Versatile Amphibian

I’m of the belief that participants in the TMT industry need to read widely in order to understand the present and future dynamics of the market. To that end, this post is a collection of the articles that have caught my eye. This week: Yahoo banks $7.1Bn, having bought Instagram, Facebook launches new Instagram, Apple ups manufacturing capacity ahead of mystery launch and it’s Chickenball time for Big Data Digital media In a week of bad online tech’ news (thanks Facebook!), Yahoo have just made themselves a cool $7.1Bn by selling half of its stake in troublesome Chinese e-commerce platform Alibaba. http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/yahoo-sells-alibaba-stake-for-7-1-billion-21-05-2012/ 66% of national advertisers in the USA are also spending on local advertising. An interesting finding, but I suspect volumes are small – targeting and high ROI are even harder to achieve at the local level. Flip side is that I suspect a brilliant local campaign is very much more differentiated than a ...

With apologies for the shameless self-promotion, my latest paper has just been published ( link ). It reflects on what we've learnt about the best organisational structures for TMT organisations as they emerge from the downturn and look to grow in future. Any comments/ opinions/ experiences greatly appreciated!