Tag Archives: United States

A Big Slice Of Apple

Posted on September 5, 2011 by thedigitalconsultant

So what’s inside the Apple iPhone 4 and what do its components cost? Considering that Apple does not manufacture these mobile devices themselves it makes this breakdown revelation from the Economist even more interesting. Apple’s margins on a phone that retails for an average … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Gadgets | Tagged 2011, Apple, Apple iPhone 4, iPhone, Roger Smith, Smartphones, United States | Leave a comment

Local News feeds The Newspaper Habit

Posted on August 31, 2011 by thedigitalconsultant

News and local news in particular are the main reasons that people continue to subscribe to their local newspapers. Doing so out of habit doesn’t figure prominently but seeking incentives through coupons does. This makes local newspapers particularly vulnerable to the rapidly … Continue reading →

Posted in Data, Media, Mobile, Publishing, Social Media | Tagged 2011, Advertising Age, Groupon, IPad, LivingSocial, Local news, newspaper, research, Roger Smith, San Francisco, Tackable, thedigitalconsultant, United States | Leave a comment

Dog Dung Data Means There’s Money In Muck

Posted on July 25, 2011 by thedigitalconsultant

Owning a pet comes with certain responsibilities and none more so than in the state of Tennessee where dog owners are not only expected to clean up ‘doggy-dos’ on the street, but also submit a DNA sample from their canine’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Data, Web | Tagged 2011, data, DNA, DNA profiling, Dog, Feces, Knoxville Tennessee, Roger Smith, thedigitalconsultant, United States | Leave a comment

Which Country Asks For Data On Google Users The Most?

Posted on July 15, 2011 by thedigitalconsultant

In the second half of 2010 Google received 14,201 user data requests and it complied with 76% of these. Such requests normally relate to criminal investigations. This was nearly a 6% increase on similar requests for the first half of … Continue reading →

Posted in Search, Security, Web | Tagged 2011, Brazil, Court order, google, India, Picasa, privacy, Roger Smith, singapore, thedigitalconsultant, United States, user data, YouTube | 1 Comment

Social Media and Cyber Warfare

Posted on July 5, 2011 by thedigitalconsultant

Security threats have been on the rise ever since the death of Osama bin Laden. These threats vary from spam attacks to very serious politically motivated, foreign nation attacks. According to Charles Dodd, a government consultant for cyber defense, social … Continue reading →

Posted in Security, Social Media, Web | Tagged 2011, Charles Dodd, Cyberwarfare, National security, Osama bin Laden, Roger Smith, Social network, Terrorism, thedigitalconsultant, United States, Warfare and Conflict | Leave a comment

Getting Ready To ROM-ble

Posted on June 25, 2011 by thedigitalconsultant

A little reverse psychology goes a long way. McCann Erickson Bucharest have won not one but two Grand Prix Cannes Lions for their work on behalf of their client - Kandia Dulce’s Rom chocolate bars. Although a small campaign by … Continue reading →

Posted in Merchandising, Social Media, Web | Tagged 2011, Advertising, Candy bar, Flag of Romania, Grand Prix Cannes Lions, McCann Erickson, Roger Smith, Romania, Romanians, Snickers, Social media, thedigitalconsultant, United States | Leave a comment

The Most Appalling Spying Machine Ever Invented

Posted on May 4, 2011 by thedigitalconsultant

During an interview with a Russian news site, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange describes Facebook as: “the most appalling spying machine that has ever been invented. Here we have the world’s most comprehensive database about people, their relationships, their names, their … Continue reading →

Posted in Publishing, Social Media, Web | Tagged 2011, CIA, Facebook, google, Julian Assange, paypal, Roger Smith, Social Networking, spying, thedigitalconsultant, United States, Wikileaks, Yahoo | Leave a comment

Royal Nuptials – The Before And After

Posted on May 1, 2011 by thedigitalconsultant

Note the interest from the USA before the Royal Wedding event and that the majority of the buzz took place through Twitter. The nuptials were more influential than the previous two big events; the Japanese earthquake and the Egyptian revolution. Interestingly it was the Queen … Continue reading →

Posted in Social Media, Video | Tagged 2011, David Beckham, Facebook, Kate Middleton, Roger Smith, Royal Wedding, Social media, thedigitalconsultant, Twitter, United States, Westminster Abbey, YouTube | Leave a comment

The Older The Better

Posted on February 22, 2011 by thedigitalconsultant

There remains a common misconception that social media and use of the Net are solely the domain of the young. A new report from Neilsen has confirmed that as populations age, the significance of consumers over the age of 50 … Continue reading →

Posted in Social Media, Web | Tagged 2011, Aged, Baby Boom Generation, Blog, Boomers, Business, Generation X, Marketing, Roger Smith, seniors, Social media, thedigitalconsultant, United States, Wordpress | Leave a comment

About Face

Posted on November 30, 2010 by thedigitalconsultant

Unbelievable as it may seem, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office have sent the Facebook offices a Notice of Allowance, effectively awarding then the trademark of the word ‘Face’. Am I alone in thinking that this is a preposterous decision? While … Continue reading →