The anthropology of YouTube
Friday, August 1st, 2008 Posted in Convergence, Culture, Engagement Marketing, Film, Generation C, Networks, Participation, Philosophy, Social Networks, Society, Trends, Web/Tech | No Comments »Dave Cushman wrote a very engaging piece The great disruption of social networks reaches its tipping point which accompanies this very well.
Hollywood does its best to ignore the Internet
Monday, February 25th, 2008 Posted in Convergence, Distribution, Economics, Film, Media, Trends, Web/Tech | No Comments »My jaw dropped when I read this in the Economist - There will be blood IN 1948, when only one in ten Americans had seen a TV, Time magazine sized up the new medium. Its quiz shows, ...
Has Hollywood Gone with the Wind?
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007 Posted in Distribution, Economics, Film, Generation C, Media, Strategy, Television, Trends, Web/Tech | No Comments »In Fade to Red David Teather provides a thorough insight into the current state of Hollywood. last summer, 20th Century Fox abruptly pulled the plug on the project (Used Guys - Starring Jim Carrey and Ben Stiller), ...
From retail politics to network politics
Tuesday, November 27th, 2007 Posted in Culture, Darwin, Engagement Marketing, Film, Generation C, Media, Networks, Participation, Social Networks, Society, Trends, Web/Tech | No Comments »Communities Dominate Politics Perhaps we should be posting our views on Gordon and David on YouTube?
The great TV shows of the 21st Century will be made for the networked and connected generation (Gen-C)
Sunday, September 16th, 2007 Posted in 7th Mass Media, Advertising, Convergence, Culture, Darwin, Distribution, Economics, Engagement Marketing, Film, Generation C, Media, Mobile, Networks, iPTV | 1 Comment »TV veterans switch to MySpace The creative minds behind such TV shows as Thirtysomething and My So-Called Life are launching a web-based show, hoping to find the artistic freedom online that they say ...
Coming to a small screen near you
Wednesday, July 4th, 2007 Posted in Convergence, Distribution, Economics, Engagement Marketing, Film, Media, Networks, Trends, Web/Tech | 1 Comment »One of things that Tomi talk about in our book are the profound effects on existing business and distribution models when content becomes digitalised and broadband penetration become ubiquitous. Further in our paper on mobile as the 7th Mass Media, ...
Social engagement in virtual worlds
Saturday, July 29th, 2006 Posted in Convergence, Culture, Economics, Engagement Marketing, Film, Gaming, Generation C, Marketing, Music, Participation, Philosophy, Statistics, Trends, Virtual Worlds, Web/Tech | Comments OffFascinatiing blog by Nedra Weinreich Spare change Nedra says Okay, I'll admit it. I spent much of the night exploring Second Life, a virtual world that combines 3-D graphics, social interaction, events, commerce and entertainment. After reading a post ...
Bubble haunts Hollywood
Monday, January 30th, 2006 Posted in Distribution, Economics, Film, Generation C, Law, Marketing, Media, Networks, Society, Strategy, Trends, Web/Tech | Comments Off2929 Entertainment are an interesting company they are about to release a film shot on HD called Bubble, directed by David Soderbergh simultaneously in cinemas and by video-on-demand. This has got Hollywood in a bit of a pickle - and ...
Broadcast goes online
Friday, January 27th, 2006 Posted in Broadcast, Convergence, Darwin, Distribution, Economics, Film, Generation C, Media, News, Society, Trends, Web/Tech | Comments OffMichael Jackson, the former head of Channel 4 turned US television executive, is to lead a new internet programming venture at Barry Diller's InterActiveCorp. Mr Jackson has taken the role of president of programming at IAC, a major player in ...
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 ...
