R&D Blogg - Bonnier

Best links - week 10

By Paulina Modlitb... on 2010-03-10
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A random mix of things we have read and liked this past week.

Rapid Rise of Children With Cellphones (NY Times)

 

Bloomberg BusinessWeek's Bullish (Media Week)

 

Google 'Trialling TV Search Service' (The Guardian)

 

Best links - week 9

By Paulina Modlitb... on 2010-03-05
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A random mix of things we have read and liked this past week.

Facebook Revenues For 2010 Could Hit Between $1.2 To $2 Billion

According to a recent WSJ article, Facebook executives have mentioned that "revenues for 2010 could hit between $1.2 to $2 billion", reports TechCrunch.

 

First Look: How Penguin Will Reinvent Books With iPad

Best links - week 3

By Paulina Modlitb... on 2010-01-22
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A random mix of things we have read and liked this past week.

EBay's Profit Rises Sharply, Aided by Sale of Skype

EBay earnings soared in Q4 2009, fueled by growth in the PayPal business, the sale of Skype and holiday season shopping, writes NY Times.

 

The Times to Charge for Frequent Access to Its Web Site

Bonnier Hack Day

By Paulina Modlitb... on 2010-01-21
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Where geniuses meet to develop the future. 

The Guardian has one. So does Swedish Aftonbladet. Now Bonnier is next to join the group of companies that arrange their own hacking events. 

Best links - week 2

By Paulina Modlitb... on 2010-01-15
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A random mix of things we have read and liked this past week.

US Magazines suffer record decline in ad revenues (Warc)

 

Facebook Touches Yahoo. Google Shivers (Penn Olson)

 

Netflix Solidifies Its TV Position Against Apple, YouTube (Business Insider)

 

CES Report

By Sara Öhrvall on 2010-01-11
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Sara Öhrvall, Bonnier R&D, reports from CES 2010.

CES 2010: Some highlights from 3 days of gadget overload and Las Vegas mania.

Best links - week 1

By Paulina Modlitb... on 2010-01-07
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A random mix of things we have read and liked this past week.

Amazon e-book sales overtake print for first time

Yet again, Amazon reports record-breaking Kindle sales. This time, it is said that e-book sales overtake print for the first time and more than 500,000 Kindle e-readers may have been sold over Christmas, reports the Guardian.

 

Best links - week 52

By Paulina Modlitb... on 2009-12-22
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A random mix of things we have read and liked this past week.

Undead Tech: E-Ink and Readers

Fast Company offers a fairly good overview of the eBook business.

 

A Look at the Sports Illustrated Tablet Concept

Best links - week 51

By Paulina Modlitb... on 2009-12-18
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A random mix of things we have read and liked this past week.

Local Governments Offer Data to Software Tinkerers

A two-week-old NY Times story on novel web and mobile services, using local data made available by the US government.

 

More women using social networks, preferring Facebook

Best links - week 50

By Paulina Modlitb... on 2009-12-10
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A random mix of things we have read and liked this past week.

Photo by Flickr user This Particular Greg, CC licensed

Kindle Fantasies Are Running Wild -- But, For Now, Amazon Is Losing Its Shirt

While eReader sales may experience huge growth in the coming years, many underestimate the losses companies like Amazon will need to weather before selling e-books becomes a meaningfully profitable business, writes TBI Research.

 

Apple to launch tablet in spring 2010