Placeless but permanently connected
Wednesday, July 19th, 2006 Posted in 7th Mass Media, Convergence, Culture, Data, Engagement Mobile, Generation C, Identity, Media, Mobile, Networks, Social Marketing Intelligence, Social Networks, Society, Trends | No Comments »Interesting thought from smartspace via wireless watch Ramo pointed out that he could very well meet the same people he knows through business in several locations around the planet in a short time. Again, I have experienced this a lot ...
Mobile music users surpass online by 2010
Wednesday, July 12th, 2006 Posted in 7th Mass Media, Convergence, Darwin, Distribution, Economics, Engagement Mobile, Mobile, Music, Networks, Trends | 1 Comment »While mobile music adoption remains low, IDC forecasts that U.S. wireless music services will have over 50 million users and generate more than a billion dollars in revenue in 2010, just 5 years after appearing in late 2005 Via IDC
The young disengage with politics
Tuesday, June 27th, 2006 Posted in 7th Mass Media, Administrative, Books, Broadcast, Convergence, Culture, Darwin, Data, Economics, Engagement Mobile, Engagement Organisations, Film, Gaming, Generation C, Identity, Law, Link Economy, Marketing, Mobile, Retail, Search Econmics, Society, Statistics, Television, Trends, US Airways, iPhone | No Comments »A study co-produced by the study co-produced by the Hansard Society on e-democracy and OfCom investigates why young people are not engaging with the political process However it is important to be realistic about the obstacles facing young ...
Peer produced media in China
Monday, June 26th, 2006 Posted in Culture, Distribution, Engagement Education, Engagement Marketing, Engagement Mobile, Generation C, Media, Mobile, Networks, News, Participation, Strategy, Trends, Web/Tech | 2 Comments »WangYou Media a leading user generated content, cross-media, web 2.0 technology enabled entertainment company in China, is incorporating new offline distribution channels for its offerings of entertainment-oriented user generated content (UGC). Most recently, the company has kick started a program ...
Mysteries of large distributed systems
Thursday, June 15th, 2006 Posted in Books, Convergence, Culture, Distribution, Economics, Engagement Civil Society, Engagement Education, Engagement Marketing, Engagement Mobile, Engagement Organisations, Engagement Politics, Engagement Research, Engagement Sciences, Generation C, Government & Politics, Health, Link Economy, Media, Messaging, Networks, Participation, Social Networks, Society, Strategy, Trends | 2 Comments »One of the great mysteries of large distributed systems - from communities and organisations to brains and ecosystems - is how globally coherent activity can emerge in the absence of centralised authority or control This is the ...
mobile myspace, and the relationship between brands and communities
Friday, June 2nd, 2006 Posted in 7th Mass Media, Citizen journalism, Convergence, Culture, Darwin, Data, Distribution, Economics, Engagement Civil Society, Engagement Marketing, Engagement Mobile, Generation C, Identity, Marketing, Media, Mobile, Music, Networks, Social Networks, Society, Strategy, Trends | 2 Comments »So here's a surprise the action on the MySpace music channel outpaces the other online music venues. According to Jupiter Research, the rambunctious and infectious community action on MySpace Music exceeds Yahoo Music, AOL Music, and MTV.com. In fact, ...
Viral video and the death of the broadcast casino
Thursday, June 1st, 2006 Posted in Convergence, Culture, Darwin, Distribution, Economics, Engagement Civil Society, Engagement Marketing, Engagement Mobile, Engagement Organisations, Engagement Politics, Engagement Research, Engagement Sciences, Ethics, Generation C, Government & Politics, Identity, Marketing, Media, Networks, Participation, Social Networks, Society, Strategy, Television, Trends, Web/Tech | No Comments »John Gappers article in the FT Broadcasters cannot quarantine the viral video outbreak has been sitting on my paper strewn desk since April 19th. Gapper tells us that the broadcasters lot is not a happy one. The explosion is ...
Usability: it ain’t easy
Monday, May 22nd, 2006 Posted in 7th Mass Media, Engagement Mobile, Mobile, Trends | No Comments »Telecom Asia recently ran an article about useability With more advanced services rolling out across the planet, ease-of-use is becoming crucial to their success, but today's user interfaces aren't quite cutting it. Solving that will be a complex task, ...
Reputation: the growing importance of trust in our digital world
Saturday, April 29th, 2006 Posted in 7th Mass Media, Advertising, Culture, Darwin, Data, Economics, Engagement Civil Society, Engagement Education, Engagement Marketing, Engagement Mobile, Engagement Organisations, Engagement Politics, Engagement Research, Engagement Sciences, Ethics, Generation C, Government & Politics, Identity, Marketing, Mobile, Networks, Retail, Search Econmics, Social Marketing Intelligence, Social Networks, Trends, Web/Tech | No Comments »Rob Hof in his article Are online reputations portable? opens up the debate For years, both sellers and buyers on eBay have bellyached about not being able to carry their reputations--the feedback ratings they get from each other ...
Cooperation Commons
Monday, April 10th, 2006 Posted in Convergence, Culture, Darwin, Economics, Engagement Civil Society, Engagement Education, Engagement Marketing, Engagement Mobile, Engagement Organisations, Engagement Politics, Engagement Research, Engagement Sciences, Ethics, Gaming, Generation C, Government & Politics, Marketing, Media, Networks, Participation, Social Networks, Society, Sociology, Strategy, Trends, Web/Tech, Weblogs | Comments OffCooperation Commons Howard Rheingold, has a truly inspiring speech on what cooperation between individuals and communities could create and deliver, in an interconnected world. His belief is that nobody is as clever as everybody, by which he means collective intelligence created ...
