The official blog of Stathis Kassios for Business, Media, Economics & Arts

When I first learned about "Infocom World Athens" I realized that Greece has still something valuable to offer in the domestic & international markets. Established companies in the field of technology, telecommunications & informatics were present to show that they are able to lead the way out of our problems & towards a brighter future. These significant players seem to have defied the dominant logic of crisis, thriving with their business in Greece & beyond while strengthening their customer base and profits globally. It was the ideal environment to visit with the Siteland team as we first & foremost occupy ourselves with the latest events occuring in the aforementioned field. All the speakers stressed the need for drastic changes & focused on their sector as the promising carrier for change. New high-tech networks, more efficient electronic government for the public, new - business to business - platforms that diminish various costs & incr...

S.K. - Please introduce yourself and update us on your latest activities! A.T. - Greetings readers! My name is Aspa Tsaoussi and Ι am a Lecturer of Law in the Faculty of Law, Economic and Political Sciences at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. I teach Sociology of Law, Law & Economics and General Sociology in the School of Law of the aforementioned Faculty. I was indoctrinated into the world of music in the colorful and musically vibrant environment of New York City, where I spent my childhood and most of my teen years. My current research focuses on social norms and culture-based differences in social and human capital. When I was younger, I did empirical doctoral research in Sociology of Law at the University of Chicago (from 1994-2000), under the supervision of Nobel Laureate Gary S. Becker. I am very happy to give this interview to Stathis Kassios, who was a student of mine in one of my Sociology classes at the University of Athens years ago. Stathis was very...

In the featured video you will watch Apple's co-founder Steve Wozniak arguing that the loss of Steve Jobs is like the loss of John Lennon. In my personal view, Steve Jobs was the modern Prometheus who stole the knowledge from the Gods & diffused it massively upon the world. He bit the forbidden "Apple" of technological knowledge & offered it to everybody.

It has been a well known marketing story. Where to spend most? Commercial companies have been shrinking their marketing budgets, choosing measurable/quantified results instead, for their money spent on advertisements. Latest news on UK announced that online ads have surpassed TV ads for the first time. Actual figures were 27% and 26% respectively. These are strong signals for the troubled advertising industry & the various digital firms that want to achieve a sustainable living out of their display or search ads. Use your marketing budget wisely. Check out the full article here (Google translate for non-Greek speakers): http://www.kathimerini.gr/4dcgi/_w_articles_kathremote_1_05/10/2011_409454