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Tuesday, March 29, 2005

Asteroid Impact Fueled Global Rain of BBs

Asteroid Impact Fueled Global Rain of BBs

Your Next TV

Your Next TV

Wednesday, March 23, 2005

Yahoo's game of photo tag | CNET News.com

Yahoo's game of photo tag | CNET News.com

News biggies buy into aggregation site | CNET News.com

News biggies buy into aggregation site | CNET News.com

Wednesday, March 09, 2005

The New York Times > Technology > Business Travel: Fitting the World's Biggest Travel Guide in a Pocket

The New York Times > Technology > Business Travel: Fitting the World's Biggest Travel Guide in a Pocket

Monday, March 07, 2005

Kerry Garrison - Building your own PBX

Kerry Garrison - Building your own PBX

Thursday, March 03, 2005

HBS Working Knowledge: Marketing: Cell Phone Ads that Consumers Love

HBS Working Knowledge: Marketing: Cell Phone Ads that Consumers Love: "Consumers Love
February 28, 2005

Cell spam? No one wants the bother. But London-based Flytxt has convinced users to give personal information in exchange for direct marketing pitches to their phones. A Strategy & Innovation case study.




Feb. 28, 2005 Issue

Are You Auction Savvy?

Cell Phone Ads that Consumers Love

Making Competitiveness a Lever for Good in Africa

Funding R&D for Neglected Diseases

Summing Up: How Do We Know When and Whether to Blink?





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by Steve Wunker
Cell phone use in Europe has long outstripped that in North America. Indeed, by 2000, text messaging averaged about 40 messages per European subscriber per month�over 10 times U.S. levels.
The success of 'texting' in Europe has been explained by the viral nature of the medium, its relatively low pricing, and its large, easily accessible network. But the traction that texting gained within the advertising industry, in the form of mobile marketing, can only be attributed to the forces of disruption. And one London-based firm, Flytxt�with its pioneering take on how texting could enhance the art of advertising�provides the perfect example of how innovative thinking and nimble reflexes, plus a little perseverance, can help a company stay successful.
In search of the right business model
By 2000, several European companies sought ways to use the cell phone as a direct marketing tool. The device seemed ideal�it was highly targetable, it was interactive, and its small size and immediacy allowed quick response to changes in mar"

Wednesday, March 02, 2005

ACM Queue - Quality Assurance: Much More than Testing - Good QA is not only about technology, but also methods and approaches.

ACM Queue - Quality Assurance: Much More than Testing - Good QA is not only about technology, but also methods and approaches.

Tuesday, March 01, 2005

news @ nature.com�-�Engineers devise invisibility shield�-�Electron effects could stop objects from scattering light.

news @ nature.com�-�Engineers devise invisibility shield�-�Electron effects could stop objects from scattering light.