August 2011
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Via TheFuturesAgency: The Success and Failure of... →
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Found on Alan Moore’s blog SMLXL: “In my forthcoming project No Straight Lines I argue that we have reached the nadir of the adaptive range of an industrialised world, in fact we are now faced with a trilemma of social, organisational and economic complexity, tensions and questions. And…
People of the Screen - and what it means (new... →
People of the Screen - explained by Gerd Leonhard, Futurist
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Michio Kaku: "At some point in the future we will... →
This video made me think. Am reading his latest book, too, “Physics of the Future” Related articles Significant 2011 Medical Breakthroughs (futurist.com) Marc Andreessen Wishes You Were A Robot (At…
“For brands and businesses that have yet to see the true value of Twitter, expect...”
– Twitter Just Got the Respect it Deserves
“Sometimes, I’m embarrassed to be part of the modern media business. It has truly...”
– Steve, We’re Praying For You - Shelly Palmer
“telcos need to make sure that this market opportunity evolves in a way that they...”
– New Digital Economics
“Topspin makes software used by
Kevin Smith, David Lynch, Ed Burns, Trent...”
– Sundance and Topspin Bring D2F to Indie Film | Topspin Media
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“We all still want to read newspapers, even kids (my 15 year-old son studies the...”
– Tom Matlack: The Rebirth of Newspapers
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Via TheFuturesAgency: Uwe Hook: The QR Code... →
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Last week, comScore released data from its comScore MobilLens service, finding that in June 2011, 14 million mobile users in the U.S, representing 6.2 percent of the total mobile audience, scanned a QR or bar code on their mobile device.
The press release continues:
“The study found that…
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TheFuturesAgency: Words!? - Straight No Lines! →
futuresagency:
Found on Alan Moore’s blog SMLXL: “With the evolution of the No Straight Lines project – the notion of literacy, words and language seems to be part of the gravitational pull of the project. “A gentleman can only mean what he says, if he can say what he means.” A line from the Last Emperor…
WORDS from Everynone on Vimeo.
“In a world where information is king and there is often too much of it, Twitter...”
– Purecontent.com » Media Experts Consider the Future of a Twitter News Network
“But on a structural level, the site’s success with music could have a big,...”
– Is YouTube Bad For Music? | Evolver.fm
“Google’s YouTube — itself a major repository of recorded music — claims that...”
– Free Music Can Pay As Well As Paid Music, Says YouTube | Evolver.fm
Watch(via MediaFuturist: Short video: I program my media - it does not program me (switching from Push to Pull))
“Now content—like advertising—is abundant. The incumbent content companies are...”
– Content, dethroned « BuzzMachine
“there’s a critical element that needs to be underscored: Aggregation itself is...”
– Content, dethroned « BuzzMachine
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“As Jeff Sonderman puts it, motivations such as convenience, duty or appreciation...”
– Porous Paywalls - Only Dead Fish
“My comment: this, below, is a typically ludicrous response by a record label:...”
– Spotify as the industry’s savior? Century Media doesn’t think so - latimes.com
“As I say in Public Parts, 600 million people can’t be wrong. We are sharing a...”
– Social is for sharing, not hiding « BuzzMachine
“The kind of naming policy that Facebook and Google Plus have is actually a...”
– Why Facebook and Google’s Concept of ‘Real Names’ Is Revolutionary - Atlantic Mobile
“Without a doubt (Gerd Leonhard comment) :::
In an era when anyone can become a...”
– Flipboard wants to be the newsstand of the future | Tech News and Analysis
“I’m a huge fan;) Gerd Leonhard
“Flipboard, one of the first iPad...”
– Flipboard wants to be the newsstand of the future | Tech News and Analysis
“As Bill writes in his introduction, “We need to feel what’s happening, not just...”
– Al’s Journal : The Global Warming Reader Note: I just downloaded this book for my kindle - looks like a great find!
“Comment: the crowd and the cloud is the future of content!
“The new web...”
– Amazon debuts Kindle Cloud Reader web app to bypass App Store terms
Via my Futureof.biz Tumblr blog: DVD streaming... →
DVD streaming ‘rental’ service Zediva just shut down to comply with US court order; see the attached em ail. While it was clear from the beginning (to me) that their approach to licensing the rights…
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Content Futures: short video by Futurist Gerd... →
Just rediscovered this nicely produced video from 2010… still worth watching imho:) Produced by Freedom Lab in Amsterdam (see http://tinyurl.com/dxcxu8) this is a nice video that juxtaposes some…
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Cool $8 Million for the Fanciest iPad Ever
eyephonegroup:
Looking for the perfect dalliance to indulge in whilst lounging in your opulent villa? Might we suggest a rousing game of Angry Birds — played on your solid gold iPad 2, encrusted with diamonds and boasting shards of real, live (well, dead) T-Rex bone?
This beauty can be purchased via the website of Stuart Hughes, proprietor of “exclusive elite gadgets,” for a mere $8 million.
“Do you still need television to reach the masses? Most marketers don’t think so.”
– Agree to Disagree: TV vs Digital for reaching a large audience | Econsultancy
“the data being captured by smartphones could be used in new ways to deliver...”
– Telco 2.0: Advertising 2.0: The Battle for Cross-Platform, Personalised Engagement
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Google News gets a new human touch, launching... →
stoweboyd:
via Nieman Journalism Lab
When Google News launched in 2002, it did so with some declarations: “This page was generated entirely by computer algorithms without human editors.” And: “No humans were harmed or even used in the creation of this page.”
That core approach — computerized curation, algorithmic authority, NoMo sapiens — has served Google News well in the nearly-a-decade...
“While much television and video content will be time-shifted, the best video...”
– what_tv_will_be.html
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“TV must transcend the classic broadcast mentality that implies a passive...”
– The rise of participative TV (hint: that’s better than social TV) | Trends in the Living Networks
New video: "Friction is Fiction" explained →
Friction is Fiction: video on the future of business, by Futurist Gerd Leonhard
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