Blog articles from 02/2009

Parks Associates is supporting Mobile Internet 2009 from March 23-25, 2009 in NH Danube City, Vienna, Austria. With the proliferation of flat-rate data tariffs and an explosion of mobile internet centric devices - users can now take advantage of high end devices and clear pricing alongside mobile broadband network speeds and coverage to browse the mobile internet in search of new and innovative content. Attendees will learn the latest strategies and business models for...

Parks Associates' CEO, Tricia Parks will present at the ITEK Tele 2009 Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark on March 10th. This presentation will include research results from major European countries on consumer opinions, attitudes, and desires for services as well as service provider technical support during the session, "What is the future of customer loyalty? Tools for Retention and increase ROI."

CONNECTIONS™ Europe Summit examines impact of consumer preferences on future services-- Adoption of online video has increased in Europe, but international research firm Parks Associates reports that the vast majority of usage is not generating any direct revenues. The firm, which recently released the white paper The Impact of Online Video in Europe, reports that 31% of broadband households in Western Europe have downloaded a movie or TV show for free in the last six months...

Parks Associates is supporting the Leadership Music Digital Summit on March 23-25, 2009 at the Belmont University's Curb Event Center in Nashville, Tennessee. An expanded edition of the Leadership Music Digital Summit (LMDS), one of the leading conferences focusing on technology and the many opportunities and challenges it presents the music industry, has been set for March 23-25, 2009, at Nashville’s Belmont University. The fifth annual LMDS has added a pre-conference event and...

Social networking and community features enable gaming companies to expand -- Online gaming companies should embrace social networking and community features as key strategies in continuing the rapid growth of the gaming market, according to international research firm Parks Associates. In its new report Networked Gaming: Driving the Future II, the firm forecasts the market for premium casual games will exceed $1 billion in revenues by 2013. Parks Associates notes that social...

Parks Associates is supporting Engage! Expo . Engage! Expo takes place March 10-11, 2009, at the Javits Convention Center in New York (the same location as Virtual Worlds 2008). Engage! Expo is the event for media, entertainment, youth brands and toy companies to learn how to combine their existing online efforts with the unparalleled engagement opportunities and new revenue streams of the 3D Web and Virtual Worlds. Virtual Goods and Gifts are generating an estimated $200...

If we are going to spend billions of dollars to fix our ailing infrastructure, let's make sure we do it right. Here are the technologies to make that happen. By MICHAEL TOTTY It's time the U.S. got a lot smarter. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123447510631779255.html Printed in The Wall Street Journal, page R1 Get Smart… I couldn’t help but think of the Mel Brooks and Buck Henry show starring Don Adams & Barbara Feldon back in the late 60’s....

Competitive pressure and congressional stimulus funds drive adoption--Providers of personal health technologies such as health monitoring devices and personal health records (PHR) can generate over $460 million in revenue in 2013 by targeting the disease management (DM) industry, according to Parks Associates’ recent report Disease Management Industry and High-Tech Adoption. The international research firm cites changes in the healthcare landscape, combined with the Obama...