Mar 22
Consider this startling statistic: by 2025, 1.8 billion of the world’s inhabitants will live in regions with absolute water scarcity. If population growth stays the same, that means over 1 in 5 people will experience problems accessing clean water on a daily basis. Far removed from the ease of turning on a faucet like many of …
Mar 14
Managing your own social media platforms present a number of daunting business challenges, one of the biggest of which is how to effectively leverage them. Over the last few years, a number of social media service providers have emerged that offer solutions with campaign and e-commerce management, metrics analysis, and ROI measurement. The question is, …
Jan 20
The Internet began its life tethered to the desktop computer, but in the last few years, it’s shown real signs of going mobile. Smartphone shipments overtook PCs shipments for the first time in 2010. During the holiday shopping season, on Black Friday, mobile purchases surged to 9.8 percent of all online purchases from 3.2 percent …
Nov 04
Next week in the world of conferences look for riveting programs on technology, media and business. On November 10 FORA.tv presents the third-annual L2 Innovation Forum in New York City hosted by L2, a think tank for digital innovation. The forum, sponsored in part by the NYU Stern School of Business, will touch on how …
Jun 22
How can you not like mobile? It’s the current sweetheart of the technology industry, even though there are serious technological and business obstacles to overcome before this marketing platform reaches its ultimate potential. Much like the Internet itself, industry leaders see endless opportunity in mobile – the key will be seizing it. With that in …
Apr 19
FORA.tv strives to connect smart, passionate audiences to brilliant ideas that are expressed everyday. Each week, our newsletter features a provocative and compelling Big Question, inviting discourse and debate from our community. This week’s Big Question: Facebook: Most Valuable Company in the World? “Facebook is going to be the most valuable company in the world within …
Mar 15
With nearly 600 million users, Facebook has now surpassed Google, Yahoo, and YouTube as the most popular U.S. online destination. The social network accounted for more than 10% of U.S. pages view in 2010. On March 18th, L2 Think Tank brings you The L2 Clinic: Facebook, In-Depth – a one-day intensive clinic that informs, educates, and …