R&D Blog - February 2009

Stuff We Like

By Megan Miller on 2009-02-02
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New ideas that deserve Bonnier's stamp of approval

Each month, Bonnier's research team scours the Web for exciting technologies and publications to share with our staff. Here's what we like right now:

Hot and Not-so-Hot

By Megan Miller on 2009-02-02
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The importance of re-engineered browsers, and why freedom of speech is in danger

What’s Hot

In times when cloud computing is coming on strong, re-engineered browsers play an important role on the web. According to Wired, two winning browsers are Mozilla’s Firefox 3 and Google Chrome. Although Firefox 3 is still only the second-most-popular browser after Microsoft Internet Explorer, it is the feisty favorite of the web elite.

Microblogging's Up

By Megan Miller on 2009-02-01
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Why Twitter is king, and other R&D news

The Twitter Breakthrough Is Here

In two related articles from TechCrunch, last year’s “hockey-stick” growth explosion for Twitter is examined; 70% of Twitter’s users joined in 2008, 20% joined in the past 60 days, the average user has been on Twitter for less than a year (275 days), and there is an estimated 5.000 – 10.000

The Powerful Teen Market

By Megan Miller on 2009-02-01
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The under-20 cellphone market, and other business insights from Bonnier R&D

Mobile Phone Becoming the First Screen for Youth Globally

According to newly published research from Y-pulse, young people all over the world are leapfrogging over the PC, heading straight for the mobile phone as their first screen for entertainment, communications, and news. Globally, the total mobile consumption time is growing so rapidly it is outpacing both TV and Internet time. For today’s youth, the phone is a part of their identity.