Bertrand Doux

"When a user logs in through Facebook Connect, the website has access to an unprecedented amount of user data as well as the ability to seamlessly integrate their web services into Facebook features like events, photos, messaging and status." - Bertrand Doux

"The types of businesses that tend to spend most frequently on mobile display advertising are mobile content companies and what interviewees label “brand advertisers” (non-mobile brand-name advertisers) primarily in four industries: TV and Hollywood, car manufacturers and dealerships, retailers, and financial services companies." - Bertrand Doux via Bookmarklet

"On average, teens engage in 22 mobile video sessions per month and spend 15 minutes per session viewing mobile video." ... Lots of nice stats on mobile and video usage - Bertrand Doux via Bookmarklet

"Why didn’t we just roll out Google Site Search? Yahoo BOSS is a more flexible and professional solution. Data gets indexed in near real-time. Users can filter the results by criteria instead of simply accepting the default search scope. We can assign arbitrary boosts to results, ensuring that they show up on top whenever certain search terms are used. And we can blend a variety of result types:" - Bertrand Doux via Bookmarklet

"Microsoft, Ozzie wrote, had to think and operate more like an Internet company and, as much as possible, like a Web startup. Consider ad-supported or subscription business models, he advised, viral distribution, and experiences that "just work." Instead of the clunkiness that Microsoft products so often displayed, focus on being "seamless." Bottom line: Change big-time, or else." - Bertrand Doux via Bookmarklet

"U.S. military engineers are trying to design flying robots disguised as insects that could one day spy on enemies and conduct dangerous missions without risking lives." - Bertrand Doux via Bookmarklet

"About 7.7% of cellphone users search the Web, according to comScore M:Metrics Inc. Google has taken the early lead in mobile search, with about 60% of consumers surveyed saying they used the search engine, compared with 36% for Yahoo." - Bertrand Doux via Bookmarklet

"When he arrives at 1600 Pennsylvania, Mr. Obama will have not just a political base, but a database, millions of names of supporters who can be engaged almost instantly. And there’s every reason to believe that he will use the network not just to campaign, but to govern." - Bertrand Doux via Bookmarklet

"Part one of a seven-part in-depth look behind the scenes of the campaign, consisting of exclusive behind-the-scenes reporting from the McCain and Obama camps assembled by a special team of reporters who were granted year-long access on the condition that none of their findings appear until after Election Day." - Bertrand Doux

You’ll be able to see what your friends are doing on Yahoo! ... make your address book available to an online merchant so you can more easily ship friends a gift ... customize Yahoo! like never before ... we’ll make suggestions for more people to add to your social circle, and we’ll help you prioritize all of your connections, particularly as they communicate with you in Yahoo! Mail ... - Bertrand Doux via Bookmarklet

"Yahoo has released a slew of development tools under the Y!OS 1.0 platform. Yahoo is making it much easier for data, content, and applications to flow in and out of Yahoo. It is also adding a layer of social awareness to everything it does." - Bertrand Doux via Bookmarklet

"British engineers have unveiled plans for the world's first 1,000mph car, a muscular streak of gunmetal and orange designed not to break the world land speed record but to shatter it. Bloodhound SSC, named after the British cold war supersonic air defence missiles, will attempt to beat the existing record by more than 250mph. Working from an aircraft hangar in Bristol, the team's engineers have been working on the project in secret for the past 18 months. Calculations suggest the car could reach 1,050mph, fast enough to outrun a bullet from a .357 Magnum revolver." - Bertrand Doux

Great pictures of the man in campaign - Bertrand Doux

by Jean-Louis Gassée former president of the Apple Products Division - Bertrand Doux via Bookmarklet

"Among the complaints from lobbyists to government officials were letters from the National Latino Farmers and Ranchers. They said that because farmers use the Internet, they were worried about a Google-Yahoo monopoly. The chief executive of the Latino Farmers and Ranchers confirmed that his organization had become involved in the issue after talking to lobbyists at the Raben Group. The Raben Group received $30,000 this spring to lobby against the deal — from Microsoft. “Obviously, we can’t cover all the issues, so we rely on our allies to keep us informed,” Mr. Arredondo said." - Bertrand Doux

twitter for business - Bertrand Doux

"eBay once took 30 days to gradually change the background color of its home page from gray to white." - Bertrand Doux via Bookmarklet

"Now is a great time to start a company. Why? Because great people are available to join you, VCs are loaded with cash, and office space is available cheap." - Bertrand Doux via Bookmarklet

"Yahoo is staying true to its promise of 'open search.' Yahoo is starting to surface more results from trusted SearchMonkey apps in its standard results." - Bertrand Doux

"A new look for the user profile, and the ability to create “connections,” which are mutual friendships. Over the next few months, if you answer a question at Yahoo Answers, for example, the activity will show up in your feed update. Eventually the front page of Yahoo Mail will show what your friends are up to as well. And emails from your connections will be highlighted, so you can read them first. Your profile: profiles.yahoo.com/[username] " - Bertrand Doux via Bookmarklet

"Acquirers may eventually have chief acquisition officers who will both identify good acquisitions and make the deals happen" - Bertrand Doux via Bookmarklet

"56% of users say they feel better about companies when they can interact with them on social media and 57% say they feel better served. " - Bertrand Doux via Bookmarklet

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Thanks Cem, started using fftogo.com - Bertrand Doux

Zee - afraid I cant find the app room... - Bertrand Doux

"Inspirational Stores offers famous high-end brands without online retail activity a full turn-key solution to give them a second life on the web starting from web presence to full logistical and customer support service. The company has convinced 12 brands among which La Durée, you are probably aware of if you passed by their famous shop on the Champs Elysées. " - Bertrand Doux via Bookmarklet

"Despite its size and rapid growth, Google's offline ad spending has remained steady at about $20 million annually in recent years" - Bertrand Doux via Bookmarklet

"In a slower environment, it's a much better time to make training switches. A big part of what we have to do with newspapers is training the sales force to sell on the system. If you're in a very robust ad environment at newspapers, it's very hard to take people off of selling print" - Bertrand Doux via Bookmarklet

"Brands want to know how influential people who talk about their brand are, or how influential the people in their online community are. Marketers want to find these influential people and focus on what they are saying and what brands are saying to them. Advertisers can use this information to help target ads across social networks." - Bertrand Doux via Bookmarklet