Gin, Television, and Social Surplus in the World of Participatory Culture
Monday, May 5th, 2008 Posted in Convergence, Culture, Darwin, Engagement Marketing, Generation C, Government & Politics, Media, Networks, Participation, Quotes, Social Networks, Society, Statistics, Trends, Web/Tech | 1 Comment »Clay Shirky writes a very philosophical piece about culture/media and participation I was having dinner with a group of friends about a month ago, and one of them was talking about sitting with his four-year-old daughter watching a DVD. ...
The dotcom dinosaurs
Friday, May 2nd, 2008 Posted in Convergence, Darwin, Distribution, Economics, Generation C, Media, Social Networks, Trends, Web/Tech | No Comments »Vic Keegan gives us a glimpse into the world of what comes next after the dotcom dinosaurs have ruled the planet for the last 20 years. Vic writes I don't know whether wigix will be successful or, ...
The data flow wars
Thursday, May 1st, 2008 Posted in 7th Mass Media, Advertising, Convergence, Culture, Darwin, Distribution, Economics, Ethics, Generation C, Government & Politics, Law, Media, Networks, News, Participation, Philosophy, Quotes, Social Networks, Society, Sociology, Trends, Web/Tech, iPTV | 1 Comment »Way back in 2003 Tomi and I started working on a project called Communities Dominate Brands - today the very things that wrote about have become - well mainstream. Its a crowded house these days. So - here's another road-sign for ...
Flow
Friday, April 25th, 2008 Posted in Convergence, Culture, Darwin, Distribution, Generation C, Media, Networks, Participation, Philosophy, Social Networks, Society, Trends, Web/Tech | 1 Comment »I was speaking to a good friend of mine earlier this week about the concept of FLOW It is one of the principles of Engagement Adam asked me where I had got to with the idea of flow - ? ...
The Age of Unreason in the Age of Networks
Thursday, April 24th, 2008 Posted in Citizen journalism, Culture, Generation C, Government & Politics, Humour, Media, News, Social Networks, Society, Television, Trends | 2 Comments »I came across this today A book and idea which requires some reflection anti-rational government is not the product of a Machiavellian plot by ?Washington? but is the inevitable result of ?an overarching crisis of memory and ...
Mash-ups for the masses: Storming the bastille 2008
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 Posted in Convergence, Culture, Darwin, Distribution, Generation C, News, Participation, Social Networks, Society, Trends, Web/Tech | No Comments »Intel wants to make the whole Web editable, just like a single Wikipedia page. The chip giant on Tuesday will make a beta available of Intel Mash Maker , a free browser extension that allows users to modify ...
Advertising - social media - google and myspace
Monday, April 21st, 2008 Posted in 7th Mass Media, Advertising, Darwin, Economics, News, Social Networks, Trends, Web/Tech | 6 Comments »How google screwed up the myspace deal proclaims Wired. Lots of smart people are trying to figure out how to monetize social networks. It's no easy feat: Even if millions of people log on to Facebook twice ...
On the origin of Social Media and Advertising
Friday, April 18th, 2008 Posted in Advertising, Culture, Distribution, Economics, Generation C, Media, Mobile, Networks, News, Social Networks, Society, Strategy, Trends | No Comments »Read it here Though Mark Selby speaking at Forum Oxford today says its not UGC - It is in fact Collaborative Social Media and I buy that. UGC - for advertisers USER read CONSUMER - faceless ...
Radio Remix
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 Posted in Culture, Darwin, Distribution, Economics, Engagement Marketing, Participation, Social Networks, Society, Trends, Web/Tech | 1 Comment »Radiohead is a band that has given me countless hours of pleasure. At Radio 1 recently - whoever was hosting the show did their own version of Nude a Radiohead song as a remix. here's he link to ...
How do I reach Jan Chipchase @ Nokia and why is Apple so bad?
Monday, April 14th, 2008 Posted in 7th Mass Media, Advertising, Convergence, Culture, Darwin, Distribution, Economics, Education, Engagement Marketing, Generation C, Participation, Philosophy, Social Networks, Society, Strategy, Travel, Trends, Web/Tech | 4 Comments »If you need to reach Jan Chipchase, the best, and sometimes only, way to get him is on his cellphone. The first time I spoke to him last fall, he was at home in his apartment in Tokyo. ...
