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Answer by Matthew Carroll: Completely Reworked Answer that was published by the Business of Fashion: http://www.businessoffashion.com/2011/12/the-rise-stumble-and-future-of-gilt-groupes-business-model.html I ran a three part Forbes series: The Rise of Gilt Groupe: [Part 1] The Great Recession Fuels the Perfect Storm – http://bitly.com/tdkQHp[Part 2] Gilt Ascends to Dominate the US Private Sales Landscape – http://onforb.es/twqCVS [Part 3] Gilt's Strategy […]
October 7, 2012
Does FB suck as an advertising platform? We could go into a long diatribe about community and finding new friends etc but the short answer is, you dont know… you dont know because there isnt much FB tells you that is of REAL value outside of FB (and even there the stats are kinda garbled). […]
August 31, 2012
a great article from Business insider looks at 47 techniques to optimize the way you develop pages to maximise the user experience. a lot of these look at debunking comon myths around what works and doesnt work.
August 16, 2012
i have been reading a number of articles recently that speak about how web companies are using neuroscience and behavioral pyschology to create addictive “experiences”. Basically, creating positive dopamine loops that give people a little “pleasure” boost and have them coming back like little rats on a treadmill… (facebook like, social badges, online games etc…) […]
July 5, 2012
the EU is acting against France and Luxemburg who have reduced the VAT on ebooks to match that on physical books. physical books and newspapers enjoy a reduced VAT rate to promote reading, culture etc… so why would ebooks have any other impact on readers than physical books, surely if i am reading a physical […]
June 18, 2012
henry rollins, ex lead singer for punk group black flag, actor, songwriter etc view on failure and the arts. we dont often think about just how hard it is to try and become an artist – it makes running a startup easy 🙂 http://bigthink.com/think-tank/henry-rollins-the-one-decision-that-changed-my-life-forever
June 18, 2012
PwC claims that “we are at the end of the digital beginning”… I am not 100% sure what that means. new technologies in the digital space are still emerging and will continue to do so and each time that happens we go through the adoption cycle again. By: Drew Heatley Digital services are set to […]
October 11, 2012
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