Archive for the ‘Network economies’ Category

At the Center for Future Banking we are actively examining the mobile space and attempting to understand the technical, social and business drivers that will define the mobile payments ecosystem. The announcement a few weeks back within Informa Telecoms and Media’s recent report, Mobile Payments and Banking, caught my eye.
Since the turn of the millennium [...]

A mental installment in things that make me go “HMMMM…”
I had the luxury of sitting on the couch, recovering from a month of exceptional travel. Couch = TV = commercials. Glued to the ”set,” I began to wonder: “Is Viral Commerce a good thing?”

Commerce: Merriam-Webster “the exchange or buying and selling of commodities on a large [...]

Avatars are having an increasing impact on our lives. It seems we can hardly go anywhere without being involved with an avatar. When we bought a Wii for Christmas last year the first part of setting up the Wii is to create an avatar (Mii). Now Microsoft is working to expand the Xbox 360 from an audience of shooter [...]

What’s the typical career choice for a Poly Sci/French major-the U.N.? The U.S. State Department? Well, for me it was banking. Not the typical choice, but one that has proven to be extremely rewarding for me over the last 14 years. I’ve had the opportunity to learn everything from operations, marketing, project management, and now [...]

With the rise of the Social Networks, Social TV is now mentioned everywhere. But what is it? TV has always been a social experience, with people gathered around the TV set in families, groups of friends and neighbors, and even whole villages. Major events that include sports like the Olympics and the Super Bowl, and [...]