World Map of Social Networks is great, but Misleading
via vincos.it
And as if by magic, here's another really useful infographic outlining the dominant social networking sites around the world.
However, please approach with caution...
SociableSport
'Road'? Where we're going, we don't need 'road'.
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The History of Media and the Birth of Socially Focused Media
via blog.skloog.com
Awesome visualisation, one I've often tried replicated (very poorly) in PowerPoint.
Thanks to http://blog.skloog.com for original source.
Social content sucks unless it's 'sociable'
My buddy at Mindshare and were asked to talk at a digital summit about social content. Pretty broad brief.
What we started to realise when we thought about that concept of 'social content' is that not all social content is good. Some of it sucks. The thing about great social content is that it'll be sociable.
And if brands want to build personal relationships, then they need to be sociable too.
My last comment would be that prezi completely rocks. Check it out at http://prezi.com. That's how we made the presentation. Cool, huh?
Is Google Wave Any Good? In Defence Of The Future: Yes
Google Wave has been criticised by many as being arrogant in its aims. Here we argue that if anything, Google hasn’t been ambitious enough in its claims for Wave which is placed to fundamentally change the way we communicate
'Benefiting The Whole Football World' - East Against West, Frank Lowy and The FIFA World Cup
Would hosting the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Australasia really benefit the "whole football world"? Frank Lowy, Australia's richest man, thinks so.
What's More Valuable? Data to Improve Ad Serving, or Ad Space Itself?
If a social network doesn't carry ad space, will this stop it from making money?
I Don't Believe In Websites, I Believe In Utilities: Your First Day At School, Star Trek and Fire Exits
What do all these things have in common? They are all examples of how looking for different kinds of information will determine the path you take to get there. It sounds simple enough - it is - but it's still worth exploring a little bit.
