Comments on: My Predictions (and I will probably change my mind often!) http://blog.eightblack.com/2006/my-predictions-and-i-will-probably-change-my-mind-often/ Thoughts on sales, marketing and the internet. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:52:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Nick Marshall http://blog.eightblack.com/2006/my-predictions-and-i-will-probably-change-my-mind-often/comment-page-1/#comment-23886 Nick Marshall Fri, 13 Jul 2007 08:34:42 +0000 http://blog.eightblack.com/?p=34#comment-23886 Hi Simon, you are totally-on-the-ball. Mobile device access for developing nations is the key. Hi Simon, you are totally-on-the-ball.
Mobile device access for developing nations is the key.

]]> By: Simon Chen http://blog.eightblack.com/2006/my-predictions-and-i-will-probably-change-my-mind-often/comment-page-1/#comment-23768 Simon Chen Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:26:17 +0000 http://blog.eightblack.com/?p=34#comment-23768 Nick, welcome. Gee, thats a tough question. I havent given it much thought to be honest. Do you count China in this mix? It WAS a low income nation. Now, more people in China qualify for an Amex card than in the US. I reckon one of the biggest challenges the Chinese government is facing is how do they hold back (ie regulate and censor) the internet from an ever curious and wealth accummulating population. May as well try and hold back the tide. I still think the web - and it may be mobile web, will win in nations like Africa. It just has to. TV, in its existing state, has a limited future. It will go the same way as fixed line telephones - wireless networks leap frogged them years ago. Nick, welcome. Gee, thats a tough question. I havent given it much thought to be honest. Do you count China in this mix? It WAS a low income nation. Now, more people in China qualify for an Amex card than in the US. I reckon one of the biggest challenges the Chinese government is facing is how do they hold back (ie regulate and censor) the internet from an ever curious and wealth accummulating population. May as well try and hold back the tide.

I still think the web - and it may be mobile web, will win in nations like Africa. It just has to. TV, in its existing state, has a limited future. It will go the same way as fixed line telephones - wireless networks leap frogged them years ago.

]]> By: Nick Marshall http://blog.eightblack.com/2006/my-predictions-and-i-will-probably-change-my-mind-often/comment-page-1/#comment-23749 Nick Marshall Thu, 12 Jul 2007 07:52:33 +0000 http://blog.eightblack.com/?p=34#comment-23749 Just a thought on prediction 5 - Commercial TV in its current state is doomed. Like China investing in Africa to create it's own share of oil reserves, could it be also true Commercial TV will 'sink its claws' further into existing low-income nations and create a stronghold for itself? It's still cheaper and easier to buy a tv and plug it in than go online. Africa's number 1 media is radio. What's your prediction for low-income nations and regions (and there's a lot of them). Recently subscribed to the blog and loving it, Nick Just a thought on prediction 5 - Commercial TV in its current state is doomed.
Like China investing in Africa to create it’s own share of oil reserves, could it be also true Commercial TV will ’sink its claws’ further into existing low-income nations and create a stronghold for itself? It’s still cheaper and easier to buy a tv and plug it in than go online.
Africa’s number 1 media is radio.
What’s your prediction for low-income nations and regions (and there’s a lot of them).

Recently subscribed to the blog and loving it,

Nick

]]> By: colligan http://blog.eightblack.com/2006/my-predictions-and-i-will-probably-change-my-mind-often/comment-page-1/#comment-5 colligan Fri, 19 May 2006 16:15:50 +0000 http://blog.eightblack.com/?p=34#comment-5 Numbers 2, 5 and 6 is why i grabbed the domain names whothemedia.com youthemedia.com whodamedia.com youdamedia.com Great Blog Mate! Paul Numbers 2, 5 and 6 is why i grabbed the domain names

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Great Blog Mate!

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