"Standing on god's front porch."
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
"The Web2.0 world is skunk drunk on its own Kool-Aid"
Now that's a good headline. And a good article.
Google trying to outflank Microsoft in Facebook deal or simply blazing a new trail?
So Microsoft has won the initial race to cosy up to Facebook. An expensive one for them. A really cheap one for Facebook.
Why the rush? Well, for a whole range of reasons that have been well covered elsewhere. But this one is probably one the most interesting (from John Battelle):
"I think no one in the mainstream press has truly grokked what Facebook has a shot at doing - Adsense driven not by search queries, but by personal profile. It could be a major, major new platform, if we, as a culture, take to it. It's not a given, but it's a very compelling vision."
But, what's this...? Google + mobile + social networking = interesting. Not only for Google but also incredibly so for someone like Facebook.
From the artilce above: "Dustin Moskovitz, co-founder of Facebook, threw the social networking company’s growing weight behind the call for open networks. “Mobile is the next frontier,” Mr Moskovitz said. “In 2008 Google is going to make a really big move. We don’t know what it is but my bet is that it will be open.”
and, on a different tip, this...
Why the rush? Well, for a whole range of reasons that have been well covered elsewhere. But this one is probably one the most interesting (from John Battelle):
"I think no one in the mainstream press has truly grokked what Facebook has a shot at doing - Adsense driven not by search queries, but by personal profile. It could be a major, major new platform, if we, as a culture, take to it. It's not a given, but it's a very compelling vision."
But, what's this...? Google + mobile + social networking = interesting. Not only for Google but also incredibly so for someone like Facebook.
From the artilce above: "Dustin Moskovitz, co-founder of Facebook, threw the social networking company’s growing weight behind the call for open networks. “Mobile is the next frontier,” Mr Moskovitz said. “In 2008 Google is going to make a really big move. We don’t know what it is but my bet is that it will be open.”
and, on a different tip, this...
Ambani overtakes Gates to become world's richest man
India can now boast having the world's richest man, on paper at least, overtaking one Mr Bill Gates. Which is kind of significant. And reminded me of this statfest that came out a few months ago...
Thursday, October 25, 2007
The hype surrounding the inaugural flight of the new Airbus A380...
...reminded me of this that went around about a year or so ago...
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Etsy
"The online marketplace for buying & selling all things handmade."
Also nice visual treats in terms of searching by colours & via their time machine.
Thanks Jaimes.
Also, love the avatar montage:
Also nice visual treats in terms of searching by colours & via their time machine.
Thanks Jaimes.
Also, love the avatar montage:
Content Graphing & the Private Search Network
Leaving the Social Graph schtick alone for the time being, have been snuffling around for some interesting visualisation tools that seek to dynamically map or graph the stuff that I'm interested in.
What I'm after is a broader version of this really:
Not only that, I'd like a tool that made it easy to create, manage and maintain a more personalised search network.
The closest description of this 'personalised search network' is described here and is being referred to as a Private Search Network:
"Private Search Network - The personal media revolution results in exponential increase in the amount of consumer generated content. This leads users to search beyond the algorithm for new ways of searching what they need beyond just text and images. A method for this is collaborated social search, where people are sorting content on the web, creating their own groupings and sharing that with others. As a result of that you get Private Search Network which you need to be a member or be invited to get access. Marketers may have to pay to get access to these group."
Have been using my own, strictly amateur private search network for some time. Primarily, it comes in useful when searching for inspiration and reference points. I use a combination of delicious, blogs & wikis. Which is hardly original and barely OK. And am sure I could be doing things better already.
However, would love a simple 'drag, drop & tag' tool. But more importantly, one that then went on to visual things (as liveplasma does) according to my tags and then weighted and related these tags according to the strength of relationship I'd placed on either a) the person within my PSN also tagging the the same/similar stuff and/or b) group of people I'd identified as having similar interests / outlook to myself.
Now that's probably not that well explained. But that's what I'd like. I think. Any and all suggestions gratefully received.
What I'm after is a broader version of this really:
Not only that, I'd like a tool that made it easy to create, manage and maintain a more personalised search network.
The closest description of this 'personalised search network' is described here and is being referred to as a Private Search Network:
"Private Search Network - The personal media revolution results in exponential increase in the amount of consumer generated content. This leads users to search beyond the algorithm for new ways of searching what they need beyond just text and images. A method for this is collaborated social search, where people are sorting content on the web, creating their own groupings and sharing that with others. As a result of that you get Private Search Network which you need to be a member or be invited to get access. Marketers may have to pay to get access to these group."
Have been using my own, strictly amateur private search network for some time. Primarily, it comes in useful when searching for inspiration and reference points. I use a combination of delicious, blogs & wikis. Which is hardly original and barely OK. And am sure I could be doing things better already.
However, would love a simple 'drag, drop & tag' tool. But more importantly, one that then went on to visual things (as liveplasma does) according to my tags and then weighted and related these tags according to the strength of relationship I'd placed on either a) the person within my PSN also tagging the the same/similar stuff and/or b) group of people I'd identified as having similar interests / outlook to myself.
Now that's probably not that well explained. But that's what I'd like. I think. Any and all suggestions gratefully received.
Polyvore
I want one of those...
"A 'visible music interface', or a digital music instrument featuring a 16x16 matrix of LED lights, allowing even non-musicians to play sounds & improvise intuitively. each LED light also functions as a touch-sensitive switch that is capable of emulating related sounds when touched. when users push a switch a short time, a ripple of light & sound spreads out. when a switch is held longer, the light dot & sound will be played repeatedly (looped). several tenori-ons can be wirelessly connected & synchronized. " From Information Aesthetics
"One in 20 visits to UK sites now from social networking sites"
From Hitwise
"In terms of internet visits, social networking has grown by over 70% in the UK since last Christmas..."
"...the amount of UK internet traffic that online retailers receive from social networks has increased by 153% since Christmas last year."
"In terms of internet visits, social networking has grown by over 70% in the UK since last Christmas..."
"...the amount of UK internet traffic that online retailers receive from social networks has increased by 153% since Christmas last year."
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Monday, October 22, 2007
"Why your big agency wont get social media"
Big agencies "are built to be in the content business. They exist to develop and distribute messages. In the world of social media, content isn’t king. Connection is king."
Very good piece here.
Very good piece here.
"There's less to Facebook and other social networks than meets the eye."
Good article from The Economist
..."unlike other networks, social networks lose value once they go beyond a certain size. “The value of a social network is defined not only by who's on it, but by who's excluded,” says Paul Saffo, a Silicon Valley forecaster. Despite their name, therefore, they do not benefit from the network effect."
Of the 6.3 billion people on the planet, 3 billion have cellular connectivity...
...and in another 2 years another billion will have it too.
Jan Chipchase, from Nokia @TED
Jan Chipchase, from Nokia @TED
1.38bn photos, and counting....
At the Web2 summit, Flickr announces new Flickr Maps & Flickr Places coming soon....and the small fact that they now have 1.38bn photos uploaded.
Also, loving the Geowankers mention at the end of this piece...and the serious comments that follow...
Friday, October 12, 2007
A list of films that most frequently use the word 'fuck'
Surprisingly useful. Scarface only at no36?
Thursday, October 11, 2007
State of the Nation...
...courtesy of AveA/Razorfish
Some numbers as expected, others, interestingly less than expected
Web behavior:
- 60% personalize home pages
- 53% share bookmarks
- 56% use RSS feeds
- 35% use tag clouds
Almost all read the "most popular" or "most emailed" items on sites
Video behavior:
- 67% regularly watch videos on YouTube, etc.
- 95% have watched online videos in the last 3 months
- 49% have uploaded online videos in the last 3 months
- 85% have watched online movie previews in last 3 months
- 71% have watched a TV show online in the last 3 months
Music, photos, and blogs:
- 42% regularly purchase music online
- 41% use photo-sharing sites
- 70% read blogs regularly
Online research when making product selection decisions:
- 92%+ use the web when making product buying decisions (research, reviews, retailer location, price comparison, etc.)
- 54% start their product research at a search engine
- 14% start it at a comparison shopping engine
- 30% start it at an e-commerce or retailer site
- 55% rely on user reviews most when choosing products
- 21% rely on expert reviews most
After product selected, most important criteria when choosing where to buy are price (38%) and site reputation (38%)
Mobile:
- 32% use mobile phone to listen to music
- 24% use mobile phone to watch video
- 36% use mobile phone to check headlines
Some numbers as expected, others, interestingly less than expected
Web behavior:
- 60% personalize home pages
- 53% share bookmarks
- 56% use RSS feeds
- 35% use tag clouds
Almost all read the "most popular" or "most emailed" items on sites
Video behavior:
- 67% regularly watch videos on YouTube, etc.
- 95% have watched online videos in the last 3 months
- 49% have uploaded online videos in the last 3 months
- 85% have watched online movie previews in last 3 months
- 71% have watched a TV show online in the last 3 months
Music, photos, and blogs:
- 42% regularly purchase music online
- 41% use photo-sharing sites
- 70% read blogs regularly
Online research when making product selection decisions:
- 92%+ use the web when making product buying decisions (research, reviews, retailer location, price comparison, etc.)
- 54% start their product research at a search engine
- 14% start it at a comparison shopping engine
- 30% start it at an e-commerce or retailer site
- 55% rely on user reviews most when choosing products
- 21% rely on expert reviews most
After product selected, most important criteria when choosing where to buy are price (38%) and site reputation (38%)
Mobile:
- 32% use mobile phone to listen to music
- 24% use mobile phone to watch video
- 36% use mobile phone to check headlines
Thursday, October 04, 2007
A class act...
"It's a long, slow sunset for ink-on-paper magazines," says Felix Dennis, "but sunsets can produce vast sums of money."
In addition to his already big pile, he's recently sold the American arm of his business for a reported $240m.
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