80 Social Media And Content Marketing Predictions: 12 Scream of awesomize.me Business Model

Content marketing institute  just released a list of  interesting predictions by 80 different  social & digital media gurus with the focus on  the relationship between brand and content, the evolution of blogging, the future of Google’s influence, content marketing and distribution.

Starbucks to Launch A Massive Digital Network

Starbucks is fast becoming a major digital player and it boost with millions of customers. Starting today, Starbucks customers who use the free Wi-fi at more than 6,800 U.S. company-operated stores will be greeted with the Starbucks Digital Network (SDN).  Starbucks announced the launch of its Starbucks Digital Network (SDN), a joint venture with Yahoo  that will offer news, entertainment and lifestyle content for free exclusively in Starbucks stores.

Our beloved local USA Today, The New York Times, Yahoo, SnagFilms, , WSJ.com, Bookish Reading Club, Apple’s iTunes Store, Foursquare, GOOD, The Weather Channel, and New Word City will be part of the network to provide content.

Let the race for content begin: Yahoo Vs. AOL

Yahoo with their  acquisition of Associated Content and AOL with their recent acquisition of TechCrunch have put the two companies at their own crossroads. Both companies have new Boss and are trying to reposition themselves as the media giants.  Any bet on which one will win the space or who is going to acquire who?

Both companies have come a long way since the web 1.0 era. They, both  have been pushing hard to find their footing in the world of the social web content and News:

Wireless Consumers Eager for New Technologies, Still desire Service and Price [Survey]

In a recent survey of 3,000 mobile customers from around the world by Oracle, titled  “Opportunity calling: The future of mobile communications”, consumers see limitless potential in mobile technology, envision replacing Credit Cards, car Keys and personal computers with mobile phones

The survey further shows:

.  While 82% of consumers said they were happy with their current provider, 77% said they would switch for a better price, presumably that better price being a lower price, while 83% said they would consider signing up for service with a well-known brand not associated with the telecom space. The caveat to that last one being if that brand offered similar pricing and quality to established wireless providers.

Is Netflix Killing Cable TV?

I am usually good at predicting the potential for most technologies in the market, but I just didn’t see this one coming so early.  An alarming survey by Credit Suisse on 250 Netflix subscribers shows about 37% of Netflix subscribers aged 25 to 34 have canceled their pay-TV services in favor of Netflix’s streaming service.

Is TBD Building a Trojan Horse?

This month, the Washingtonians should brace themselves for the launch of another online media site called TBD headed by the ex-WashingtonPost.com executive editor. Jim Brady . Their content will be edited by former City Paper editor, Erik Wemple.

Curious about the company name? According to their site:

“In a mixture of humor and frustration, Editor Erik Wemple began signing his emails, “Editor, TBD.com. Before long, we realized Erik had stumbled upon the perfect name for our site. The traditional news culture is that you don’t publish or broadcast a story until all the questions are answered, all the t’s crossed and i’s dotted.”

One and Half Million Fewer Jobs with Net-neutrality?

by Elias Shams
I finally had a chance to review the new report called “The Employment and Economic Impacts of Net Neutrality Regulation: An Empirical Analysis,” over the weekend. The report made me to think that perhaps the ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia last month in favor of Comcast against “net neutrality” was a good thing 😦

The study was  conducted by economist Coleman Bazelon at The Brattle Group and sponsored by Mobile Future, a lobbying group of businesses and non-profit organizations that advocates for an environment and encourages innovation in wireless technology and services. It warns that as many as 1.5 million jobs could be lost by the end of the decade if the FCC implements the Net-neutrality.

It Is All About Content Baby

by Elias Shams
Yahoo must have had a great success with their three years old move into original sports News.  They are mirroring the same move again using Awesome Washington DC as their base. To stay competitive with other News content providers, Yahoo has launched a news bureau in D.C., staffing it with several journalists from prominent media outlets.

Among those hired are Politico media writer Michael Calderone; Jane Sasseen, the former Washington bureau chief of BusinessWeek; and Anna Robertson, an Emmy-winning news producer from ABC’s “Good Morning America,” in addition to journalists from Washingtonpost.com and other publications.

It is pretty interesting how the old search companies are getting into content. AOL has also been investing heavily on content business since they hired their new CEO from Google, Tim Armstrong,