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Dutch Navy announces free downloadable Navy Ship Simulator – 804

Nice and very innovative…

http://www.804.nl/

Interesting study measuring the ROI of engaging in Social Media of brands

Interesting research which “quantifies” the value of Social Media channels and how brands engage this in reaching their customers. And it gives ideas and best practices how to improve,

The goals of the study were to measure how deeply engaged the top 100 global brands are in a variety of social media channels and, more importantly, understand if higher engagement is correlated with financial performance.

http://www.engagementdb.com/Report

Did You Know 4.0 – the next one. Sit and relax.

Did You Know 4.0 is an update to the classic Shift Happens video that was a global hit last year. This is a completely new version developed together with The Economist and focuses on the changing media landscape. Enjoy.

Twitter for Travellers – Twaller

Nice combination of Twittering and Travelling – know what people travelling talk about and experience….

www.twaller.com

Upon popular demand – my slides of today

Presentation on “Every consumer is a business user is a consumer”. Audience was a large group of CIO’s of large Belgian companies and my mission was to convince them of the fact that Consumers (and especially the Gen-Y people entering their companies) will drive their IT infrastructure innovation over the next years. And also make them realize they play a key role in the success or failure of their company the next years to come.

The feedback I got was great - slides are on Slideshare – let me know what you think.

 

So appy together – Android and iPhone

Nice facts and stats on Android and iPhone users – would like to see a 3rd category – Windows Mobile…..

 

I love the Japanese !

Apple iPod Outsold By Walkman In Japan For The First Time In Four Years

Sony's (SNE) Walkman digital music player outsold Apple's (AAPL) iPod in Japan for the first time since 2005, Bloomberg reports, citing numbers by electronics research firm BCN Inc.

The Walkman's market share was 43% in the last week of August 2009, and the iPod's was 42.1%

What Keeps Us Online Late at Night: Porn, Games, and Chat

Time to review our Prime Time internet advertising rates I guess :>)

A study of online behavior conducted by security firm Arbor Networks reveals that the prime time on the Internet may be later than you’d think. It also reveals the habits of late-night surfers, which boils down to surfing the web and watching videos (a large amount of which are adult content), chatting and gaming.

http://asert.arbornetworks.com/2009/08/the-internet-after-dark/

American Vice: Mapping the 7 Deadly Sins

Pictures say more than words…

http://www.wired.com/culture/education/magazine/17-09/st_sinmaps 

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