Entries by Ross Dawson

Insights from Social Media Strategies event

Today The Insight Exchange ran its Social Media Strategies event. It was an excellent session, with some great case studies. Below are the rough notes that I took during the event – hopefully a reasonable representation of what we heard. Aisha Hilary, Communications Specialist, New Media and Brand, SBS Social media is the use of […]

Where do you want to play? Where the economy used to be or where the economy is going?

Today asset manager James Altucher writes in Wall Street Journal that The Internet is Dead (As An Investment). There has already been a solid response, most notably from venture capital investor Fred Wilson, writing The Internet is Alive and Well (As An Investment), as well as posts from HipMojo, Stephen Arnold, and Elias Bizannes. The […]

A fundamental question: Are we evolving faster?

Recent research suggests that ‘microevolution’ – that within species – happens faster in warmer climates – their DNA changes faster. This leads to the extraordinary tropical diversity of our planet. Susan Kraemer asks: what happens if the planet’s climate gets warmer? Will we all evolve faster? Which leads me to the bigger question: are we […]