The dream of the personal computer aka the world is mobile
Saturday, July 29th, 2006 Posted in Trends | 6 Comments »From the Economist July 29th. On the PC's 25th birthday, The Economist leader article says. The IBM PC helped to democratise computing. Now to finish the job. Merchants in Zambia use mobile phones for banking; farmers in Senegal use them ...
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 ...
Citizen Journalism and the new media ecology
Thursday, July 27th, 2006 Posted in Trends | No Comments »Mobile group in talks to create TV link for citizen journalists Citizen journalism is poised to take a great leap into the mainstream media as the mobile phone network 3 pursues talks with ITN and Sky News about feeding ...
Ethical travel takes off
Wednesday, July 26th, 2006 Posted in Trends | No Comments »In a Guardian article Boom in green holidays as ethical travel takes off Justin Francis, managing director of the firm responsibletravel.com said: Our bookings are double what they were this time last year. ...
Pressure on the iPod Profit Machine
Saturday, July 22nd, 2006 Posted in Economics, Trends, Web/Tech | 458 Comments »Earnings Today, And Pressure on the iPod Profit Machine By Business Week At least one person has been calling 2006 as >a xhref="http://communities-dominate.blogs.com/brands/2005/10/2006_the_year_t.html" mce_href="http://communities-dominate.blogs.com/brands/2005/10/2006_the_year_t.html"/> the year the iPod died. That would be Tomi Ahonen a self-styled tech ...
Placeless but permanently connected
Wednesday, July 19th, 2006 Posted in Trends | No Comments »Interesting thought from smartspace via wireless watch Ramo pointed out that he could very well meet the same people he knows through business in several locations around the planet in a short time. Again, I ...
The end of TV as we know it. Social networking comes to television
Wednesday, July 19th, 2006 Posted in Trends | 4 Comments »From TV week Web Forging New Genre: Sites' Online Dating Shows Incorporate Social Networks, Reality Elements Internet gurus, who already have helped transform television viewing habits by offering interactive and on-demand programs online, are poised to unleash their ...
Coming to a computer near you: television
Wednesday, July 19th, 2006 Posted in Trends | 1 Comment »BSkyB launches a package this week of broadband and on-demand TV programming - but the competition will be fierce IN our book we discuss the issues and implications for broadcasters living in a digital world. Now the conversations has ...
iPod radio transmitters may become legal
Monday, July 17th, 2006 Posted in Trends | 790 Comments »Gadgets which play music held on iPods over FM radios are set to become legal in the UK. Devices such as the iTrip plug into MP3 players and connect them wirelessly to radios in cars and homes. Despite ...
French Parliament approves the worst copyright law in Europe
Monday, July 17th, 2006 Posted in Trends | Comments OffThe French Parliament has voted Friday, June 30th 2006 to approve the DRM bill called DADVSI (? droit d'auteur et droits voisins dans la soci?t? de l'information ?). This bill was voted by raised hands instead of the ...
