Monthly Archives: March 2010

Google Stars Simplifies Personalized Search

Google’s focus on personalized search has led the company to develop a number of useful features promoting an individual user experience . In the next few days, users should see the newest Google search development rolling out, called Stars. Current Gmail… Continue reading

Posted in Market Trends by Tara Lane | Friday, March 5th, 2010 | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Viacom Pulls Daily Show & Colbert from Hulu

Viacom announced yesterday that it will pull The Daily Show and The Colbert Report from the most popular online video site, Hulu. Although Jon Stewart and Steven Colbert top Hulu’s charts, Viacom said the shows are not meeting their monetary… Continue reading

Posted in Digital Marketing by Ethan Lyon | Thursday, March 4th, 2010 | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Interview with Social Entrepreneur, Ben Lyon

We spoke with Ben Lyon, the founder of FrontlineSMS:Credit*, a non-profit focused on micro-financing. After his experience in the East Timor hotel, his passion, drive and motivation to help those in need brought him back to Africa, only this time, with a… Continue reading

Posted in Social Impact by Ethan Lyon | Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Google Acquires Online Photo-Editing App, Picnik

Earlier this week, Google expanded its cloud computing empire through the acquisition of popular photo-editing site Picnik. Moments after the news was announced on both the Google Photo blog and Picnik’s blog, users of both applications… Continue reading

Posted in Startups & Innovation by Tara Lane | Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Al Gore Needs to Change Climate Language

Al Gore is taking some serious heat about global warming amid record winters. “I, for one, genuinely wish climate change were an illusion,” Al Gore said in a The New York Times article Sunday. “Climate change” might be the very thing fueling global… Continue reading

Posted in Digital Marketing by Ethan Lyon | Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Examining Baby Boomers: Stats, Demographics, Segments, Predictions

Baby Boomers have charged social and cultural revolutions and built vast, far-reaching corporate empires. They have helped weave the social, political and economic fabric of our country today. Their many achievements have made them one of the… Continue reading

Posted in Market Trends by Ethan Lyon | Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Examining Generation X: Stats, Demographics, Segments, Predictions

Sergey Brin, Quentin Tarantino and Jon Stewart are among many Gen X luminaries pushing the limits, re-shaping corporate culture, re-thinking film and revolutionizing comedy. They are accelerating the speed of life and “keeping America from… Continue reading

Posted in Market Trends by Ethan Lyon | Monday, March 1st, 2010 | Tagged , | 2 Comments