http://www.philipgreenfield.com Check this out - One more reason to believe the consumer is in control en Copyright 2004-2005 Philip Greenfield philip.greenfield@rmgconnect.com http://www.philipgreenfield.com/index.asp?news_id=6195 Facebook, which started out offering simple Web profile pages for users to update personal details and link to their friends, has since late May provided an easy way to enhance profiles with a growing menu of 1,400 applications from virtual horoscopes to music video players.Membership has exploded t... Internet::online communities 14 Aug 2007 12:30:00 GMT http://www.philipgreenfield.com/index.asp?news_id=6196 While digital video continues to grab headlines with the growing prominence of streaming and downloading video files among online adults, today's entertainment enthusiasts remain largely steadfast in their love of traditional viewing options, according to recent findings released by Ipsos Insight. A... Television 13 Aug 2007 12:30:00 GMT http://www.philipgreenfield.com/index.asp?news_id=6197 Online encyclopedia Wikipedia has added about 20 million unique monthly visitors in the past year, making it the top online news and information destination, according to Nielsen//NetRatings. In May, Wikipedia had 46.8 million unique visitors, up 72 percent from June 2006, NetRatings said. Wikipedia... Consumer generated content 10 Aug 2007 12:30:00 GMT http://www.philipgreenfield.com/index.asp?news_id=6198 TiVo broadband customers can now order pay-per-view movies and television shows from Amazon.com's download service directly from their TV, without a personal computer. TiVo upgraded the "Amazon Unbox on TiVo" service to allow customers with high-speed Internet connections to select one of about 10,0... Smart moves 9 Aug 2007 12:30:00 GMT http://www.philipgreenfield.com/index.asp?news_id=6199 Faced with fierce competition for technologically skilled workers, a growing number of organizations are turning to virtual online communities to find employees for real-life positions. But companies, such as Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft, that are experimenting with recruiting and interviewing cand... Internet 8 Aug 2007 12:30:00 GMT http://www.philipgreenfield.com/index.asp?news_id=6200 Google wants to give a heads-up on a new, experimental feature it'll be trying out on the Google News home page. Starting this week, you'll see reader comments on stories in Google News, but with a bit of a twist... Google is trying out a mechanism for publishing comments from a special subset of re... Internet::new services 7 Aug 2007 12:30:00 GMT http://www.philipgreenfield.com/index.asp?news_id=6202 iTunes is giving you an effortless way to keep your friends up-to-date with your favorite music, TV shows, movies, and more. My iTunes widgets are simple, self-updating add-ons for your web page, social-networking profile, or blog. Use My iTunes to share your top reviews, favorite artists, and new m... Consumer::in control 6 Aug 2007 12:30:00 GMT http://www.philipgreenfield.com/index.asp?news_id=6203 Google has added four more cities to its Maps street view: San Diego, Los Angeles, Houston and Orlando. Google Maps' street view was launched in late May for the San Francisco Bay Area, New York, Las Vegas, Denver and Miami.... Last minute 3 Aug 2007 12:30:00 GMT http://www.philipgreenfield.com/index.asp?news_id=6205 ClickTale is a brand new approach to website analysis and optimization. While traditional web analytics provide aggregated visitor data across web pages, ClickTale provides information about individual visitor behavior inside the web page, showing website owners movies of browsing sessions, as well ... Internet::online advertising 2 Aug 2007 12:30:00 GMT http://www.philipgreenfield.com/index.asp?news_id=6084 The Internet is shifting into a central position in this campaign in terms of disseminating ideas, fundraising and mobilising support, particularly among the young. YouTube, which did not exist during the last presidential campaign, has already had an impact on this one.To go a step further, CNN and... Internet::online video 1 Aug 2007 12:30:00 GMT