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The top 50 of the 147 superconnected companies

October 23, 2011 Marco analysis, business, internet

Source: NewScientist

When the team further untangled the web of ownership, it found much of it tracked back to a “super-entity” of 147 even more tightly knit companies – all of their ownership was held by other members of the super-entity – that controlled 40 per cent of the total wealth in the network. “In effect, less than 1 per cent of the companies were able to control 40 per cent of the entire network,” says Glattfelder. Most were financial institutions. The top 20 included Barclays Bank, JPMorgan Chase & Co, and The Goldman Sachs Group.

1. Barclays plc
2. Capital Group Companies Inc
3. FMR Corporation
4. AXA
5. State Street Corporation
6. JP Morgan Chase & Co
7. Legal & General Group plc
8. Vanguard Group Inc
9. UBS AG
10. Merrill Lynch & Co Inc
11. Wellington Management Co LLP
12. Deutsche Bank AG
13. Franklin Resources Inc
14. Credit Suisse Group
15. Walton Enterprises LLC
16. Bank of New York Mellon Corp
17. Natixis
18. Goldman Sachs Group Inc
19. T Rowe Price Group Inc
20. Legg Mason Inc
21. Morgan Stanley
22. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc
23. Northern Trust Corporation
24. Société Générale
25. Bank of America Corporation
26. Lloyds TSB Group plc
27. Invesco plc
28. Allianz SE 29. TIAA
30. Old Mutual Public Limited Company
31. Aviva plc
32. Schroders plc
33. Dodge & Cox
34. Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc*
35. Sun Life Financial Inc
36. Standard Life plc
37. CNCE
38. Nomura Holdings Inc
39. The Depository Trust Company
40. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance
41. ING Groep NV
42. Brandes Investment Partners LP
43. Unicredito Italiano SPA
44. Deposit Insurance Corporation of Japan
45. Vereniging Aegon
46. BNP Paribas
47. Affiliated Managers Group Inc
48. Resona Holdings Inc
49. Capital Group International Inc
50. China Petrochemical Group Company

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qrcode in punta cana

October 8, 2011 Marco 2d barcode, advertising, business, internet, mobile, qr code

I would never expect something like that: an advertising including qrcode in punta cana.
Of course this place is aimed to foreigners on holiday here…but still…it was very surprising especially if you think that rarely you see qrcodes in places like London.

PS
of course there was no optimised CTA, but just a simple link to their website.

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How to Use #QRCodes to Build Your Business

July 29, 2011 Marco 2d barcode, advertising, business, innovation, internet, mobile, qr code, technology, tracking

QR codes have gotten a lot of buzz lately, but can they really help you grow your business?
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If you haven’t thought about using them, consider it, because QR codes allow you to provide relevant information to prospective customers instantly.

- How They Work

- How They Can Work for Your Business

SEO;
Sharing and Community Building;
Calls to Action;

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#QRCodes: #BarCodes with Limitless Possibilities Thanks to Smartphones

July 29, 2011 Marco 2d barcode, advertising, business, innovation, internet, mobile, qr code, technology, tracking

In 1994, a Toyota subsidiary designed a new type of bar code in order to track car parts called the quick response code. A two-dimensional bar code featuring black modules in a square pattern over white space, the QR code is designed for quick decoding. It can hold text, URLs, links to compose messages, and other data and has much more storage space than the traditional linear bar code. For years, it was a useful but limited tool.

With the invention of the smartphone, everything changed.

Now, the QR code has an endless array of uses, and companies are only scratching the surface. Many free apps, including QR Reader, Scan, Google Goggles, and Barcode Scanner are available and can read QR codes. With one of these apps, using a QR code is as simple as holding your phone over the square. Your phone’s camera will read the code, and you’ll be directed to the link, URL, text, or elsewhere that the company behind the QR code intended. It’s that simple.

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#QRCodes Add More Than Just Color

July 29, 2011 Marco 2d barcode, advertising, business, innovation, internet, mobile, qr code, technology, tracking

Back in April, PRNewser pollsters declared QR codes a fad. If so, this is a fad with long legs and lots of creativity to back it up.

Like any other technology, QR codes should be used for strategic purposes. And the technology between the code and its destination should be aligned. The Waxing Lyrical blog gives us a few tips for effectively using QR codes today.

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