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Over the next few years we are likely to see the continued integration and convergence of devices, media and channels, with users taking technology with them wherever they go, instead of being tied down to the immovable PC at home or the office. The [...]
Social media is being woven into the fabric of our daily lives almost without us noticing. Most mainstream news sites now have user comments and voting, and they embed video that we can share.
Sites like Facebook and MySpace are going mainstream; even parents [...]
Some things never change. When human beings form into groups we want to ascertain who is friend and who is foe. We want to know who we can trust and to what extent we can trust them.
However, until recently, face-to-face meetings were part [...]
Major w00tage! BarCampSydney #4 is currently being (un)organised …
Date: 15 November 2008
Venue: UNSW Roundhouse (http://www.unswroundhouse.com/)Time: 9am – 5pm (8:30 registrations)
Register: http://barcamp.org/BarCampSydney (do it yourself on the wiki)
Was good fun last time, past performance could predict future performance?
Because the way we use social computing is changing the means, times and places by which we interact with other people this gives rise to issues around boundaries. It also means that we are dealing with a radically different set of expectations – from [...]
Technology is very seductive and it is easy to fall in love with it rather than viewing it dispassionately as a tool with utility for various tasks. It is really important for us to avoid getting caught up emotionally in the technology. This [...]
Having become disturbed by the non-inclusive nature of many of the Twitter top 100 or Top 50 lists I have created a new one. It is open to anyone to add themselves. On these lists there is no pressure to perform or maintain standards. It [...]
Growth of knowledge Too much knowledge to keep in our heads No more epic poetry In our tribal past there was a need to keep knowledge in our own heads for use by the individual and for sharing with others, hence the popularity [...]
Unlike the esteemed SilkCharm who tapped me to answer this question my blog is essentially self-indulgent.
This blog is called Aide-mémoire for a reason, primarily because I wanted a place to record my musings and ideas that seem interesting to me. It’s [...]
Consumption of media is now happening on the user’s own terms. I can access what I want when it is convenient for me, and in the media format that I prefer on my preferred device. This means that the consumer of today has [...]
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