Future of the web
This chart from 2007 shows the trajectory of the web future moving in a straight line from where we are now (or were in 2007) to the future of web 4.0 and beyond. But I don't think that the future of the web will such a simple
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News is really changing
There has been much talk of the death of mainstream media and the impact of the blogosphere on news gathering and journalism. People have pontificated long and loud about the rise of citizen journalism.
But it seems that many have failed to see the breadth of this change. Thus not
Shanks' Pony (a.k.a. taking a walk)
This fine institution - shanks' pony - has been a vital part of human transport for generations. It is an old-fashioned term that means travelling by foot.
I've been experimenting with this novel concept all week. Walking between appointments in the city during the business day (rather than
Goal setting is not enough
Many time and productivity experts recommend goal setting and suggest writing down goals to help focus on them. But what is it really that stops us from achieving those goals?
Perhaps we are starting with the externals - i.e. the goals - before looking at the internals? We need to look
Ada Lovelace Day is 24 March 2009
Ada is an amazing role model for women in science and technology - more here. I'm always surprised to hear from people who have studied computing or programming but who don't know about Ada.
Also worth looking at - to put Ada's achievements in context - is
The User Revolution & IT
Caught up with Tom Austin at the Gartner conference in Sydney in late 2008 and he shared his perspective on the web 2.0 user revolution and its impact on IT.
Tom started out by asking how organisations fell so far behind user & internet trends. He noted that in
Required history for anyone considering online marketing
Jeremiah Owyang' post on A Chronology of Brands that Got Punk’d by Social Media should be required reading for all marketers seeking to venture online.
Some of the issues in these marketing disasters include:
* lack of openness & authenticity
* just not getting the community & what made sense