by Tony Poulos | Sep 5, 2012 | Blog
I use social media, I write about it, question it, wonder at it and, more than occasionally, gets very irritated by it and those that abuse it. Issues around privacy continue to be the greatest bugbear and it is quite interesting that the biggest potential abusers of... by Tony Poulos | Aug 31, 2012 | Blog
It was only a matter of time! Those yummy, all-you-can-eat (AYCE) data plans are back in vogue at T-Mobile in the US, albeit with some caveats. It seems that either competitive market forces or good old common sense came into play with this decision, which, on closer... by Tony Poulos | Aug 27, 2012 | Blog
Quite often, I am sent reports from analysts, survey firms, vendors and even other industry bodies. Very often, these are sponsored by one of the above, either hoping to sell detailed analysis reports or show their own products and services in a glowing light. That,... by Tony Poulos | Aug 23, 2012 | Blog
After what seems like an eternity of pondering and indecision, the finance, telecoms and retail worlds appear to be embracing mobile payments and mobile wallets, unfortunately, not in unison. News comes this week that a dozen leading US retail giants are finally... by Tony Poulos | Aug 21, 2012 | Blog
Has Facebook become such a critical and integral part of so many lives that it should be taken out of the control of the private and corporate worlds and become ‘nationalized’? That’s the view of one eminent academic who feels it is behaving badly as a company, has... by Tony Poulos | Aug 20, 2012 | Blog
“Traditional marketing — including advertising, public relations, branding and corporate communications — is dead. Many people in traditional marketing roles and organizations may not realize they’re operating within a dead paradigm. But they are. The evidence is...