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David Gelles, Joseph Menn, Chris Nuttall and Richard Waters in the FT's San Francisco bureau upload their views - plus tech insights from writers in New York, London and Tokyo
Are impression stats from mobile ad networks such a good indicator of handset market share? As impression stats vary with a network’s business model, a different network – say Millennial Media – would tell a different story about handset market share. No one has really noticed the discrepancy though because AdMob is the only network that pushes handset data into the media month after month. The silly thing is that when you see what some of these networks can do in terms of targeting, you realize there must be much more useful stats about behaviour of mobile users for example or types of mobile advertising that work best – (unlike handset sales data, you can’t easily get that sort of thing from Gartner, IDC et al). Don’t you think that would make these monthly reports much more interesting? To get a flavour of what mobile ad networks know about mobile users, see what they offer in terms of targeting: http://www.mobithinking.com/mobile-ad-network-guide
How long until you move to OS X?
I feel your pain. I did mine as a dual boot (from xp) which I guess might be a safer option? Took ages to sort the email though
This is similar to my own experience. Two attempts to "upgrade" have so far proved fruitless. Vista to Windows 7 on my new(ish) laptop never got to a stage where the things would work and get the latest updates. An XP to Windows 7 update has been a week in the making. The goal is to create a dual-boot configuration. Supposedly an easy job, I am still trying to get it to work. Even when Windows 7 t does manage to boot up, a minute or so into a session I get the dreaded "BSOD". Fortuntely, neither of these are my key PCs. And I created a complete backup of the laptop before diving in. I quickly went back to Vista on that. So much for the promise that moving to Windows 7 is easier than any earlier Windows upgrade.
You appear remarkably sanguine about the whole saga. I would be incandescent with rage. Why the almost seraphic stoicism?
Richard Waters has headed the FT's San Francisco bureau since 2002 and covers Google and Microsoft, among other things. A former New York bureau chief for the FT, he is intrigued by Silicon Valley's unique financial and business culture, and is looking forward to covering his second Tech Bust.
Chris Nuttall has been online and messing around with computers for more than 20 years and since 2004 has reported from the FT's San Francisco bureau on semiconductors, video games, consumer electronics and all things interwebby.
David Gelles, a California native, has been hanging around and reporting on Silicon Valley for several years. He joined the FT's San Francisco bureau in 2008 and writes about social networking, clean tech and artificial intelligence.
Maija Palmer has been writing about technology for the FT since 1999 and is facinated by cybercrime, privacy and all the other issues of the information society. Based in London, she covers European tech companies and hopes that they won't all get acquired by American rivals.
Joseph Menn writes about tech security and privacy, digital media, and the computer industry from the San Francisco bureau. He spent a decade covering tech for the Los Angeles Times and therefore remembers the days when pre-revenue dot-coms handed out free bottles of champagne at their launch parties.
Robin Harding is the FT's technology correspondent in Tokyo, following the fortunes of Japan's videogame, semiconductor and consumer electronics companies. Before that, he was an FT editorial writer in London, having previously worked for various banks and asset managers.
Robin Kwong is the FT's Taipei correspondent and writes about the companies that manufacture the vast majority of the world's computers and gadgets. He is interested in the intricacies of the technology supply chain and how China is increasingly changing the tech landscape.
Tim Bradshaw is the FT's digital media correspondent. Based in London, he has covered start-ups such as Twitter and Spotify, as well as the online ambitions of more established media companies, such as the BBC iPlayer. He also covers the advertising, marketing and video-game industries. Tim has been writing about technology, business and finance since 2003.
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