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Predictions for 2010

November 30, 2009 by Anthony Richardson with 147 views

Since the dawn of time, man has tried to grasp what will always be in front of us: the future. Great prophets told us of divine visions. Shamans read the unseen from bones, tea-leaves, or dice. Weathermen use scientific theories. Financial analysts use math and statistics. Political forecasting is done through the use of opinions. I use... [read more]

What went wrong with Google Wave

November 4, 2009 by Matt Rogers with 243 views

Like thousands of people like me a few weeks ago I got my Google Wave invite, I logged in clicked about, played with a few Waves, had some conversations and signed out. Overall I was a combination of slightly bermused, impressed by the technology bowled over by the real-time goodness and the slick UI, but fundamentally unsure of what I... [read more]

Email, Social Media Chaos, and the Crashing of the Wave

October 14, 2009 by Paul Chaney with 172 views

(Image courtesy of Flickr Creative Commons)The Wall Street Journal says email's reign is over. Real-time, always-on, collaborative forms of communication have taken its place. They are right. The problem is that, while there is a semblance of order where email is concerned, the same cannot be said for these new forms. The Journal... [read more]

A Glimpse into the Future of Social Media, Journalism and Advertising

October 1, 2009 by Tac Anderson with 189 views

Image by Tac Anderson via Flickr What will the future of social media look like? You just need to look around because “The future is already here – it is just unevenly distributed.” In rapid order I came across three articles that help paint that picture (all emphasis are mine): Marc Meyer rightfully points out: So I ask you, what... [read more]

Don’t fall in love with your social networking platform

June 27, 2009 by Kate Carruthers with 167 views

I remember that two years ago the we were all fussing about MySpace. Then last year we were all abuzz about Facebook. And this year the big thing is Twitter. What this means for most of us is that we ought not fall in love with a particular social networking platform. I don’t know what we’ll all be talking about next year yet. But I... [read more]

Resources you need to know about

June 9, 2009 by Drew McLellan with 150 views

Here's a quick list of some resources that I think you're going to want to know about. It's a mixed bag of e-books, blog posts, essays and other tools that I promise you... you're going to love.Build Your Own Opportunity Network/Getting Started in Social Networking by Steve Woodruff (click here)This e-book is only 15 pages but it is... [read more]

The next Google

May 30, 2009 by Seth Godin with 178 views

Microsoft, home of the Zune, has just announced that they're going to launch Bing, a rebranding and reformatting of their search engine. So far, they've earmarked $100 million just for the marketing. Bing, of course, stands for But It's Not Google. The problem, as far as I can tell, is that it is trying to be the next Google. And the... [read more]

What A Day in Tech/Net News!

May 28, 2009 by Albert Wenger with 102 views

The frontpage of Techmeme is simply stunning at the moment. So many important things happening: Google announcing an attempt to completely remake communication and joint document production with Wave. See “Went Walkabout. Brought back Google Wave” on the Google blog. Microsoft is trying to get back into the search game with Bing. It... [read more]

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