Follow up on my previous post about Dopplr/Tripit (hereafter D/T ). [Small digression: it’s very hard (at least to me) to find the right “voice” for blogging. My natural tendency is to write in details. Unfortunately, I don’t the time to afford it in the blog, and it’s probable readers can’t afford it either. So for …
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TripIt/Dopplr: case in point
Remember one of the competitive advantages I pointed out for Dopplr versus TripIt ? Very skilled at connecting with thought-leaders and the blogosphere: Dopplr launched with an incredible buzz and this attention is sustained. It receives way more coverage than Tripit. This is due to the skills and connection of the peoples onboard. Well, a …
Futures exchanges rubbing elbows
While The Economist reports on the being-negotiated CME-NYMEX deal, it also reports on the competitive landscape among futures exchanges. Namely, a field with significant barriers to entry, successfully preserved, ensuring inertia in the order flows, and recognized by investors: Some customers fear that the CME will start to raise trading fees once it has swallowed …
Ryanair/Easyjet: bad DNA/good DNA
From the FT today: Ryanair profit warning sends shares tumbling Ryanair, the leading European low cost airline, warned on Monday there was a “significant chance†its profits would decline next year and could fall by as much as 50 per cent under the impact of rising oil prices and falling fare levels. The Ryanair share price …
by Julien Le Nestour