IDC Adds Karsten Weide to New Media and Digital Marketplace Research Team.FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- IDC today announced the addition of Karsten Weide to its Digital Marketplace and New Media research program. As Director of Digital Media and Entertainment research, Weide will lead two IDC programs focusing on the Internet's continuously evolving ecosystem. These programs provide strategic insight into the business models, competitive dynamics, and combinatorial innovations driving today's digital marketplace. "Karsten brings a wealth of hands-on experience and industry knowledge that complements the expertise of IDC's other Internet and new media analysts," said Danielle Levitas, vice president, Consumer and Broadband Markets at IDC. "We're confident that his understanding of the digital marketplace will further extend the scope of IDC's online market research, which began more than 10 years ago with the creation of IDC's Internet Commerce Market Model." Prior to joining IDC, Weide founded the U.S. affiliate of MediaAnalyzer, a European online market research company specializing in advertising research. In the years before MediaAnalyzer, he published the Internet industry newsletter San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden Report and was a management consultant to Internet companies. Previously, Weide led the effort to launch the German operations of Yahoo! as well as Yahoo!'s production in Europe. Prior to Yahoo!, he served as Director of Product Development for Europe Online and established the German-language online services for Ziff-Davis. Weide is based in IDC's San Mateo, California San Mateo is a city in San Mateo County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is one of the larger suburbs on the San Francisco Peninsula, located between Burlingame to the north, Foster City to the East, and Belmont to the south. office. "I am very pleased to be given this opportunity to further extend IDC's Internet research This article is about using the Internet for research; for the field of research about the Internet, see Internet studies. Internet research is the practice of using the Internet, especially the World Wide Web, for research. offerings," said Karsten Weide. "The consumer Internet space is an important source of innovation and disruption disruption /dis·rup·tion/ (dis-rup´shun) a morphologic defect resulting from the extrinsic breakdown of, or interference with, a developmental process. , particularly at the intersection intersection /in·ter·sec·tion/ (-sek´shun) a site at which one structure crosses another. intersection a site at which one structure crosses another. of new media and the digital marketplace. IDC provides meaningful analyses and strategic insights that help its clients to adapt to the challenges and opportunities presented by the Internet's evolution." IDC's Digital Marketplace and New Media research programs provide data and analysis of the trends and technologies driving the online ecosystem. With in-depth research written from both the business and consumer perspectives, IDC offers deep knowledge of the business models, technologies, events, and opportunities that impact the digital marketplace. Join Karsten Weide and other IDC research analysts at 2007 International CES, where IDC will host three breakfast briefings at Wynn Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. on January 8th, 9th, and 10th. The briefings will feature IDC's expert analysts as they discuss opportunities for technology, services, device, content, and hardware vendors to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. trends in consumer markets. Register today at http://www.idc.com/ces. About IDC IDC is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services advisory services advisory services provided to the public, in their capacity as owners and managers of animals, are an important part of veterinary science. They may be provided by government bureaux, by commercial companies who deal in pharmaceuticals or animals or animal , and events for the information technology, telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. , and consumer technology markets. IDC helps IT professionals, business executives, and the investment community make fact-based decisions on technology purchases and business strategy. Over 850 IDC analysts in 50 countries provide global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends. For more than 42 years, IDC has provided strategic insights to help our clients achieve their key business objectives. IDC is a subsidiary of IDG IDG International Data Group IDG Integrated Drive Generator IDG Installation Design Guide IDG Internet Discussion Group IDG Inset Dielectric Guide IDG International Dangerous Goods (mail, shipping) , the world's leading technology media, research, and events company. You can learn more about IDC by visiting www.idc.com. All product and company names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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