Category: 2007 In Review
2007 in Review No. 4: Nokia became a services company
Part of our series of festive posts looking back at the key happenings in 2007… Well, that’s not strictly true. Nokia announced plans to become a services company, rather than a handset firm. By which they meant they’d place more focus on mobile content and services, rather than just flogging handsets and letting operators take care of the content side.
2007 in Review No. 3: Virtual worlds grew… but not the ones you expected
Part of our series of festive posts looking back at the key happenings in 2007… At the start of 2007, we were in the midst of Second Life mania in the media, with newspapers and cultural commentators queuing up to rave about the virtual zeitgeist. Meanwhile, brands were piling into Linden Lab’s world, hoping to share in the euphoria.
2007 in Review No. 2: Radiohead revolutionise music
Part of our series of festive posts looking back at the key happenings in 2007… Radiohead have often been celebrated for the innovative nature of their music, but 2007 was the year they turned traditional music industry business models on their head too. How? By self-releasing their ‘In Rainbows’ album as a digital download, for which fans could choose their own price.
2007 in Review No.1: iPhone rolls out
Part of our series of festive posts looking back at the key happenings in 2007… 2007 truly was the year of the iPhone. Apple’s svelte mobile handset was the subject of an enormous amount of hype, speculation, opinion and criticism during the year, leading up to its US launch, and then all over again for its launch on this side of the Atlantic.
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