Why do people read Greek mythology and enthusiastically watch movies on the based on these stories such as Titan? Gods and goddesses in the story are one of reasons that make it attractive. They have super power and they are immortal. In a business world, there are a few companies that are like the characters […]
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Era of Wearable Device – Smartwatch
Galaxy Gear (Source: samsung.com) There is lots of news about “Smartwatch” these days. In the TV show, Two and a Half Men, we can see Ashton Kutcher wearing Pebble, which is one of his investing companies. Wearable device, especially smartwatch, is no longer a gadget for techies. According to Digital Trends, 1.2 million smartwatches were […]
Many bloggers try hard to increase the number of visitors to their blogs. In order to intrigue readers, they use several plug-ins related to SEO (Search Engine Optimization). Simply, one of the most important ways to bring readers to your blog is search result. The other way is to keep your readers who once visited […]
The book, Hooked:How to Build Habit-Forming Products written by Nir Eyal and Ryan Hoover, deals with how to habituate people’s behavior in a business perspective. Authors of this book try to explain about each phase of habit-forming process in detail by exemplifying internet services and products. Actually it appears that the messages of the book […]
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Game of Numbers
The new season of Game of Thrones will air on April 6th. As a big fan of the show, I am looking forward to watching the next story of John Snow and Daenerys, actually I wonder how big Daenerys’ dragons will become. The internet service industry is another version of Game of Thrones, which is […]
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If Apple Meets Tesla
I worked as a business strategist and business developer in LBS (Location Based Service) and telematics industry. I launched a high end telematics service in collaboration with Renault Samsung Motors in 2006. Car manufacturers and telecommunication companies drove the market until late 2000. Still after more than a decade, the result from these efforts is […]
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Mobile Connects Offline to Online
[ Screenshot of Estimote ] Many people think buying products online is a better way to save money than shopping offline. We sometimes see people who browse the online shopping malls to check the best price at the retailer shops. As Amazon and eBay grow rapidly, consumers shopping habit of shopping more economically is becoming […]
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What Makes Us Get Obsessed Over Games?
These days I am hooked on Clash of Clans. I play this game from time to time if I have some free time. I don’t feel any strong interest in the game but unintentionally push the start button if I am not doing anything that needs my immediate attention. Clash of Clans is a well-made […]
Recently many mobile games in AppStore and Android Market are getting more popular among users. PC games, once mainstream of the the game industry, are encroached by mobile games. According to a survey by Mocospace, 46% of gamers are spending more time playing mobile games this year than last year while 23% of those are […]
Information is fulcrum to push a service to the next level, which obtains a certain amount of business fundamental in the internet service industry. As described on the previous post, crowd sourcing is a very effective method if it works well as it was intended. Sometimes companies give freebies to users or promote services to […]