I recently spent three days in Kuala Lumpur, running a two-day workshop for a client and meeting a number of very interesting people. I hadn’t been to Malaysia for six years, so it was great to get back. I thought it was worth sharing a few top-of-mind impressions and thoughts from my brief time there. […]
Seed.com, AOL’s venture in crowdsourced journalism, has just sent out a survey to its contributors, with some very interesting questions, notes Business Insider. Source: Business Insider A few interesting thoughts coming out of the issues raised in the survey: * Seed.com is considering outsourcing fact-checking and copy-editing – given finding the right talent and quality […]
In the future there will be two types of people. Either you will create content to share with the world, or you will not. Many of us have already made the choice to share content with the world at large. We will be joined by many more. The advantages of having a visible presence in […]
It’s all about content. That’s the heart of the universe today. Which is why I blog – to have presence in the universe. But writing a blog is a continuous commitment. You’re always trying to carve out time from seemingly intractably busy-ness, just to keep the blog alive. Blogging is a priority, but it’s always […]
Last year in intense frustration I wrote It is totally INSANE that you cannot use an external keyboard on an iPhone. It is absolutely crazy that I have to carry around other devices to be able to touchtype on the move. With the launch of the iPad with external keyboard capabilities (and large on-screen keyboard) […]
When I wrote earlier Will our reputation systems be distributed? Probably not for a long time, a number of people noted that reputation systems will be gamed. Absolutely. The more valuable a system is, the more people will try to game it. If reputation systems influence who people buy from, who they date, who they […]
The development of reputation systems will be a central aspect of the economy and society this decade. While we are still early in the overall process of building robust systems that are themselves trustworthy, the pace of development is accelerating. Craig Newmark (founder of Craigslist) is putting a lot of thought into the issue. His […]
Implementing Enterprise 2.0 effectively is extremely challenging, as many organizations have discovered. However that is precisely why succeeding can create real and lasting competitive differentiation. In fact I believe that the ability to use collaborative technologies to enhance organizational performance will be one of the most critical competences for companies in years to come. This […]
While we were working on the Future of Influence Summit last year I encapsulated the essence of what I was seeing in the space in Five key trends in how influence is transforming society, complementing our Influence Landscape. If you’ve managed to avoid Juicystar07 and Allthatglitters21 so far, your time is up. They provide a […]
A commenter on my last blog post The latest country comparisons in that key economic driver: broadband speed questioned whether bandwidth does drive economic growth. While it is easy to take that for granted, there are in fact many studies that have demonstrated this fact. One of the more interesting is a Booz & Co […]
