Twitter selling that doesn’t feel like spam
The other day I dropped my iPhone 4 on a concrete floor. The glass shattered. My heart sank. The phone was still working, and a …
Month: November 2010
Customers in networks: slides and notes from ChangePlayBusinesss
ChangePlayBusiness was an unusual event, to say the least, living up to its promise to be an unconference. About 40 innovators and entrepreneurs gathered at …
Three beautiful storytelling approaches from the web
This is a post about three lovely things that are all about using technology to help tell stories in new ways. Storify In private alpha …
Blogs become mainstream media
In the hype-sphere the chatter is all about Foursquare and Facebook: blogging doesn’t get much of a mention. While I still prize blogging as a …
Media in the age of networks: the decay/evolution of advertising models
The Association of Publishing Agencies first International Content Summit was a great event to attend, as a speaker and a delegate. As well as the …
Content & Social – what we learned at iCrossing: slides and notes from the International Content Summit
I had a great time yesterday presenting at the first International Content Summit 2010, although I wish I could have spoken for longer as I …
Mining the where: CIA-funded start-up says 80% of online content contains location information
Last week at Local Social Summit I talked about some of the issues around location and privacy. Especially problematic is people’s inadvertent tagging of their …
Mining the now: Real time sense making
Here’s an emerging idea about how we can and will make sense of the vast amounts of data becoming available about what is happening right …
In pursuit of perfect imperfection on TV
David Hepworth recounts the incredible amount of effort (faff) that goes into creating a small piece of television in a post on his blog. The …
Publish first, police second… is that how it works?
The other evening I watched some of the Channel 4 documentary Coppers, in which UK police officers were sharing their disquiet about how people they …