The world’s best mobile companies… according to MEF

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Ten days ago I was lucky enough to be invited to the 10th annual Meffys awards in San Francisco. This was the first time they’ve taken place in California and probably, the seventh time I’ve attended them in a decade.

A lot, of course, has changed in ten years and the most notable change has been how mobile is now an industry that finally encompasses the greatest one of all; Africa.

The 10th anniversary Awards received entries from more than 25 countries across all five continents from both established mobile companies and innovative start-ups as well as representatives from new sectors including the internet, banks and agencies. Continue reading →

150-WORD BOOK REVIEW: Reputation Economics by Joshua Klein

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Sometimes there are times when reading a business book is a good thing, other times when a novel is a more palatable option.

I read Klein’s book when I was at a business conference and really could have done with a novel, but even under those circumstances, I thought this book was a marvellous summation of today’s over-digitised times.

Klein knows his shit, knows his companies and understands that personal networks are the new currency. While I don’t believe that Klout ratings ever consistently help with upgrades and the like, there is enough knowledge here to make this a book to ‘bookmark’.

Probably not best read at a conference or late at night, but perfect for that commuting buffer between work and home.

REVIEW: 8/10

A look at international social network growth

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By regular contributor Lloyd Gofton, Liberate Media MD, who tweets here

We often hear about the never-ending growth of the big Western social networks. User number announcements for Facebook and Twitter are now international news, but this is only the tip of the iceberg.

In the West we usually assume that social networks revolve around U.S culture, but that is far from the case. Global social network data tells us a much more interesting story, and this post delves into the key figures from BI Intelligence’s global social media census 2013. Continue reading →