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A Social Media Status Quo Pt.1-Japan

Mindjumpers

It is their insights enable us to execute and maintain brand communities around the world in a structured, quality assured and cost effective way. The population is extremely mobile-centric, which has lead brands to focus their energy on engaging consumers through social media on mobile devices. Behavioural insights.

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Knowledge Mobilization and Knowledge Translation

Buzz Marketing for Technology

One of the things I wanted to see Tom Carey explore in his talk today is the concept, suggested in this title, of knowledge mobilization. They continue, "Knowledge mobilization emphasizes purpose (meeting the needs of clients) and looks to how one brings in the knowledge of others. The answer is that user choices win out.

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Reflections on the changing digital agency environment

Dave Fleet

The (actual) year of mobile. The first five years – 2006-2010 – were catalysed by constant change. We’re in the midst of a difficult economy – particularly in Canada, where the weakness of the Canadian dollar is driving costs up and profits down for many businesses. Low-cost content production is gaining traction.

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What's A QR Code And Is It Contagious? | Small Business Mavericks

Small Business Mavericks

If you’ve been sleeping lately and haven’t heard about the new mobile “barcode&# device called QR Code , then allow me to be the first to give you a heads up. I think QR Codes represent the future of online marketing – at least, the future of mobile marketing. QR stands for Quick Response.

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Social Media From A Worldwide Perspective: Japan

Mindjumpers

It is their insights enable us to execute and maintain brand communities around the world in a structured, quality assured and cost effective way. The population is extremely mobile-centric, which has lead brands to focus their energy on engaging consumers through social media on mobile devices. Behavioural insights.

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Killing My BlackBerry Softly

Ari Herzog

I bought a BlackBerry Curve 8330 in August 2006 — with the specific intent to use the smartphone at a government technology summit I was to attend later that month. This is not about the monthly cost of using the phone’s voice and data plans. What if I brought a disposable cell phone instead?

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Google's Third Wave Of Innovation

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On top of that, the ads would be sold to brands and media agencies in an auction-based mode where the cost would be charged only if the consumer clicked on the ad (showed interest). The acquisition of YouTube in 2006 is also significant in this first wave of Google''s innovation. In short, they own mobile as well.

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