Attended the LeWeb Conference 2009, (the 6th such event), organised by Loic Lemeur and his wife, Géraldine, on December 9-10, 2009. Le Web Paris 2009 In a series of 3 posts, I am going to comment on the top nine (for two thousand and NINE) things that I captured at #LeWeb and believe will be [...]
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What does the future hold for Twitter? Announcing the Survey Results
Over the course of the last month, 39 people replied to this poll question (posted on the blog via polldaddy): What does the future hold for Twitter? Ok, so the results are not statistically relevant with just 39 results, but I thought I would publish the results of my Twitter survey all the same as [...]
Mainstream Media Strategy – Recommendation from a reader’s perspective
As mainstream media (MSM) companies continue to scramble to find a winning model, I am inspired to write a post based on the interactive (read: moderation) strategy that the BBC has put in place on its news forums. Having taken a look around at a number of other significant news media sites around the world [...]
Ontologies and the Semantic Web – The future of Knowledge Management?
If you are like me, you will have said, “what on earth is an ontology?” Some form of scientific anthology? Well, I first came across the word “ontology” here, a post in which Professor Michael Wesch from Kansas University said/wrote that “Ontology is overrated.” While the term remains somewhat esoteric, I am ever more conscious [...]
Permanent Changes arising from the Economic Crisis
Changes? What Changes? The ongoing worldwide economic crisis has created many obvious changes in behaviour, mostly focused on the effects of reduced funds. Whether it is the fear that makes a salaried person “tighten” his or her budget or someone who actually has less money coming in (for example, an entrepreneur struggling to make ends [...]
QYPE – A worldly social media site to search for things to do and see
If you are searching for a good site to figure out where to go or what to do in any number of cities around the world, you might want to try QYPE.CO.UK. Based out of Hamburg, Germany, this social site offers a vast range of services well beyond just where to eat (restaurants) and drink. [...]
Year of the Comma – An Existential Comment
2,009 versus 2009 When you need to write two thousand and nine, as in “five thousand years ago, two thousand and nine people participated in the world’s first game of Twister” (they didn’t), you might also write it as “5,000 years ago, 2,009 people participated in the world’s largest game of Twitter…” (no points, just [...]
Google to buy Twitter?
The rumour mill has it that Google is back at the negotiating table to buy Twitter. The twipping point has tipped the scales in Twitter’s favour. According to this IT PRO article (April 3) or the TechCrunch article (April 2), the deal is close. If the price is over $500 million (per the rumoured price [...]
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