Technocrat in marketing

Techcrunch: Nokia to buy Dopplr

2009-09-24T12:58:00.002+03:00

Nokia is supposed to be buying Dopplr, the travel planner web service. I think it fits well into Nokia's strategy and idea of connecting people.

The price is rumored to be around 15-22 million US dollars.

TechCrunch http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/09/23/nokia-to-acqure-uk-startup-dopplr/

Facebook breaks 300m user milestone and Q2 was profitable!

2009-09-16T13:28:00.005+03:00

Mark Zuckerberg posted in Facebook blog that "Facebook now serves 300 million people across the world" and most importantly "Earlier this year, we said we expected to be cash flow positive sometime in 2010, and I'm pleased to share that we achieved this milestone last quarter."

This is huge news, since it's been widely speculated that bigger services, such as Youtube and Facebook, are finding it difficult to make profit from ads only with such huge user base hogging resources.

Congratulations Facebook!

Online advertising in decline

2009-09-04T12:08:00.005+03:00

Online display advertising has been steadily growing for years now, but this is the first time in ages that year-over-year results show that 2009/H1 measured ad spending has actually declined 1% from 2008/H1 spendige.

The depression is showing, but it's small dent compared to what the other advertising channels are facing with (average decline of 15,4%).

You can read more details in the Advertising Age's article Internet Ad Spending Declined in First Half of '09.

Nokia releases mini laptop with WIFI, 3G and 12 hours battery life

2009-08-24T14:44:00.002+03:00

Read all about it at Nokia site, Nokia Booklet 3G.

Google reveals Google Chrome OS

2009-07-12T02:45:00.005+03:00

I know this is like 4 days old news, but here it is, if you didn't hear it elsewhere: Google is finally releasing operating system based on Linux. I do say finally, as it's been in the waiting for quite some time.

If some lines have started to blur earlier...

They certainly are getting even more blurrier in the future. Google FTW!

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/introducing-google-chrome-os.html

Prepare to be Binged

2009-05-26T19:17:00.006+03:00

AdAge in a recent article publishes information that Microsoft is branding a new search engine Bing. Upcoming campaign budjet is estimated to be around 80-100 million dollars, and JWT as the agency who's doing the work.

As an interesting side note, Microsoft's own search front end statistics show that 42% of searches require refinement, and 25% of clicks are the back button. I wonder if Google has similar figures?

http://www.bing.com/

Marketing to marketers?

2009-03-12T22:07:00.004+02:00

Pete Blackshaw wrote an interesting article in Advertising Age about "Is the Future of Marketing About Marketing to Marketers?".

Quote:

I've discovered the ultimate marketing channel to the consumer, and it is "we."

Look no further than last week's Skittles brouhaha. Or the Super Bowl advertising buzz that I tracked for Nielsen. Or the Motrin Moms controversy many months earlier. Upward of half of the overall buzz came from the folks with marketing industry pedigree or credentials -- and the percentage conspicuously peaked even higher in the early waves of buzz. Put another way, marketers are complicit in pushing the snowball into a "buzzball."

Bold for emphasis is mine, but there's food for thought. Read rest of the article in here: http://adage.com/digital/article?article_id=135174.

Real time locations with Google Maps.. err Latitude

2009-02-04T21:41:00.004+02:00

Google is mashing up new information on top of Google Maps, latest in this line is friend placement in real time. It picks up your place if you use the mobile version of Google Latitude or your personal computer.

Google Latitude www.google.com/latitude

The Monty Python Channel on YouTube

2009-01-26T16:34:00.002+02:00

Monty Python on YouTube. Officially. Really. And spam. Of course. :)

Race for street views

2008-12-16T15:48:00.007+02:00

We have our maps now online, we have satellite views, we have helicopter views and other aerial views, but street views are what takes it to a whole new level.

Google started it, they have now street views photographed 360° from thousands of different locations, including New York, San Fransisco, Barcelona, Madrid, Milan, Roma and so on.

But Fonecta made it in Finland first. http://virtuaalikierros.02.fi/ has street views from Helsinki and Tampere, and also views inside the shops that are on those streets! What a great idea for Fonecta, they'll get some money from the companies, and users are happy to window shop!

Kudos to Fonecta!

What inspires you?

2008-12-10T16:47:00.005+02:00

www.SanomaInspires.com is a site where you can share pictures, photos, drawings, or simply texts you've found inspirational. Go and browse. For every inspiration uploaded, Sanoma Group will donate 50 cents UNICEF programme for eduction in Romania, so it's for a good cause.

Shameless plug for Naturadepeople.com

2008-09-29T18:01:00.002+03:00

Here's our newest web site we did with Taivas Advertising for Sinebrychoff:

Naturadepeople

If you want to see an easy way to design your own T-shirt, or learn more about the product Naturade (delicious drink), or perhaps win a t-shirt you designed yourself, go to the site!

Download Google Chrome!

2008-09-02T23:11:00.001+03:00

You can download Google Chrome here http://www.google.com/chrome! Out now. Windows beta.

Google releases new browser called Chrome!

2008-09-02T16:22:00.003+03:00

It's going to be available in couple of hours, 18:00 GMT.

Prerelease info and comic can be found at http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/fresh-take-on-browser.html

New work from Flash Fabriek

2008-08-28T13:43:00.003+03:00

We've released couple of sites I want to link here:

www.NunnaUuni.nu - Finnish fireplace company, main site is www.nunnauuni.com but www.NunnaUuni.nu is a launch site for the new designer Figuro-models.

www.valkoinenkori.fi - Finnish cancer organisations are looking for monthly donors.

www.earlyjack.com - Finnair airlines promotion of fast direct routes from Europe to Asia.

www.earlyjack.com/japan - Finnair airlines older promotion of fast direct routes from Asia to Europe, dubbed in japanese by Shin Aomori as Jack and Shingo Hiromori as Joe. Definitely worth a look :)

www.akuankka.fi - Finnish site for Donald Duck. We created the flash elements and flash games for the site.

Yours truely,
Sami Korhonen
Project Manager
Flash Fabriek

Nokia and Microsoft team up on Silverlight

2008-03-05T00:06:00.001+02:00

Nokia announced today that they will be making Microsoft's Silverlight available to S60 Symbian OS, Series 40 devices, and Nokia Internet tablets.

You can read the Nokia's press release, or last100 blog about it.

Microsoft will demonstrate Silverlight on S60 during the opening keynote at Microsoft's MIX08 conference on March 5 in Las Vegas. You can view the keynote speech online as well.

New Finnair campaign - Early Jack

2008-02-26T15:52:00.002+02:00

Phenomenal Early Jack -viral video and Early Jack -flash campaign site.

Youtube goes mobile!

2008-02-01T10:15:00.002+02:00

Point your phones to http://m.youtube.com/

With Nokia it streams videos with Realplayer. If you have Nokia's N73, E65, N95, 6120c, 6110n or Sony Ericsson's k800i and w880i you can download the application for a quicker access to your favorite Youtube dirt: http://www.youtube.com/yt_mobile_app

Here Comes Another Bubble

2007-12-11T11:00:00.001+02:00

LOL.

Web 2.0 in design and production

2007-11-09T10:35:00.000+02:00

It is totally different thing to design print and tv ads, simple web sites and banners, then it is to understand the complex world of interactive and consumer collaborative Web 2.0.

There is no single, clear, definition to Web 2.0, since it is much more then advancement of web technologies. John Seely Brown made good quote material when he said "Web 2.0 is a profoundly participatory medium". Tim O'Reilly, the man who originally coined the term Web 2.0, made an excellent list while trying to clarify what the term Web 2.0 meant:

Web 2.0 means more collaborative work, information sharing, inviting people to participate, giving them more power to voice their opinions. Sites and applications are more interactive, more rich in media, and give better user experiences.

Loosely quoting O'Reilly: Trust your consumers. Let them play. Participate, don't publish. Listen, don't shout. Remember, your site should get better if there are more people using it. And finally: Web 2.0 is an attitude, not just technology.

I'ts not a Gphone, it's an Android

2007-11-05T23:44:00.001+02:00

Despite rumors, and us Google-geeks waiting for an actual hardware phone, Google didn't publish one, it published "Open Handset Alliance", and "Android".

Android is supposed to be "first truly open and comprehensive platform for mobile devices. It includes an operating system, user-interface and applications -- all of the software to run a mobile phone, but without the proprietary obstacles that have hindered mobile innovation."

I knew there was a reason I didn't start coding with Symbian, lol. I guess this "old" project manager found a new hobby. ;)

Cheers Google.

http://www.openhandsetalliance.com/

Information R/evolution

2007-10-22T19:41:00.001+03:00

Mike Wesch explores Digital Ethnography. This is continued work from The Machine is Us/ing Us.

Google takes a stab at social bookmarking

2007-09-24T12:41:00.000+03:00

Google has released a new tool for sharing web pages with your friends. It includes also support for 3rd party services, like Facebook, Furl, del.icio.us, Social Poster, Reddit and Digg.

Check it out:

http://www.google.com/s2/sharing/stuff

Google Earth goes into space!

2007-08-23T10:56:00.000+03:00

Check out this short introduction video, and then head for the download!

http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html

Mobile social sharing

2007-08-15T11:01:00.000+03:00

Nokia launches a new site, MOSH (mobilize and share), bringing Youtube, MySpace, Facebook type of stuff optimized to mobile devices. It's still in beta.

Click here if you are browsing web with a personal computer: http://mosh.nokia.com/

And here if you use a mobile device: http://mosh.nokia.mobi/

Google map + public transportation

2007-06-27T12:30:00.000+03:00

Check out Helsinki's public transportation real time map app, that shows you exactly where busses & trams are at the moment, overlayed to Google Maps. It's in testing phase, so there are only 3 bus lines, and 1 tram showing, but it looks promising!!

http://transport.wspgroup.fi/hklkartta/

Safari released for Windows!

2007-06-13T09:29:00.000+03:00

Check out Safari 3 Public Beta, it's now available also on Windows:

http://www.apple.com/safari/

Onslaught

2007-05-30T17:03:00.000+03:00

Take a break, play Onslaught:

http://ec2-1.playr.co.uk/onslaught/

Vote for best web application 2007!

2007-05-24T14:45:00.000+03:00

Cnet is holding a vote for the best web application 2007, finnish Jaiku.com is one of the candidates.

Go vote! http://www.webware.com/html/ww/100/2007/communication.html

The break up

2007-05-22T12:47:00.000+03:00

The Break Up
Uploaded by geertdesager

And continue the dialog in the comments, or http://bringtheloveback.com/

New Skype for Windows

2007-05-15T14:04:00.000+03:00

I think the biggest improvement is PayPal money transfers directly inside Skype. User interface has also been improved.

http://www.skype.com/go/downloading

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy!

2007-03-22T20:56:00.000+02:00

http://www.nationlocation.com/cityJumper.htm

http://www.zanorg.com/prodperso/jeuxchiants/doublejeu.htm

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/2006/07/zookeeper.html

New Nokia campaign site: Great Pockets!

2007-03-13T11:31:00.000+02:00

Swedish FarFar does it again. Excellent flash site, with lots and lots of embedded video to make the surfing experience feel like you're inside a game. Check it out, www.greatpockets.com

What is in the box?

2007-03-11T00:16:00.001+02:00

New ad for Adobe CS3, coming out by the end of March. Hooray for us Intel Mac owners. Adobe is also releasing Photoshop to the web for free in half a year, or so. It'll be exciting to see how well it will work. Google's "Word" and "Excel" are pretty simple softwares compared to Photoshop...

UK and Japan get their own versions of "Get a Mac" commercials

2007-02-05T12:13:00.000+02:00

What do you think of these localizations?

http://www.apple.com/uk/getamac/ads/

And Japanese version
http://www.apple.com/jp/getamac/

Nissan advertising

2007-01-15T15:59:00.000+02:00

QashQai has really turned a new leaf in Nissan advertising! Check out www.qashqaigames.com

2007-01-10T16:25:00.000+02:00

Hello, I'm a Wii, and I'm a PlayStation 3

Parody of Get A Mac-campaign, or real Wii commercial? Either way, it's, umm.. funny. ;-)

Google makes Firefox better!

2007-01-10T16:16:00.000+02:00

Google has made "Extensions" to Firefox browser. One in particulary peaked my interest: Web Comments.

When installed to your Firefox, it shows blog comments that have been made about the page you are currently viewing. For example, stay in touch what people write about your blog, or your personal homepage! Über cool.

http://www.google.com/tools/firefox/webcomments/

Other extensions made by Google:
http://www.google.com/tools/firefox/

Apple reveals the new iPhone

2007-01-10T10:45:00.000+02:00

www.apple.com/iphone
You can also watch a video from the San Francisco Macworld 2007: macworld07.wmv

So it was Apple, instead of Google (posted earlier), that got it's phone on the market, or atleast revealed. It's an iPod, phone, and Internet Communicator, finger sensitive touchpad, look's very sleek ;)

Become a Fonero and share your Internet connection

2006-12-18T14:38:00.000+02:00

Simple idea, share your home internet connection through WiFi, and in return, get either paid or get access to WiFi hotspots all over the world. FON is giving away free WLAN's routers in Finland, Sweden and Denmark, so if you want to save 29.95 dollars / euros, click here http://en.fon.com/ before xmas.

Google phone?

2006-12-18T14:31:00.000+02:00

Rumors are circulating again, The Guardian writes that Google has had multi-billion-dollar partnership conversations with Orange about new Google Phone.

Read the whole article here:
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,1973885,00.html

Google, or Apple, which will make it first?

Might as well still link this

2006-10-11T12:28:00.000+03:00

Google acquires YouTube for $1.65 Billion in Stock

http://www.google.com/press/pressrel/google_youtube.html

I'm still wondering how copyright holders will stand for infringements on YouTube... Ref. http://intternet.blogspot.com/2006/10/sharing-copyrights.html

Where you've been travelling?

2006-10-11T11:32:00.000+03:00

Small gadget to manipulate world map to show which countries you've visited. Go mark your territory!

http://douweosinga.com/projects/visitedcountries

Sharing copyrights?

2006-10-02T14:33:00.000+03:00

Sharing stuff you have absolutely no copyrights what so ever, it's the new thing. It's not simply Youtube, Google Videos, etc, it's spawning a whole new business, for example http://www.thevideosense.com/

Here's a quote from their homepage:

"Find funny/interesting videos from the web (embedded code) add them to your own account at http://www.thevideosense.com , you send your own unique link and share 50% of the advertising revenue, why are google and youtube making all the cash?
when we can do the same as well !!"

Let's enjoy it while it lasts...

Corrosion of Conformity - Stone Breaker

Corrosion of Conformity - Albatross

New Mac vs PC ads

2006-09-05T12:48:00.000+03:00

Check out the new ads from Apple.com:

http://www.apple.com/getamac/

Opera 9 released

2006-06-20T16:33:00.000+03:00

And with a campaign to go along with it. Point your browsers to http://www.opera.com/.

Opera 9 has integrated support for BitTorrents. Nice.

$100 Laptop is unveiled

2006-05-29T10:47:00.001+03:00

The first working prototype of the $100 Laptop is unveiled at the Seven Countries Task Force Meeting, 23 May 2006. System will run Fedora Core 5, with 512MB of flash memory, operating system taking about 250 megs. They are trying to get it to run a 1200x900 resolution display.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pete/sets/72057594143224765/

http://www.laptop.org/

Finland rocks!

2006-05-21T14:57:00.000+03:00

Lordi wins at Eurovision! Unbelievable!

http://www.eurovision.tv/

Hello, I'm a Mac, I'm a PC - new Apple tv ads

2006-05-17T11:07:00.000+03:00

Check out the new Apple ads, they are hilarious!

http://www.apple.com/getamac/ads/

Big European merger, LB Icon and Framfab

2006-03-21T14:06:00.000+02:00

With a combined market capitalisation of around 323 million euros, and run rate revenues of more than 161 million euros, this is huge merger in digital marketing business in Europe. Combined group will have 1,200 employees in 10 different countries.

New name? How about Fab Icon!

http://www.lbicon.com/news/pressrelease.asp?news_id=1182

Floating windmills into the ocean

2006-02-01T09:48:00.001+02:00

A norweigian energy company, Norsk Hydro, has developed a windmill, "Hywind", to be placed into the ocean. It will rice 80 meters above the water, that's roughly 262 feet for you ISO-handicapped people ;), and will be 120 meters submerged.

What an excellent idea! Think about it. Who cares the the deep ocean looks like? But people do care what their beach lines looks like.

Welcome to the future!
http://www.hydro.com/en/Press-room/News/Archive/2007/06/Technology-cooperation-on-full-scale-floating-wind-turbines/

Downloadable tv-episodes and music videos!

2005-10-13T12:35:00.000+03:00

Apple released new iPod with video support, and at the same time added over 2000 music videos to iTunes store for 1.99$ a piece. They also added tv-series "Lost" and "Desperate Housewives" to be bought episode by episode! Bundle of the first season of Desperate Housewives costs 34.99$ (23 episodes), that's 1.52$ per episode. Nice.

Check out the new tv ad for the new iPod, featuring U2:

http://www.apple.com/ipod/ads/

Preview new Carlos Santana songs!

2005-10-12T12:59:00.000+03:00

Carlos Santana has made a new album, which yet to be released until 31st of October, but some of the new songs can be previewed at The Sun's site:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2004580002-2005470298,00.html

Songs in question are:
Just Feel Better featuring Steven Tyler
My Man featuring Big Boi and Mary J Blige
I Am Somebody featuring Will I Am
Cry Baby Cry featuring Joss Stone and Sean Paul
Twisted featuring Anthony Hamilton

On an interesting side note, Metallica's guitarist Kirk Hammet will also be featured on the album. If you want to check out few pics of Metallica, check my concert photos: http://iki.fi/rz/metallica/oulunkyla/

First photographs of a live giant squid

2005-09-29T10:16:00.000+03:00

Tsunemi Kubodera's team has captured first ever photographs of a rare giant squid (Architeuthis) in Japan. Check out Google News or MSN article that has video of the still images http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9503272/

Finland has the world's most competitive economy

2005-09-28T16:30:00.000+03:00

Finland remains the most competitive economy in the world and tops the rankings for the third consecutive year in The Global Competitiveness Report 2005-2006, released today by the World Economic Forum. The United States is in second position, followed by Sweden, Denmark, Taiwan and Singapore, respectively.

Check out the site
www.weforum.org and their press release about it.

Shhh!

2005-09-22T10:41:00.000+03:00

It's a secret. http://postsecret.blogspot.com/

HIM's new album, Dark Light

2005-09-21T17:21:00.000+03:00

You can listen to the BRAND NEW ALBUM from HIM's own flash site http://www.heartagram.com/, sound quality is better then the MTV Italy site!

Edit: player used to be on different page (http://www.heartagram.com/htplayer/), now it's on the mainpage.

Listen to new HIM album, Dark Light!

2005-09-21T15:24:00.000+03:00

MTV Italy has the new album up for listening, just CLICK HERE!

Sun Microsystems' rejected ads

2005-09-21T14:55:00.000+03:00

Check out these bold ads by Sun Microsystems:

http://www.sun.com/emrkt/rejected/

Copy texts:

In independent lab tests versus Dell, engineers concluded it saves 56% in energy costs." They also concluded,
NOW THAT'S WHAT WE CALL AN ASS-WHOOPIN'.

50% faster than Dell.
66% more energy efficient than Dell.
100% MORE BITCHIN' THAN DELL.

Given how hot and slow our competitor's servers are, it's no surprise their name
RHYMES WITH HELL.

BENCHMARK STUDIES
PROVE THAT DELL SUCKS
About 63% more energy than the new industry standard Sun x64 Server.

Night Watch - Nochnoi Dozor

2005-09-21T12:45:00.000+03:00

Great Russian movie, Nochnoi Dozor, aka Night Watch, check out the english site:

http://www2.foxsearchlight.com/nwnd/

Throw George!

2005-09-21T12:39:00.000+03:00

You might have seen the original flash site, man falling and bouncing from balls, now it's time to throw George around!

http://www.planetdan.net/pics/misc/georgie.htm

Finnish parlament votes for new copyright law this friday

2005-09-08T16:33:00.000+03:00

If it passes the vote and becomes a law, it will become illegal to transfer copy protected music from CD's to iPod and other mp3-players. WTF?!

Read more in finnish: http://www.tietokone.fi/uutta/uutinen.asp?news_id=24647
http://fin.afterdawn.com/uutiset/arkisto/6813.cfm

Act now!
Send emails to your representative in the Parliament, check out emails here http://www.eduskunta.fi/thwfakta/hetekau/hetekafakta.htm

Garbage rules

2005-04-13T11:54:00.000+03:00

garbage.com, the band's new site is up and running. Check out also the new musicvideo, Why Do You Love Me. Here are direct links to High speed Windows, and High speed Real Player versions! Excelent.

Poker Journal of Daniel Negreanu

2005-01-13T16:46:00.001+02:00

Check this out, poker professional Daniel Negreanu keeps an online Poker Journal, excellent posts, forum and photo gallery.

I recommend. ;-)

It's a Wonderful Life in 30 seconds with bunnies.

2005-01-13T16:44:00.000+02:00

It's a Wonderful Life in 30 seconds with bunnies.

Mouse excercises

2004-09-26T17:41:00.000+03:00

www.scenta.co.uk/reverse, guide your mouse through different kind of mazes. I got far as 7th level, and then I cheated - I turned my mouse upside down ;) 20 levels to go through - good luck!

Here's something to puzzle about

2004-09-26T17:38:00.000+03:00

Puzzle, part of a car site in Russia. Also featured in FHM weekly email.

Autumnal equinox

2004-09-22T15:39:00.000+03:00

Today, sun crosses the earth's equator, day and night are identical lengths in both, northern and souther hemisphere. Yey.

Autumnal Equinox -- from Eric Weisstein's World of Astronomy

Foster's Grid Girl Finland 2004 Anna-Maija JÃ¤rventaus

2004-09-22T15:31:00.000+03:00

Anna-Maija JÃ¤rventaus :: the site

The Exorcist in 30 seconds with bunnies.

2004-09-22T15:24:00.000+03:00

The Exorcist in 30 seconds with bunnies.

More 30 second bunnie movie clips!

The Shining in 30 seconds with bunnies.

2004-09-22T15:23:00.002+03:00

The Shining in 30 seconds with bunnies.

More 30 second bunnie movie clips!

Titanic in 30 seconds with bunnies.

2004-09-22T15:23:00.001+03:00

Titanic in 30 seconds with bunnies.

More 30 second bunnie movie clips!

Alien in 30 seconds with bunnies.

2004-09-22T15:23:00.000+03:00

Alien in 30 seconds with bunnies.

More 30 second bunnie movie clips!

Free mp3 from finnish metal band BLAKE

2004-09-21T16:12:00.000+03:00

In footsteps of Glenn Danzig, Peter Steele and Nick Cave, finnish BLAKE is bound make it big. To download the free full mp3 of song Son of Fire, from their newest album Starbringer, just click on "LATAA MP3" on the page I've linked.

The band's next gig in Helsinki is in Nosturi, on 22. October. See you there... ;)

Comics

2004-09-21T15:56:00.000+03:00

Get your daily comic fix: Dilbert, Luann, UserFriendly Strip and Everthing Jake.

The Adventures of Seinfeld & Superman

2004-09-21T15:42:00.000+03:00

I'm sure this site is well known to most of you already, but just in case you haven't seen it before, here's The Adventures of Seinfeld & Superman, an excelent advertising site for American Express, with insanely funny short films. Money well spent.

Jaws in 30 seconds with bunnies.

2004-09-21T15:39:00.000+03:00

This is a funny flash movie, Jaws in 30 seconds with bunnies, well worth checking out. Really. :)

Rz - Sami Korhonen

2004-09-21T15:32:00.000+03:00

Rz - Sami Korhonen

Ok, this shall be my first blog. My own page. I'm sorry it's so boring. :)

But if you want to surf some Metallica gig pics, or check out finnish journal from my roadtrip 2003, go ahead, click the link.. :)