No matter what company or industry, blogs and wikis can add value. InfoWorld takes a look some of the possibilities and issues.
“Blogs and wikis play opposite roles,” says Martin Wattenberg, a researcher on the collaborative user experience team at IBM Watson Research Center. “Blogs are based on an individual voice; a blog is sort of a personal broadcasting system. Wikis, because they give people the chance to edit each other’s words, are designed to blend many voices. Reading a blog is like listening to a diva sing, reading a wiki is like listening to a symphony.”
donderdag 31 maart 2005
Trusting mass-media
Will mass-media adapt?
"Bruce Schneier, a world-class authority on security-in-technology issues, points out an AP story reporting on the flagrant lies told by the Bush administration's Transportation Safety Administration about its scandalous handling of "private" passenger data. AP won't call the agency's dissembling for what it is -- lying -- but Schneier does. This is one reason why people don't trust mass media -- the too-common fear of telling things as they actually are, perhaps for fear of offending people in power. And it's one more reason why domain experts like Schneier get increasing readerships."
"Bruce Schneier, a world-class authority on security-in-technology issues, points out an AP story reporting on the flagrant lies told by the Bush administration's Transportation Safety Administration about its scandalous handling of "private" passenger data. AP won't call the agency's dissembling for what it is -- lying -- but Schneier does. This is one reason why people don't trust mass media -- the too-common fear of telling things as they actually are, perhaps for fear of offending people in power. And it's one more reason why domain experts like Schneier get increasing readerships."
maandag 28 maart 2005
Benefits, salary and technology
It would definitely be a criterium for me, and apparently I'm not the only one...
"However, according to a recent study (in Canada, at least), more and more employees are recognizing that they they need to make sure that potential employers will supply them with the technology tools to succeed -- or they won't take the job. They're realizing how important technology has become to the job, and if they don't have the necessary tools, they know that, not only will they fail in the current job, but it will set them back at future jobs for not being aware of the latest and greatest."
"However, according to a recent study (in Canada, at least), more and more employees are recognizing that they they need to make sure that potential employers will supply them with the technology tools to succeed -- or they won't take the job. They're realizing how important technology has become to the job, and if they don't have the necessary tools, they know that, not only will they fail in the current job, but it will set them back at future jobs for not being aware of the latest and greatest."
Who's joining for Internet 2.0 in Paris?
Next month the Internet 2.0 conference will be held in Paris on April 25th. You can see the program and register here. If anyone else is going from Amsterdam (or surroundings) send me an email or leave a comment. May be we can go there together.
Within the last few months, the Internet as we know it has started to change very fast, taken by storm by blogs and social software. I decided to organise the event in my city, Paris, an event to help us better define what's coming next, the first of this kind in Paris, all in English and with a dream panel of the key movers and shakers in the world. It is a one day and (probably) one evening event on Monday, April 25th, so you could also plan for a cool week-end in our beautiful city of Paris the day before.
Within the last few months, the Internet as we know it has started to change very fast, taken by storm by blogs and social software. I decided to organise the event in my city, Paris, an event to help us better define what's coming next, the first of this kind in Paris, all in English and with a dream panel of the key movers and shakers in the world. It is a one day and (probably) one evening event on Monday, April 25th, so you could also plan for a cool week-end in our beautiful city of Paris the day before.
Do you see it?
Yahoo! launched a Creative Commons search engine, permitting you to search the web, filtering results on the basis of Creative Commons licenses. It's another example of recent developments that are shaping the future of media, entertainment and culture in general. I think the industries that are currently in control of these segments of society must see what's happening, but I don't think they really understand.
"Excellent news. So who's next? Google? Nokia? Apple? Come on folks... ;-) Hardware, software and services that support Creative Commons is key for creating the sharing economy. Creative Commons was designed to enable machine readable encoding and this is a great example of why."
"Excellent news. So who's next? Google? Nokia? Apple? Come on folks... ;-) Hardware, software and services that support Creative Commons is key for creating the sharing economy. Creative Commons was designed to enable machine readable encoding and this is a great example of why."
zondag 27 maart 2005
Open-media, Ourmedia and Windows MCE
When I first read about the launch of Ourmedia last week, it reminded me of something I read about at least half a year ago, but I couldn't find it anymore. Thomas Hawk's wish for an Internet Archive plug-in for Windows Media Center Edition was the trigger I needed, since this was exactly the same thought I had when reading about Open-Media.org, which turns out to be the same thing as Ourmedia.... Back in August I even suggested the plug-in idea to Microsoft, but it ain't there yet as far as I know. Which is really too bad, since it would provide access (through MCE's Online Spotlight) to excellent content that you would not be able to experience via regular TV or radio stations.
Ourmedia buddies
Last week I wrote about the launch of Ourmedia. If you register, make sure to add me as your buddy so we can both learn more about how Ourmedia will develop. You can do that on my personal page after you've registered. And you will have to (register) if you pretend to understand anything about the future of online media, social networking and many other things....;-)
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