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Clone Wars And Emerging Markets

Posted by Mike Walsh

Jan 4, 2011 3:24:00 AM

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Clone Wars And Emerging Markets

From Wall Street to Main Street, exposure to emerging markets have become part of the critical growth story that Western companies need to justify their future earnings. From the earliest days of eBay and Google, to more recent acquisitions by Groupon and Zynga, cash rich technology companies have followed the trend of buying up their counterparts in other markets. So, for local entrepreneurs copying can be a lucrative sport. But will this current phase of "cloning" of Western web concepts continue or will we enter a new phase of homegrown development and innovation?

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Topics: Videos, Turkey, Leadership

Google's Global vs Local Dilemma

Posted by Mike Walsh

Nov 27, 2010 2:08:00 AM

google-dilemmaGoogle's Global vs Local Dilemma

One of the interesting tensions facing global companies like Google and Facebook is how to balance their desire to take an international, scale driven view to their platforms, with an appreciation of the unique dynamics of local online culture. I caught up with the head of Google in Mexico, John Farrell - to learn more about the Search giant's approach to fast growth markets in Latin America.

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Topics: Videos, Mexico

Media In The Middle East

Posted by Mike Walsh

Nov 7, 2010 7:55:00 PM

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Media In The Middle East

What are the three poles of power in the Middle East's media sector? In this week's episode of Mind Grenades I catch up with media entrepreneur and Lebanese powerbroker Jihad Murr to find out, and in the process also get a quick glimpse of one the region's hottest new radio iPhone apps. 

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Topics: Media, Videos

Leaning Into Frame

Posted by Mike Walsh

Nov 1, 2010 10:18:00 PM

Leaning Into Frame

Social media has made it deceptively simple for marketers to start engaging with consumers, but what is the appropriate way for brands to be relevant to conversations? When I caught up with Johnny Vulkan, one of the founders of the innovative agency Anomaly based in New York, he shared with me one of their insider secrets - the idea of 'leaning into frame.'

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Topics: Marketing, Videos, Leadership

The Middle East's New Black Gold

Posted by Mike Walsh

Oct 25, 2010 10:48:00 PM

The Middle East's New Black Gold

Lebanon is not perhaps the first place that springs to mind as an innovation hotspot - but while often overlooked, the Middle East is on the verge of a digital revolution of its own. On a recent trip, I met with Spiro Azkoul, the CEO and founder of SNA Corp - a company which started out as providing local language TV content over the Web to ethnic communities in the US, but soon realised that there was a much bigger opportunity closer to home. Will we soon see the social media equivalent of Al Jazeera?

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Topics: Media, Videos, Global