Archive for the ‘Networks’ Category

The future of journalism is err… UGC?

Thursday, September 10th, 2009I deplore the term user generated content - it somehow brings to mind used condoms to me. I write this as because, what we call things is important as that language frames how we interpret the world around us.The Future ...

Augmented reality on mobile with layar

Thursday, September 10th, 2009We like layar: Layar is a free application on your mobile phone which shows what is around you by displaying real time digital information on top of reality through the camera of your mobile phone.For example here is a ...

The economics of mobile social networking in Japan

Thursday, August 27th, 2009Following on from my previous post on mobile in Japan - we get 3 new reports on Mobile Social Networking from Infinita.[caption id="attachment_4299" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="http://www.flickr.com/photos/flapjax_at_midnite/3371964379/sizes/m/"][/caption]Anyone interested in learning about how to make money from Mobile Social Networking - you ...

The glittering allure of the mobile society: destination Japan

Friday, August 21st, 2009Last year I wrote The glittering allure of the mobile society for Microsoft, which you can download hereFrom Japan, we get an interesting service that fits into what the mobile society is all about from infinita TVAs #5 in our ...

Surviving, and thriving in this wired up world

Thursday, August 13th, 2009Early this year,  I co-wrote a book called Social Media Marketing: How Data Analytics helps to monetize the User Base in Telecoms, Social Networks, Media and Advertising in a Converged Ecosystem. (Futuretext 2009).This book is important because, the 4 ...

Networked economics comes to the music industry

Friday, August 7th, 2009Richard Wray writes,It has finally sunk in that there will not be one single replacement for the ongoing drop in "physical" music sales - in other words, the perpetual decline in CD buying. Instead, a host of new services will ...

No Straight Lines – Why No Straight Lines

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009I work with the Think Tank Freedom Lab in Amsterdam, and I have had a fruitful relationship with The FreedomLab boys since 1995. This film is something they created from a two hour conversation about my next project, and what ...

“I” needs “we” to truly be “I”

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009I am a big fan of Michael Wesch, he brings clarity, and a welcome reasoned perspective to his work. In his recent presentation, (watch below), he talks about the quest for the authentic self, a journey that preoccupies and has ...

Communities Dominate Brands – prescient

Saturday, August 1st, 2009Tim Harrap in a twitter post mentioned a conversation @ Marketing in Australia that identifies Communities Dominate Brands as being – prescient. We have become linked to what is now commonly called Social Media - thought I still prefer the ...

Digital Britain loses the plot

Monday, July 27th, 2009Recently a conference took place to discuss Lord Carters report on Digital BritainA while ago I asked David Bollier who had worked with the Aspen Institute for 15 years to help draft a response to the Digital Britain report - ...

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