You’ve come a long way, but you ain’t seen nothin’ yet
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008 Posted in Convergence, Culture, Darwin, Engagement Civil Society, Engagement Marketing, Engagement Mobile, Engagement Politics, Engagement Research, Engagement Sciences, Ethics, Generation C, Media, Participation, Social Networks, Society, Trends, Web/Tech | No Comments »Says Vint Cerf in his Op-ed piece about the Internet I have no doubts that its social repercussions will take decades to be fully understood, but it has already done much to benefit the world. It has provided access to information ...
When Petrabytes seem like kilobytes - what comes next?
Monday, April 7th, 2008 Posted in 7th Mass Media, Advertising, Convergence, Darwin, Economics, Engagement Sciences, Marketing, Mobile, Networks, Retail, Science, Social Networks, Society, Web/Tech | 5 Comments »Affirmation is a great and positive word and I have been feeling some affirmation recently and here is another small slice The concept of Web 2.0 is a dynamic, user-driven mesh of technologies Absolutely, and Carlota Perez in her book Technological ...
Evolution of SMLXL
Friday, March 28th, 2008 Posted in 7th Mass Media, Advertising, Books, Broadcast, Citizen journalism, Convergence, Culture, Darwin, Distribution, Economics, Education, Engagement Civil Society, Engagement Education, Engagement Marketing, Engagement Mobile, Engagement Organisations, Engagement Politics, Engagement Research, Engagement Sciences, Generation C, Government & Politics, Marketing, Media, Mobile, Music, Networks, News, Newspapers, Participation, Philosophy, Politics, Retail, Science, Social Networks, Society, Sociology, Strategy, Trends, Web/Tech, Weblogs, iPTV | No Comments »In 2002, I founded a company called SMLXL - short for Small Medium Large XtraLarge. Its focus was and still is - how do businesses and organisations meaningfully engage in a commercial or social agenda with their audiences. We were some ...
More reviews of Communities Dominate Brands
Tuesday, January 24th, 2006 Posted in 7th Mass Media, Administrative, Advertising, Books, Broadcast, Citizen journalism, Convergence, Culture, Darwin, Distribution, Economics, Education, Engagement Civil Society, Engagement Education, Engagement Marketing, Engagement Mobile, Engagement Organisations, Engagement Politics, Engagement Research, Engagement Sciences, Ethics, Events, Film, Gaming, Generation C, Government & Politics, Humour, Law, Marketing, Media, Messaging, Mobile, Music, Networks, News, Newspapers, Participation, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, Retail, Science, Social Networks, Society, Sociology, Statistics, Strategy, Travel, Trends, Virtual Worlds, Web/Tech, Weblogs, iPTV | Comments OffIn a connected world, communities hold great power, and not just via hyperlink analysis on the Web. The groundbreaking book "Communities Dominate Brands" provides a truly realistic glimpse into the way communities have affected the way we market. Communities ...
Word of mouth the new black
Thursday, March 24th, 2005 Posted in 7th Mass Media, Convergence, Culture, Engagement Marketing, Engagement Research, Engagement Sciences, Generation C, Marketing, Media, Networks, Participation, Philosophy, Social Networks, Society, Statistics, Trends, Web/Tech, Weblogs | Comments OffJust hot from my Inbox, and curiously relevant as SMLXL is currently working on a project relating specifically to customer advocacy and the importance of word of mouth. Peer Pleasure: Teens Connect According to comScore Media Metrix, more than ...
Nobody is as clever as everybody
Friday, March 18th, 2005 Posted in Culture, Darwin, Economics, Engagement Marketing, Engagement Research, Engagement Sciences, Participation, Philosophy, Social Networks, Strategy, Trends, Web/Tech | Comments OffMy co-author and friend Tomi Ahonen gave me an article from the economist yesterday called The future of innovation. The rise of the creative consumer The article discusses how online communities are engaging with a whole ...
Blogging the Observer
Monday, April 5th, 2004 Posted in Citizen journalism, Culture, Darwin, Engagement Marketing, Engagement Politics, Engagement Research, Engagement Sciences, Marketing, Media, Participation, Social Networks, Society, Trends, Weblogs | 11 Comments »It was an interesting read, in Sundays Observer on blogging. Yet it seemed that the point was missed about the true nature and capability of blogging. The focus seemed about the egotistical nature of blogging, which is not wrong however, ...
