Full Article – Is Ribbit worth $105m to BT yet?
How is the strategic rationale for BT’s acquisition of Ribbit as their ‘Voice 2.0’ platform working out? We spoke with Crick Waters, Ribbit’s co-founder and EVP. (July 2010, Executive Briefing Service)
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Full Article: QQ: China’s Monster ‘Facebook’ – on a screen near you soon
An analysis of QQ.com – a profitable Chinese social networking and instant messaging service with 1 billion usernames, 75 million peak concurrent users, and plans to grow beyond China. (October 2009, Executive Briefing Service, Dealing with Disruption Stream)
Full Article: Nokia and Symbian – Missing an Opportunity?
The recent purchase of Symbian by Nokia highlights the tensions around running a consortium-owned platform business.
Full Article: Verizon’s Volte-Face, Virtue or Vice?
What are the business model impacts of Verizon Wireless moving to a “less closed” network attachment model? (November 2007)