Power Play on the Global Stage
Saturday, April 5th, 2008 Posted in Convergence, Culture, Darwin, Economics, Government & Politics, Participation, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, Social Networks, Society, Statistics, Strategy, Trends, Uncategorized, Web/Tech | No Comments »The way that consumer power is shifting across the globe is going to significantly affect the way that brands maintain ‘relationships’ with their customers. The impact of new economic global powerhouses, coupled with the empowerment of ‘digitally fluent’ consumers means ...
Its the small things that keep communities together
Monday, March 31st, 2008 Posted in Culture, Darwin, Economics, Engagement Civil Society, Ethics, Government & Politics, Politics, Retail, Society, Strategy | 1 Comment »Just imagine you are part of the government. Among your principal concerns are how to hold society together at a time of rapid change. You worry about social and community cohesion and the practical, psychological and economic isolation of the ...
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 ...
Who owns the wisdom of the crowd?
Saturday, January 28th, 2006 Posted in 7th Mass Media, Advertising, Broadcast, Convergence, Culture, Darwin, Distribution, Economics, Engagement Marketing, Engagement Organisations, Engagement Politics, Ethics, Generation C, Government & Politics, Law, Marketing, Media, Music, Newspapers, Participation, Philosophy, Politics, Social Networks, Society, Strategy, Trends, Web/Tech, Weblogs | Comments OffI stumbled upon this post Who owns the wisdom of the crowd? by Jeff Jarvis who quotes Yochai Benkler A whole set of other behaviors that have grown up in the household, in friendships, in communities, the ...
How the net is transforming news
Wednesday, January 25th, 2006 Posted in Broadcast, Citizen journalism, Convergence, Culture, Darwin, Distribution, Generation C, Government & Politics, Marketing, Media, Networks, News, Politics, Society, Trends, Web/Tech | Comments OffVia the BBC The impact of the internet on news has the potential to transform the interaction between politics, media and the public, beyond recognition, argues the BBC's Director of Global News, Richard Sambrook. The argument is The ...
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 ...
Would Jefferson have been a blogger?
Thursday, December 22nd, 2005 Posted in Advertising, Citizen journalism, Convergence, Culture, Darwin, Distribution, Economics, Engagement Civil Society, Engagement Marketing, Ethics, Generation C, Government & Politics, Marketing, Media, Mobile, Networks, Participation, Philosophy, Politics, Social Networks, Society, Strategy, Trends, Web/Tech | Comments OffFOR WHATEVER REASON, PROBABLY BECAUSE there have been so many recent advances in what we call "publishing," opportunities to cite the First Amendment have abounded of late. I know that I'm in a very small minority here, as a ...
Liberté, Equalité, Fraternité … err now hold on a second
Friday, December 9th, 2005 Posted in Culture, Engagement Politics, Ethics, Government & Politics, Law, Media, Politics, Society, Trends | Comments OffFrance may soon enact the worst copyright law in Europe, sneaking it through in a legislative session scheduled for December 22 and 23. says Ming the Mechanic Whilst I wonder why the French still don't get it. Command and control ...
Storming the Bastille
Wednesday, November 16th, 2005 Posted in Politics | Comments OffI read with great interest Jeff Jarvis in the Guardian on Monday his article annointed Chaos Spreads from the web to the streets If you don't read Jeff Jarvis I strongly urge you to do so. Its good ...
Live8: People Power at its finest
Tuesday, July 5th, 2005 Posted in Politics | Comments OffManchester online said Mr Brown hailed the Live 8 spectacular as an example of Britain at its best and proof that "people can have power if they make their views felt". It has been fascinating to ...
