Submitted by Logicalextremes
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When, in late September, rumors surfaced that Comcast was trying to buy NBC Universal from General Electric, Wall Street reacted with dismay. Grandiose attempts to combine media production and distribution — programming and plumbing — are nothing new in the entertainment business, but they almost always end in disappointmen (Read More)
: That’s one funny thing about the Internet: it’s an extraordinarily rich communications system, but as an information and entertainment medium, it encourages private consumption. The pictures and sounds served up through our PCs, iPods and smart phones absorb us deeply but in isolation. Even when we’re together today, we’re often apart, peering into our own screens.
The Relationship Economy......:
This entry is part 16 of 16 in the series Conversational CurrencyThe internet and social technology has turned the publishing industry upside down and inside out. We’ve seen 24 of the top 25 newspapers go out of business. Magazine subscription rates are down and the leaders within the industry are struggling to find a str (Read More)
Build Your Capital and Link to Your World:
This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series social media directionsIn the old days (and they are still around) media was “pushed” upon the masses and shaped our attitudes, beliefs and perspectives on everything.Today our attitudes, beliefs and perspectives on everything are being shaped by a different kind of media. This new me (Read More)
Submitted by Pink Lisa
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The blog's stats for the last couple of days show that my last post, about the Cannondale Dutchess concept bike for women, has generated a LOT of interest. That certainly doesn’t surprise me. Having seen quite a few student designed concept bikes over the years, I can say without hesitation that this is one of my favorites. (Read More)
Submitted by Mogston
from blog:
Massive spending on 3G networks by China's three mobile carriers will cause spending on wireless infrastructure equipment in the nation to surge by 27.7 percent to reach $6.3 billion in 2009, marking a peak for expenditures,. (Read More)
Submitted by Mogston
from blog:
When Facebook ad networks Lookery, Cubics, Adonomics and Social Media got an early start with their Facebook ad networks and raised funding, they surely thought they were in the sweet spot for riches. We imagine they thought they would be cashing out as mobile ad network Ad Mob did with its Google buy-out. It must feel like (Read More)
Build Your Capital and Link to Your World:
Markets move when new information enters a market.Today markets are overloaded with new information flooding our minds and vying for our attention.New and old media grabs our attention when it provides relevant and relative information that appeals to our affinities. Media surrounds us 24/7 both online and off-line. Media (Read More)
Build Your Capital and Link to Your World:
This entry is part 37 of 37 in the series Social MediaI started examining the phenomena of social technology in 2006 and have watched it shift through different phases. Each phase has brought new meaning and as more and more people engage the dynamics have changed. With rapid adoption and interest people and businesses are (Read More)
The Relationship Economy......:
One of my favorite aggregation sites is Business Week Exchange. To me BX represents a knowledge inventory. Everyone who posts to this site is a media maven, social influencer, and trust agent. Each one represents a galaxy of relationships, experiences, and followers. All the categories are sourced by these users. All (Read More)
Frontier Blog - Web Services RSS Search Engine for Business and Life Virtualization:
Social commerce is a subset of electronic commerce that employs collaborative social media tools to assist in online purchasing and selling. The term was first introduced by David Beisel and then picked up on by Steve Rubel, and originally referred primarily to recommendation and review sites such as Yahoo!’s shoposphere, a (Read More)
Build Your Capital and Link to Your World:
This entry is part 36 of 36 in the series Social MediaMcGraw-Hill recently decided to sell Business Week. The buyer is Bloomberg LP but the future of Business Week is in limbo as are the jobs of all that work there. The price has not been disclosed but the value of Business Weeks assets are more than the purchase price. D (Read More)
Build Your Capital and Link to Your World:
This entry is part 35 of 35 in the series Social MediaThere is a lot of buzz about online social media and organizations are jumping in to ride the wave hoping to get something, anything and everything. However few people think in terms of social media off line and subsequently do not comprehend what it really is.I was on (Read More)
Hacker News:
When Americans think of the Indian technology sector, they still perceive a nation of call center workers and low-level computer programmers administering databases and updating websites. But while the West was sleeping, Indian IT morphed into a giant R&D machine. Indian companies that started out doing call center and low- (Read More)
Submitted by Bambaataa
from blog:
(openPR) - Grimmi & Ecki TV, das ist Europas erster interaktiver Social Media Livestream. Ein Live Fachmagazin aus und für das Web. Hier werden Themen rund um das Web 2.0, Social Media Portale und dem Internet allgmein recherchiert und dann in einem Livestream präsentiert. Einzigartig hierbei ist, das jeder Zuschauer via Tw (Read More)
CIO - Blogs and Discussion -:
By Robert Siciliano, Identity Theft ExpertAnti-virus protection, critical security patches and a secure wireless connection have always been essential processes on my networks. My main concern has always been to protect my bank account by keeping the bad guy out.In my presentations, I’ve always stressed the importance of ma (Read More)