Is Friends Reunited in freefall?

An article in The Sunday times suggests that the value of Friends Reunited might be even lower than initial estimates as ITV looks to dispose of the one-time Internet darling.

MySpace Makes Space to Change

This story is a must to use with A2 students looking for a relevant, topical strategy case…

Social networking and the product life cycle

Here’s a cool feature from Google which students could use to see whether online search can be a predictor of the product life cycle of a brand, service etc…

Fraser’s Jam unlikely to get stuck in 2009

This Sky News article catches up with Fraser Doherty as he looks to expand Stateside in the year ahead. And here is the link to the SuperJam page on Facebook if you want to join the revolution!

8megapixel cameraphones threaten the digital camera market

Which gadgets did you pack to take on holiday this year?  Chances are you took both a mobile phone and a digital camera.  However, a new product development from Samsung may mean that you digital camera will soon be redundant......

Protecting a business idea - Scrabulous under fire

Here’s a good example of a well established brand that is fighting to protect its intellectual property against start-ups that are exploiting new online opportunities…

Cash flow problems could mean its a wrap…

Are we about to see the return of the dot.com bust as online businesses also struggle to handle the consumer downturn?

Bill Gates knocked off the top spot in the ‘World’s Richest’ rankings

US investment guru Warren Buffett has beaten his friend and occasional card playing partner Bill Gates to the title of the world’s richest man - according to the most recent Forbes ‘Rich List’.

The Microsoft co-founder had topped the Forbes business magazine’s rich-list for the past 13 years, but Mr Buffett’s wealth increased by $10bn last year to $62bn.  Mr Gates’s fortune climbed by $2bn during the same period, putting him down to third on the list with a fortune of $58bn. He was narrowly squeezed from second place by the Mexican communications magnate Carlos Slim Helu, whose $60bn net worth has doubled in the past two years. 

The Social Network that Friends Forgot

Browsing Facebook the other night I saw a passing reference to one of the earliest social networking sites - Friends Reunited.  I remember using that site a few years ago, before it was bought by ITV for £120m and wondered what had happened to it since?