http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Strategic Marketing, Business Planning and Venture Capital en Vox Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:50:05 -0800 Copyright 2010 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/post/congress-to-assess-10-tax-on-indoor-tanning-salons.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Tommy Toy) http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/post/congress-to-assess-10-tax-on-indoor-tanning-salons.html?_c=feed-rss http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/post/congress-to-assess-10-tax-on-indoor-tanning-salons.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:50:05 -0800 Just before leaving Washington, lawmakers cut a controversial cosmetic-surgery tax from the Senate version of the health care bill and, in its place, tucked in a 10 percent tax on indoor tanning services. The new tax, reportedly proposed by the... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/post/congress-to-assess-10-tax-on-indoor-tanning-salons.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a011015f9283f860b01240b8fa732860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> tanning salons indoor tanning http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/post/part-vi---entrepreneurship-series---exploiting-established-company-weaknesses-for-tech-ventures.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Tommy Toy) http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/post/part-vi---entrepreneurship-series---exploiting-established-company-weaknesses-for-tech-ventures.html?_c=feed-rss http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/post/part-vi---entrepreneurship-series---exploiting-established-company-weaknesses-for-tech-ventures.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:41:05 -0800 In "Part V - Entrepreneurship Series - Understanding Customer Adoption", I focusd on teaching high-tech entrepreneurs how, when and why new high-tech products or services are adopted by customers. Some of the concepts that I duscussed included: ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/post/part-vi---entrepreneurship-series---exploiting-established-company-weaknesses-for-tech-ventures.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a011015f9283f860b0123ddd40f2e860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> entrepreneuring entrepreneurs enterpreneurship http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/post/housing-industry-maybe-headed-for-a-double-dip.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Tommy Toy) http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/post/housing-industry-maybe-headed-for-a-double-dip.html?_c=feed-rss http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/post/housing-industry-maybe-headed-for-a-double-dip.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:50:13 -0800 WASHINGTON - The number of people preparing to buy a home in November fell sharply in the latest sign that the housing market, which had been rebounding strongly, may be headed for a "double-dip" downturn over the winter. Consumers are taking th... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/post/housing-industry-maybe-headed-for-a-double-dip.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a011015f9283f860b0123ddfc9ec0860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> real estate real estate bubble http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/post/advertisers-thinking-of-sending-their-retween-through-twitter-members-lets-look-at-the-math.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Tommy Toy) http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/post/advertisers-thinking-of-sending-their-retween-through-twitter-members-lets-look-at-the-math.html?_c=feed-rss http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/post/advertisers-thinking-of-sending-their-retween-through-twitter-members-lets-look-at-the-math.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:52:11 -0800 NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- When Kim Kardashian can ask $10,000 just for sending a marketer's tweet to her 2.8 million followers on Twitter, traditional news companies have to wonder whether they can cash in too. Since last month, major Can... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/post/advertisers-thinking-of-sending-their-retween-through-twitter-members-lets-look-at-the-math.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a011015f9283f860b0123ddd3f2cb860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> twitter tweets online advertising retweets http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/post/its-official-googles-nexus-one-phone-revealed.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Tommy Toy) http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/post/its-official-googles-nexus-one-phone-revealed.html?_c=feed-rss http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/post/its-official-googles-nexus-one-phone-revealed.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:36:50 -0800 The Google Phone has been officially revealed. After weeks of LEAKS AND REVELATIONS, the search giant is finally telling the story behind its self-branded smartphone, which Google calls a “Superphone.” In its announcement, Google brought out Pete... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/post/its-official-googles-nexus-one-phone-revealed.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a011015f9283f860b0123dde8dfd4860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> apple google iphone nexus one http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/post/apple-iphone-ranked-top-social-brand-for-2009.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Tommy Toy) http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/post/apple-iphone-ranked-top-social-brand-for-2009.html?_c=feed-rss http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/post/apple-iphone-ranked-top-social-brand-for-2009.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:25:48 -0800 For the second straight year, the iPhone topped a ranking of social media brands in which Apple placed three in the top ten. Disney was runner-up to the iPhone and CNN fell one spot to third in the ranking of the top 100 social brands begun las... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/post/apple-iphone-ranked-top-social-brand-for-2009.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a011015f9283f860b0123ddfc86ab860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> iphone http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/post/survey-mobile-industry-execs-predict-mobile-ads-will-increase-by-200-in-2010.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Tommy Toy) http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/post/survey-mobile-industry-execs-predict-mobile-ads-will-increase-by-200-in-2010.html?_c=feed-rss http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/post/survey-mobile-industry-execs-predict-mobile-ads-will-increase-by-200-in-2010.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:00:28 -0800 Nearly half of mobile industry executives and analysts in a new survey expect mobile ad spending to double this year, while almost one-third expect it to grow by 200%. That's quite a bullish outlook. The survey by mobile consulting and research f... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/post/survey-mobile-industry-execs-predict-mobile-ads-will-increase-by-200-in-2010.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a011015f9283f860b0123dde8d473860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> mobile advertising http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/post/agencies-and-clients-plan-their-moves-in-an-uncertain-2010.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Tommy Toy) http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/post/agencies-and-clients-plan-their-moves-in-an-uncertain-2010.html?_c=feed-rss http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/post/agencies-and-clients-plan-their-moves-in-an-uncertain-2010.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 04 Jan 2010 09:37:34 -0800 The Challenges and Pitfalls Ahead for the Industry in 2010 NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- For many, 2009 will be remembered as a year the marketing world will happily put behind it. The lingering recession has depressed consumer spending and marketers h... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/post/agencies-and-clients-plan-their-moves-in-an-uncertain-2010.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a011015f9283f860b0123ddd3822c860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> media advertising consumers http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/post/10-new-trends-to-emerge-from-the-las-vegas-ces-show.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Tommy Toy) http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/post/10-new-trends-to-emerge-from-the-las-vegas-ces-show.html?_c=feed-rss http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/post/10-new-trends-to-emerge-from-the-las-vegas-ces-show.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 04 Jan 2010 09:12:06 -0800 NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- We've become a nation of early adopters -- now can the consumer electronics industry lead the U.S. recovery? That's what CE manufacturers (who happen to include a few of the world's biggest consumer marketers) hope for a... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/post/10-new-trends-to-emerge-from-the-las-vegas-ces-show.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a011015f9283f860b01240b8ececf860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> las vegas high-tech ces high-technology computer and electronics show http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/post/autodesk-offers-free-design-and-engineering-software-grants-for-cleantech-startups.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Tommy Toy) http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/post/autodesk-offers-free-design-and-engineering-software-grants-for-cleantech-startups.html?_c=feed-rss http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/post/autodesk-offers-free-design-and-engineering-software-grants-for-cleantech-startups.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 04 Jan 2010 07:49:47 -0800 The Autodesk Clean Tech Partner Program grants free* design and engineering software to early-stage clean technology companies in North America who are working to solve some of the world’s most pressing environmental challenges. Clean tech comp... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/post/autodesk-offers-free-design-and-engineering-software-grants-for-cleantech-startups.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a011015f9283f860b0123ddfc1b07860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> autodesk