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A community for discussing the application of Web 2.0 technologies to financial services.
TechCrunch published its TechCrunch 50 finalists in sync with its conference opening today. At first glance, of interest to anyone looking for Web 2.0 in financial services are: Shryk (CB) — Web-bas...
As I have a vested interest in tracking the links between personalization, customer service and advocacy, I have been following the evolution of recommender type technologies and services, of which, u...
Mashable has the story in some depth here, picking up on a piece in PC World. The precis is: when PayPal took a dominant market share of internet payments it could then afford to adopt the moral hig...
PaidContent seems to have the scoop on this story, Monitor110 has announced it is to close its doors. The reason stated is inability to close a second round of VC funding, after raising an initial $...
Everyone likes a good case study - Tim Collins, SVP Experiential Marketing at Wells Fargo is interviewed in this podcast (with supporting PPT site images) by Pepper & Rogers. I'd like to hear mo...
Hats off to Bloomberg (financial fundamentals), PayPal (P2P payments) and Bank of America (mobile banking) for being ready on day one of the launch of Apple's AppStore on iTunes for iPhone widgets....
A new study conducted by associate professor of management Paul Dholakia at Rice University's Graduate School of Management indicates that online peer-to-peer lending Web sites may be more attractive ...
I took delivery of a new home computer this week. First task: set up the Internet connection, download Firefox and check my e-mail. I then let the kids (ages 9-16) loose on the machine. First task: lo...
Financial Insights has issued a briefing note on the social networking phenomenon and the opportunities and threats posed to financial institutions. The study seeks to provide a framework that define...
Valuing companies is always great fun. Ask 100 different analysts and you will likely hear 100 different numbers. Even with reasonably good transparency and sound forecasting methodologies, the final ...
Jeremiah has a post reviewing the efforts of insurance companies which are exploring social media. He is uninspired. He rates one of the most promising as a UK insurance service and price comparison ...
Enterprise spending on Web 2.0 technologies will surge over the next five years, growing 43% each year to reach $4.6 billion globally by 2013, according to a new report from Forrester Research. Curre...