Archive for June, 2008

Prominent web commentator Seth Finkelstein is no fan of Wikipedia - and even less so of its founder Jimmy Wales. Finkelstein’s Infothought blog regularly features sharp criticisms of both, and while sometimes it can be perhaps overly negative about Wikipedia itself (he likens its functioning to that of a sweatshop, due to the ‘exploitation’ of unpaid contributors), I cannot help but feel that when he is critical of Wales he is sometimes right.

Here’s an interesting statistic: Apple’s 2008 sales estimate for the iPhone is 10m, while the global mobile phone market as a whole is expected to shift 1bn handsets in the same period. Therefore, assuming these estimates end up being at least somewhat accurate, the iPhone will account for only 1% of mobile phone sales in 2008.

Question is; if the actual sales are relatively low (as they clearly are), how come the iPhone is pretty much far and away the most recognisable and ‘famous’ model out there?

EtonDigital is proud to unveil the new website for Concep, an international business to business communications company.

The firm was founded in 2002, and now has offices in London, Sydney and New York, having enjoyed tremendous success with average annual revenue growth of approximately 100%.

They now have over 230 clients internationally, including nearly one-third of the top 100 global law firms, financial services and numerous professional and property service companies.

Concep makes business communications a one-to-one experience. They develop and implement pinpoint digital marketing strategies that work, and required a professional, Drupal driven website to demonstrate the range of their services and provide an effective point of contact with potential clients.

There was a time in the history of the gaming industry when the barriers to entry were pretty massive, verging on insurmountable for most, other than a few select companies. Games typically took three years to develop from initial concept to shelf title; required hugely talented and skillful teams of programmers and designers behind them; and all at a cost of many thousands if not millions of dollars.

It was hardly an enticing field for creative DIY developers to enter on a casual basis - but arguably this ensured a certain level of quality was maintained across much of the industry’s output (and rightly so; with new games typically averaging somewhere between £29-49 it’s only to be expected that a high quality product should be delivered).

Our own Ana Ivanovic will be the world number one on Monday after beating fellow Serbian Jelena Jankovic 6-4 3-6 6-4 in the semi-finals of the French Open at Roland Garros.

After Dinara Safina had beaten Svetlana Kuznetsova in the first semi-final, it meant that the winner of the all-Serbian clash would be guaranteed to top the rankings after the tournament.

We at Eton Digital congratulate Ana Ivanovic on becoming the new Sony Ericsson WTA Tour world No.1 and celebrate her success at Roland Garros.

Eton Digital is proud to be associated with Ana Ivanovic and enjoys a close working relationship which we hope will continue for some time.