-form/s2/a551736/" rel="nofollow">New York Times to launch electronic corrections form | Journalism.co.uk</a> – expect PRs to be all over this</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://jimromenesko.com/2013/01/14/greg-sandoval-quits-cnet-over-cbs-interference/" rel="nofollow">Greg Sandoval quits CNET over CBS editorial interference | JIMROMENESKO.COM</a> – CBS versus Dish Networks casualty</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Online</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://allthingsd.com/20130131/just-under-deadline-google-responds-to-european-antitrust-concerns/" rel="nofollow">Just Under Deadline, Google Responds to European Antitrust Concerns – AllThingsD</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://qz.com/44261/ahead-of-graph-search-launch-facebook-removed-the-ability-to-opt-out-of-search-results/" rel="nofollow">Ahead of Graph Search launch, Facebook removed the ability to opt out of search results – Quartz</a> – you know that this is going to end badly for at least some people</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://econsultancy.com/hk/blog/61920-goodbye-linkedin-answers-hello-more-group-spam" rel="nofollow">Goodbye LinkedIn answers, hello more Group spam? | Econsultancy</a> – disappointing for B2B marketers</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Quality</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://hypercritical.co/post/39953666887/ces-worse-products-through-software" rel="nofollow">CES: Worse Products Through Software</a> – if you only read one article about CES read this</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Retailing</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://paidcontent.org/2013/01/17/why-online-book-discovery-is-broken-and-how-to-fix-it/" rel="nofollow">Why online book discovery is broken (and how to fix it) — paidContent</a> – I’d argue that it was similar with non-chart music purchases as well</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.tjhughes.co.uk/pws/client/images/PDF/25-07-12.pdf" rel="nofollow">Capgemini retail study commissioned by TJ Hughes</a> (PDF) online going to be big apparently</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Security</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://erratasec.blogspot.hk/2013/01/i-conceal-my-identity-same-way-aaron.html" rel="nofollow">Errata Security: I conceal my identity the same way Aaron was indicted for</a> – interesting how technological use clashes with the law</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/the-future-of-crime" rel="nofollow">The Future of Crime | VICE</a> – interesting thoughtful article by VICE that touches a lot of current hot technologies including 3D printing and in-car computing</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/01/15/why-we-re-raising-signature-threshold-we-people" rel="nofollow">Why We’re Raising the Signature Threshold for We the People | The White House</a> – interesting given the timing with Aaron Swartz-related petition activity</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Software</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">OmniGroup are <a href="http://www.omnigroup.com/blog/entry/omni-plans-for-2013">going back to the Mac</a>; after spending the past few years bringing their applications to the iPad. I particularly like OmniPlan as a piece of project management software. If there was one worthwhile thing that came out of MacWorld Expo this year, this was it</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424127887324329204578272170171646836-lMyQjAxMTAzMDIwOTEyNDkyWj.html" rel="nofollow">Microsoft’s Role a Sticking Point in Dell Buyout Talks – WSJ.com</a> – has Microsoft learned from the Nokia deal, would it have been easier if Elop had taken Nokia private to do the Lumia changeover?</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.rethink-wireless.com/2013/01/28/nokia-builds-wp8-momentum-increase-costs.htm" rel="nofollow">Nokia builds WP8 momentum, but will increase its costs – Rethink Wireless</a> – careful calculus?</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/17/elsevier-mendeley-education/" rel="nofollow">Elsevier In Advanced Talks To Buy Mendeley For Around $100M To Beef Up In Social, Open Education Data | TechCrunch</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/18/line-100m-users/" rel="nofollow">Line, The Messaging App That Took Japan By Storm, Crosses 100M Users And Enters The U.S. | TechCrunch</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.techinasia.com/nokia-china-sales-down-down-down-down-down-2012-q4/" rel="nofollow">Nokia Sales Down 79% in China as Symbian Dies, Lumia Slow to Grow</a> – which is a huge drop in the world’s biggest wireless market</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://daringfireball.net/2013/01/the_trend_against_skeuomorphism" rel="nofollow">Daring Fireball: The Trend Against Skeuomorphic Textures and Effects in User Interface Design</a> – technology means that display limitations no longer need to be hidden by skeuomorphic design</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/22/basecamp-personal-takes-project-management-out-of-the-office-ditches-subscriptions-for-a-one-time-fee/" rel="nofollow">Basecamp Personal Takes Project Management Out Of The Office, Ditches Subscriptions For A One-Time Fee | TechCrunch</a> – much more accessible</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Technology</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.nmk.co.uk/article/2013/1/28/ovum-finds-%E2%80%9Clive-to-work%E2%80%9D-ethos-is-driving-faster-byod-adoption-in-high-growth-markets-than-mature-markets" rel="nofollow">New Media Knowledge – Ovum finds “live-to-work” ethos is driving faster BYOD adoption in high-growth markets than mature markets</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.eetimes.com//electronics-news/4405660/Excess-chip-inventory-set-to-hurt-Q1?cid=NL_EETimesDaily" rel="nofollow">Excess chip inventory set to hurt Q1</a> – signs of an electronics downturn</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.frequentbusinesstraveler.com/2013/01/ntsb-no-obvious-anomalies-in-dreamliner-backup-battery/" rel="nofollow">NTSB: “No Obvious Anomalies” in Dreamliner Backup Battery | Frequent Business Traveler</a> – which screws the prevailing narrative being pushed that tried to taint the <a href="http://renaissancechambara.jp/category/japan/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Japanese</a> battery supplier</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/24/technology/robot-makers-spread-global-gospel-of-automation.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0" rel="nofollow">Robot Makers Spread Global Gospel of Automation – NYTimes.com</a> – I guess we know what John Markoff’s next book maybe about. Interesting read through</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2013/01/11/surface-with-windows-rt-the-prettiest-thing-youll-never-want-to-touch-again/" rel="nofollow">Surface with Windows RT: The prettiest thing you’ll never want to touch again | Reuters</a> – one of the most brutal reviews that I have read</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2236271/ubs-slashes-microsofts-surface-sales-forecast-by-50-percent?WT.rss_f=Home&WT.rss_a=UBS+slashes+Microsoft%27s+Surface+sales+forecast+by+50+percent" rel="nofollow">UBS slashes its Microsoft Surface RT sales forecast by 50 percent- The Inquirer</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Telecoms</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://qz.com/50237/teliasoneras-uzbekistan-scandal-is-a-warning-to-telecom-ceos-everywhere/" rel="nofollow">TeliaSonera’s Uzbekistan scandal is a warning to telecom CEOs everywhere – Quartz</a> – It has come out in the Nordics first, primarily because of the transparency there, but I wouldn’t be surprised it was endemic amongst the wireless groups in the EU and US</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://thenextweb.com/asia/2013/01/28/chinese-government-reportedly-in-talks-to-lift-12-year-ban-on-gaming-consoles/" rel="nofollow">Chinese government reportedly in talks to lift 12-year ban on gaming consoles – The Next Web</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Web of no web</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/01/24/moves-is-a-simple-iphone-app-to-make-sure-you-stay-active/" rel="nofollow">Moves takes on Fitbit and Nike+ FuelBand with a simple iPhone app for tracking your daily activity – The Next Web</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Wireless</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/markrogowsky/2013/01/15/did-the-wsj-get-punkd-on-apple-or-is-it-rotten-to-the-core/" rel="nofollow">Why The WSJ Got The ‘iPhone Demand Is Crashing’ Story All Wrong – Forbes</a> – the WSJ has been going for much more speculation journalism to compete on reporting with the likes of TechCrunch, I guess you could call it a blogification of the fourth estate</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/27/us-apple-asia-idUSBRE90Q0IV20130127" rel="nofollow">In Asia’s trend-setting cities, iPhone fatigue sets in | Reuters</a> – interesting association with Hallyu. I pass an electronics store every morning and there is always a Girls Generation concert playing on the LG televisions. Is this the decline of American culture’s power?</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.techmeme.com/130126/p2#a130126p2" rel="nofollow">HTC Mini announced as a remote for your smartphone (Cory Gunther/Android Community)</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS23916413#.UQIZ279TlNk" rel="nofollow">Strong Demand for Smartphones and Heated Vendor Competition Characterize the Worldwide Mobile Phone Market at the End of 2012 – IDC press release</a> – epic headline</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://cdixon.org/2013/01/20/samsungs-predicament/" rel="nofollow">Samsung’s predicament – Chris Dixon</a> – is the PC analogy the correct one?</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_22371133/samsung-seeks-block-apple-appeal-sales-ban?source=email" rel="nofollow">Samsung seeks to block Apple appeal for sales ban – San Jose Mercury News</a></p> </div> <div 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