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Social networking in the office
We had an interesting discussions about many things last night at the ACS meeting in Wollongong. But one discussion in particular - about the use of social networking platforms in the office - really helped to clarify my position. I am getting...
Online social network revolution
I’m not sure that most people have realised yet, but social networks are creating a revolutionary change in the way we interact with other people. And they are revolutionary in that they also change how we do things and our expectations of how...
Social networking & social norms
New technology often seems to take a while for us to work out how to fit new cultural practices around it. I suspect that social networking fits the norm in that regard. Human beings have been networking in forest, fields, villages and cities for...
Has web 2.0 gone mainstream?
Given the statistics in this 2007 report from Avenue A Razorfish and recent anecdotal feedback from non-geek friends, students and relatives web 2.0 is firmly entrenched in the mainstream.Ordinary people regularly get their news by checking online...
Is 2009 the year of social media & return on investment?
I am now officially bored with web 2.0 and so on. The hype over the past year has been ridiculous. But the whole area of social computing, including social media and social networking will continue to grow.However, it is likely that the economic...
Is Social Media Still Serious Business? Part 2
Over the next few years we are likely to see the continued integration and convergence of devices, media and channels, with users taking technology with them wherever they go, instead of being tied down to the immovable PC at home or the office. The...
Is Social Media Still Serious Business? Part 1
Social media is being woven into the fabric of our daily lives almost without us noticing. Most mainstream news sites now have user comments and voting, and they embed video that we can share.Sites like Facebook and MySpace are going mainstream;...
Impressive recent conference - eLearning08
I've been to a lot of conferences but one of the most impressive in terms of logistics and use of social media was eLearning08.Held at the Roundhouse at University of NSW in Sydney this conference was for RTOs (registered training organisations) who...
Imagining Technology Futures - part 5
Another key feature of the future will be an increased importance in data management to enable the semantic web.Databases are the key to the future of the web. Until now we have focused on the frontend of the web, developing RIAs (Rich Internet...
Imagining Technology Futures - part 3
Another area that is enabled by wireless technology and miniaturization is wearable computing.Already we are seeing wearable computing in daily life with integrated wearable technology beginning to be commercially available. Nike Plus and Adidas...
Imagining Technology Futures - part 2
A technology that is pushing the boundary of what is possible is wireless sensors.We are moving into a time of pervasive applications that will continuously monitor the surrounding environment and react to changes. This will be supported by wireless...
Next generation of the web & Kevin Kelly's vision
I've been thinking a lot about the next generation of the web after reading Kevin Kelly's posts last year on the internet of things.Recently Kevin spoke at the Web 2.0 Summit and discussed some of his ideas for the future of the web. The interesting...
