Posts tagged with 'Interviews'
In this interview, usability guru Jakob Nielsen takes aim at RSS, Flash and the design failings of the consumer electronics industry.
He calls Google's non-search products a "hotch-potch of weird stuff". He digs into sex and segmentation. And he also reveals his day rate...
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by Richard Maven
15 May 2007 12:54pm
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Property website Nestoria is set to launch a version of its vertical search engine in Spain.
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by Graham Charlton
14 May 2007 15:00pm
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GD Worldwide is an online resource for independent bands to help establish an internet presence and manage the distribution of their material. It also allows bands to create a 'backstage area' via its Usync tool.
We caught up with UK MD Mark Clark to discuss plans and progress to date...
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by Richard Maven
09 May 2007 12:28pm
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ASOS CEO Nick Robertson was at the centre of a firestorm six weeks ago when he labelled affiliates 'grubby'.
In this interview, his first since 'Grubbygate', Nick explains the reasons behind his decision to close down the ASOS affiliate programme. The etailer certainly doesn't seem to have been hampered by its decision...
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by Richard Maven
02 May 2007 11:01am
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SpinVox is a UK company which provides a range of voice-to-text services, primarily its Spin my Vmail service, which converts voicemails into text messages.
Spin my Blog, which SpinVox launched earlier this year, uses the company's patented Voice Message Conversion System (VMCS) to allow bloggers to post articles from their phones.
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by Graham Charlton
26 April 2007 10:51am
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DoubleClick is set to release the first European version of its annual Touchpoints study, which looks at the main influences behind consumers' purchasing behaviour online.
So we spoke to the company's director of research and industry relations Rick E. Bruner for a sneak preview.
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by Richard Maven
24 April 2007 13:23pm
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Ted Speroni heads the European operations of HP.com, as well as the tech giant’s regional preferred online partner programme – an interesting case study in how to incentivise resellers via the web and drive sales through third parties.
We spoke to him recently about the challenges of running and managing the programme, as well as future plans for improvements.
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by Richard Maven
18 April 2007 13:24pm
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Jay Bregman
is one of the founders of eCourier, a hi-tech start-up targeting London's often-inefficient courier industry. It cuts costs by supporting online orders and tracking, as well as using software to automatically match couriers and customers.
We spoke to Jay about eCourier's benefits for online retailers - including potentially offering lower-cost same-day delivery.
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by Richard Maven
11 April 2007 10:32am
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Russell Buckley is the European managing director of AdMob, a mobile ad marketplace that has just received $15m in VC funding and says it is seeing growing adoption in the US and Europe.
We asked him a few questions about the platform, its future plans, and to respond to the doubts we've raised at various points about mobile advertising's effectiveness.
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by Richard Maven
03 April 2007 13:21pm
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Tim Curtis has been at Mothercare Direct for five years now, helping the company shift towards multichannel retail and more recently overseeing its switch to Amazon Services' e-commerce platform.
We asked him a few questions about the challenges of integrating different channels within Mothercare, and what opportunities there are for retailers within Web 2.0, mobile and digital TV.
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by Richard Maven
27 March 2007 13:13pm
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