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Woman to Woman, Online

August 19th, 2008

Authenticity appeals to readers, but are advertisers ready to play?
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Article excerpt:  Heather Armstrong’s wickedly funny blog about motherhood, Dooce, is more than just an outlet for the creativity and frustrations of a modern mother. The site, chock full of advertising, is a moneymaking machine — so much so that Ms. Armstrong and her husband [...]

Study Refutes Niche Theory Spawned by Web

July 9th, 2008

First it was “The Tipping Point,” and now it’s “The Long Tail” that is being vilified.  Are no cool, trendy ideas sacred anymore?

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Article excerpt:   Had PowerPoint been around 150 years ago, Thoreau might have warned us to beware not only of enterprises that require new clothes, but also of those that require new paradigms. [...]

OMG! UM Finds Web 2.0 Breeding Consumers 2.0, Social Media Attains Critical Mass

June 24th, 2008

As if we needed confirmation – I dare you to find one of your colleagues who does not use some form of Web 2.0 technology.

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Article excerpt:   Text messaging, blogging and social networking have reached critical mass, with more than half of adults now relying on at least one of these so-called Web 2.0 platforms [...]