In my previous post, Radical shifts in the media economy, I spoke of the changes that have arisen in the media landscape, touched upon the democratization of communication, and mentioned the emergence of the influencer economy. Today I am going to delve into the influencer economy and some of its implications for society now and in the future. What is the influencer economy? At its … Continue reading The influencer economy
Radical shifts in the media economy: Social media has delivered an enormous shock to civil society in the West. It has been weaponised by nations who do not love democracy and the freedoms that we have come to enjoy. Back in 2007, when I predicted the great democratization of communication that social media enabled and the death of the traditional news media, I did not … Continue reading Radical shifts in the media economy
It is an honour to be named among the Leading Academic Data Leaders by CDO Magazine for 2022. As always, I want to recognise and thank my team – they bring my ideas to life and do the essential work to operationalise them at scale. All the ideas in the world are nothing until they are given life and made real. CDO Magazine notes the … Continue reading Leading Academic Data Leaders 2022
The world is at a dangerous stage. We are dancing on the edge of a precipice and face the risk that we will be pitched into an authoritarian world that frames itself via extreme racist, misogynistic, and anti-Semitic ideologies. These ideologies are all racist, they are all misogynistic, they are all anti-LGBTQI. They are making common cause with anti-vaccination, and QAnon activists. The mainstream media … Continue reading Truth won’t save us from the Nazis
It is a great honour to be named by Corinium as one of the 2022 Top 100 Global Leaders in Data & Analytics. As I have noted previously my team are the ones who do all the hard work to bring the ideas and strategies into reality. A huge thank-you to them for trusting me and being such amazing co-creators of excellent work. This year … Continue reading 2022 Top 100 Global Leaders in Data & Analytics
Have you noticed that nobody seems to rob banks anymore? That is because the criminal gangs have realised that it is easier to stay at home in their pyjamas and do ransomware raids and steal money that way. While this remains a profitable exercise it will continue. And it will get worse! Increasingly their tactics are more malign: they exfiltrate your data, then lock it, … Continue reading Ransomware – it’s like robbing banks
Late last year I participated in some research that was undertaken by the Pew Research Center. Was looking back on my comments now, and it is interesting to review them from the distance of a year. Continue reading Life in 2025 – some thoughts
Gave a talk on Data Protection for Higher Education at EDUTECH 2021 today. Here is a link to download the slides. Continue reading EDUTECH: Data Protection for Higher Education
Had a really interesting discussion on the impact of data sovereignty on cybersecurity and reliability as part of the Pearcey Conversations online seminar 30 June 2021. Continue reading Panel on the Impact of Data Sovereignty on Cybersecurity and Reliability
Spoke on a panel recently at CDO Summit 2021 regarding data governance along with Moderator: John Hershberger, Practice Lead for Financial Services and Insurance at Wavicle; and Mark Pannek, Data Governance Leader at ADM It was a really interesting panel, with each of us from different kind of organisations, from different continents too. Some common themes that emerged were: the complexity of the modern data … Continue reading CDO Summit 2021 – The Data Governance Imperative: Tools, Teams, and Processes – How to Successfully Implement a Data Governance Strategy
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