Posted on November 20th, 2008 by LeeBerg
Recently at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, Kevin Kelly gave a great speech describing his thoughts on where the web is going.
He begins his presentation by stating that it was about 6500 days ago when Berners-Lee created the first web page. The internet began as something which linked computers. Next, web pages emerged and links were shared. Finally, the data within the pages began to become linked with each other. Mr. Kelly describes this process as un-structuring everything in the world down its most elemental form, and then restructuring it so that machines can read it. This restructuring…
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Posted on November 20th, 2008 by aribadler
Electronic billboards have been taking some heat lately from officials across the country trying to regulate them more.
Al Tompkins at Poynter Online recently compiled some examples of the issues over these billboards for his Morning Meeting blog.
Business folks like them, some people are concerned about them leading to distracted drivers and still others are seeing them as a revenue source for transportation departments.
I’m not a big fan of the electronic billboards at night but during the day they don’t seem that annoying. I suppose they could be more distracting than your standard billboards. But is anybody even bothering anymore to look away…
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Posted on November 20th, 2008 by AlmaGray
I don’t mind ads on social sites, as long as they’re not spammy in nature. I think the less obtrusive the better. Many would rather have none at all, but this is the real world we live in. I am conflicted as a social media participant and business owner.(I don’t advertise on social sites.) I try to empathize with consumers and treat them the way I’d like to be treated. I can understand how a person can get pissed off at the prospect of a company trying to sell them something when they’re on a social site. I’ve come to find two…
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Posted on November 20th, 2008 by AlmaGray
So what is it? This social media thing? (Read this article to get a grasp of what I’m talking about: http://tinyurl.com/6bz4×4).I see it as user generated content, a means of communicating. I don’t agree with all the viewpoints in the article, but I can agree that it’s a creation of the people, for the people. I think too much focus is being placed on nailing down a specific definition when what people need to realize is the beauty of social media. It is something that is dynamic/ever changing, and that’s the same with society. What are your thoughts?
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Posted on November 20th, 2008 by Roseann
There was a new study released by the MacArthur Foundation revealing that teenagers socializing on the internet is an integral part of their development, and is just not as bad for them as we have previously thought.
The study, started in 2005, had 5000 hours of researchers observing how teenagers interact on sites like MySpace, Facebook, YouTube and other social networking sites.
“It might surprise parents to learn that it is not a waste of time for their teens to hang out online,” said Mizuko Ito, University of California, Irvine researcher and the report’s lead author. “There are myths about kids spending time…
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Posted on November 19th, 2008 by LeeBerg
On Tuesday, National Geographic announced that it will be expanding its business into video games in an effort to reach its younger audience. The magazine hopes to have at four games released by next year.
This news comes at such a morbid time in the world of print media. National Geographic seems to be making moves to reach out to its younger readers. Instead of just watching things deteriorate, the picturesque magazine is putting forth some innovative effort. Who knows what the developers have in store, but I can imagine game plots ranging in anything from escaping the Amazon to leading a…
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Posted on November 19th, 2008 by Roseann
Ziff Davis has announced that the January 2009 issue of PcMagazine will be the magazine’s final print edition.
The magazine, which was started in 1982, has a storied history, but its print base eroded over the years as its core brand of journalism—news you can use while shopping for computers—moved online. It cut back from bi-weekly to monthly earlier this year.
The site will still be called PCMag.com, but the sub sites will be renamed and reorganized into one division, PCMag Digital Network.
There have been concerns about whether or not the issues will still be published as a digital edition. It will be,…
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Posted on November 19th, 2008 by Roseann
Yelp.com and CitySearch.com are competing to be the go-to search site for everything local.
While both sites offer virually the same concept, they each have different features, some of which might help you to make up your mind about which service works better for your needs.
Yelp.com says real people, real reviews drive their site. It works better for larger, metropolitan areas. I searched my local area, and there are some reviews on the site, but many of them are random and there are only a handful of restaurant reviews for my area.
Yelp offers the option of receiving weekly emails detailing what…
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Posted on November 19th, 2008 by Roseann
Soldiers and their families have often struggled with a way to stay in contact while separated from each other. Sometimes, spouses can go weeks and months with not word from their significant other.
TroopTube was developed as a way for troops to upload and share videos and information, from where ever they may be.
TroopTube is the new online video site designed to help military families connect and keep in touch while miles apart. The site is designed for easy use, so you can quickly upload videos and share the simple joys of each day with each other, either privately or with the…
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Posted on November 19th, 2008 by Roseann
Twilio recently rick-rolled TechCrunch.
To learn how to rick-roll someone in your life, check out what Twilio has to offer.
Twilio’s information says that it allows Web Apps to make and receive phone calls. This has the potential to be awesome, and I think the idea of rick-rolling someone on their cell phone is hilarious, as long as it’s done to a person with the right sense of humor.
This shows that sometimes having a sense of humor and a willingness to annoy someone can often work in getting the word out about your idea or service. Don’t be afraid to take a chance.
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