Wat is de waarde van reputatiemanagement systemen als Rapleaf wanneer iedereen een 100% positieve score heeft....?
"Tee Hee Hee - perhaps Auren Hoffman should shill his rep and put in a few negative ratings. Cause nobody has no enemies. This exposes the problems with ratings and reputation systems. They don’t work. In fact all of the Rapleaf reputations are 100% positive. What a wonderful trustworthy world we live in. What’s ecven more interesting is how easy it was for Auren to raise money for this ill-fated venture. How could anybody expect a profit from this? This is an example of a Bubble 2.0 company."
zondag 31 december 2006
Will reputation managment systems work?
What's the value of reputation management systems like Rapleaf when everybody has a 100% positive score....?
"Tee Hee Hee - perhaps Auren Hoffman should shill his rep and put in a few negative ratings. Cause nobody has no enemies. This exposes the problems with ratings and reputation systems. They don’t work. In fact all of the Rapleaf reputations are 100% positive. What a wonderful trustworthy world we live in. What’s ecven more interesting is how easy it was for Auren to raise money for this ill-fated venture. How could anybody expect a profit from this? This is an example of a Bubble 2.0 company."
"Tee Hee Hee - perhaps Auren Hoffman should shill his rep and put in a few negative ratings. Cause nobody has no enemies. This exposes the problems with ratings and reputation systems. They don’t work. In fact all of the Rapleaf reputations are 100% positive. What a wonderful trustworthy world we live in. What’s ecven more interesting is how easy it was for Auren to raise money for this ill-fated venture. How could anybody expect a profit from this? This is an example of a Bubble 2.0 company."
maandag 25 december 2006
Weblog tikkertje
Via Mirjam Windrich ben ik inmiddels ook gevraagd om 5 relatief onbekende dingen over mijzelf te vertellen. Een spelletje genaamd Blog-Tag, gestart door Jeff Pulver.
De bloggers die ik bij deze ga taggen zijn Ronald Carpentier, Ton de Jong, Yuri van Geest, Marco Derksen & Raimo van der Klein.
- Ik heb mijn eerste weblog 6 maanden geleden verkocht, Panbo. Hij ziet er nog steeds hetzelfde uit als toen ik 'm startte en de weblog was na 2 maanden al een groot succes. O.a. door een interview met Gizmodo, toen veruit de grootste gadget-weblog.
- Ik heb gestudeerd aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam en de Erasmus Universiteit, maar mijn scriptie ter afronding van de studie bedrijfskunde heb ik nooit afgemaakt aangezien ik vlak voor het einde door Bas Verhart werd gevraagd om bij MVLG (nu Lost Boys) te starten. En dat ging niet goed samen;-)
- Ik eet geen vlees of vis, nog nooit geproefd zelfs...
- Ik ben bezig om alle filmpjes en foto's vanaf mijn geboorte te digitaliseren, te geotaggen en toe te voegen aan www.yme.nl.
- Ik wilde eind jaren '90 de reclame in, net als mijn vader en zus, maar besloot na een 'proefperiode' bij Young & Rubicam in Dubai en Tel Aviv gelukkig dat dergelijke bureau's niet de beste uitganssituatie hadden om te profiteren van de stormachtige opkomst van het web.
De bloggers die ik bij deze ga taggen zijn Ronald Carpentier, Ton de Jong, Yuri van Geest, Marco Derksen & Raimo van der Klein.
zaterdag 23 december 2006
Weekendje TV kijken: The Venice Project
Met wat rustige dagen in aantocht heb ik tijd om wat leuke nieuwe speeltjes te testen. De Wii staat al drie weken nagenoeg ongebruikt te wachten en gisteren kreeg ik de (mooie!) Blackberry Pearl binnen, daarover later meer. Nu eerst The Venice Project.
Redelijk wat mensen hebben moeite om een beta-account te krijgen, de reviews zijn dus ook erg mager. Met als meest schrijnend voorbeeld Gizmodo die stellen dat dit iniatief de YouTube killer gaat zijn. TVP is echter iets anders dan YouTube dus die stelling is wat onzinnig, zeker aangezien de meeste YouTube content niet via YouTube.com bekeken wordt, maar juist op andere websites die YouTube filmpjes embedden. Vooralsnog is er echter geen TVP-player die je kunt embedden in een website.
Ik heb nu 10 dagen toegang, zowel op m'n laptop als op de MediaCenter thuis, en er zijn een paar dingen die mee opvallen:
Al met al kan ik me best voorstellen dat dit de enige interface zal zijn voor mijn TV behoeften. Indien de content aanwezig is en het een 'open' systeem zal zijn voor de echte niche/persoonlijke content. Maar ik ben bang dat wanneer iedereen tegelijkertijd op deze manier TV wil gaan kijken (600 kbit/s) de kabelaars en telco's niet zo heel erg blij gaan worden;-)
Later meer...
Redelijk wat mensen hebben moeite om een beta-account te krijgen, de reviews zijn dus ook erg mager. Met als meest schrijnend voorbeeld Gizmodo die stellen dat dit iniatief de YouTube killer gaat zijn. TVP is echter iets anders dan YouTube dus die stelling is wat onzinnig, zeker aangezien de meeste YouTube content niet via YouTube.com bekeken wordt, maar juist op andere websites die YouTube filmpjes embedden. Vooralsnog is er echter geen TVP-player die je kunt embedden in een website.
Ik heb nu 10 dagen toegang, zowel op m'n laptop als op de MediaCenter thuis, en er zijn een paar dingen die mee opvallen:
- Het werkt. Binnen 30 seconden heb je video-on-demand op de TV in de huiskamer (in mijn geval dan;-)). Er is redelijk wat content beschikbaar, maar dat zal veel meer moeten worden om het op lange termijn interessant te houden. Ik ben dan ook erg benieuwd hoe 'open' TVP gaat worden vanuit een producent perspectief.
- Ik mis een afstandsbediening, de WMC-remote werkt niet met TVP...
- De kwaliteit is ok (full-screen op een 32-inch LCD TV), niet verbazend goed. Ik zie een redelijk varieteit in de kwaliteit van de video, ik heb het idee dat er continue rekening gehouden wordt met de beschikbare bandbreedte. Maar er zijn nagenoeg geen schokken in het beeld.
- Een korte commercial (3 seconden) wanneer je een ander programma op zet. Zeker niet storend.
Al met al kan ik me best voorstellen dat dit de enige interface zal zijn voor mijn TV behoeften. Indien de content aanwezig is en het een 'open' systeem zal zijn voor de echte niche/persoonlijke content. Maar ik ben bang dat wanneer iedereen tegelijkertijd op deze manier TV wil gaan kijken (600 kbit/s) de kabelaars en telco's niet zo heel erg blij gaan worden;-)
Later meer...
woensdag 20 december 2006
Social networking's niche future
I've written before about the difference between ‘small’ and ‘large’ social networking services. The little ones have the future I think, and via Marc Canter I found this interesting article (Anatomy of a Successful Social Network) that sort of says the same. But explained way better;-)
“As of now, most mainstream social networks allow us to do pretty much the same things; contact friends, send email, post to forums, blog, etc. On the other hand, the niche social networks are expected to have these standard features in addition to services that are specific to that niche. For example, a social network for bookworms will have features that let its users showcase their favorite books. The generic social networks can never attain this goal unless they provide a framework to allow custom tools to be easily integrated (widgets on steroids). In the end, no one can predict where social networks are headed, but millions of people today still spend time on niche forums. This should be enough to give us faith in this market.“
De niche toekomst van social networking diensten
Ik heb wel eens eerder geschreven over het verschil tussen 'kleine' en 'grote' social networking diensten. De kleintjes hebben de toekomst wat mij betreft, en via Marc Canter vond ik een interessant artikel getiteld "Anatomy of a Successful Social Network" dat ongeveer hetzelfde zegt. Maar het wel beter uitlegt;-)
"As of now, most mainstream social networks allow us to do pretty much the same things; contact friends, send email, post to forums, blog, etc. On the other hand, the niche social networks are expected to have these standard features in addition to services that are specific to that niche. For example, a social network for bookworms will have features that let its users showcase their favorite books. The generic social networks can never attain this goal unless they provide a framework to allow custom tools to be easily integrated (widgets on steroids). In the end, no one can predict where social networks are headed, but millions of people today still spend time on niche forums. This should be enough to give us faith in this market."
"As of now, most mainstream social networks allow us to do pretty much the same things; contact friends, send email, post to forums, blog, etc. On the other hand, the niche social networks are expected to have these standard features in addition to services that are specific to that niche. For example, a social network for bookworms will have features that let its users showcase their favorite books. The generic social networks can never attain this goal unless they provide a framework to allow custom tools to be easily integrated (widgets on steroids). In the end, no one can predict where social networks are headed, but millions of people today still spend time on niche forums. This should be enough to give us faith in this market."
Wordt het een open of gesloten web?
De beslissing van Google om hun open zoek API af te sluiten voor nieuwe gebruikers heeft een interessante discussie tot gevolg. Eentje die best bepalend kan zijn voor de ontwikkeling van het web, o.a. wanneer het gaat om de vele mashups die wel allemaal zo leuk vinden...
"Data APIs are not going to disappear, of course. AJAX widgets don’t allow mash-ups, and some sites have user bases including many developers who rely on being able to combine data from different sources (think CraigsList). However, the fact that Google has decided that there’s no value playing in the space will matter a lot to a lot of people. If you care about open data, this would be a good time to start thinking of credible business cases for companies to (continue) offer(ing) it."Â
"Data APIs are not going to disappear, of course. AJAX widgets don’t allow mash-ups, and some sites have user bases including many developers who rely on being able to combine data from different sources (think CraigsList). However, the fact that Google has decided that there’s no value playing in the space will matter a lot to a lot of people. If you care about open data, this would be a good time to start thinking of credible business cases for companies to (continue) offer(ing) it."Â
Will it be an open or closed web?
Google's decision to not allow any new users of their open search API has led to an interesting discussion. One that has the potential to shape the further evolution of the web, especially with regard to the many mashups we all like so much...
“Data APIs are not going to disappear, of course. AJAX widgets don’t allow mash-ups, and some sites have user bases including many developers who rely on being able to combine data from different sources (think CraigsList). However, the fact that Google has decided that there’s no value playing in the space will matter a lot to a lot of people. If you care about open data, this would be a good time to start thinking of credible business cases for companies to (continue) offer(ing) it.”
zondag 17 december 2006
You
There's nothing new in TIME's article where you are named the person of the year 2006. But it is still fascinating to sometimes think about the huge impact the internet has (already had) on society.
"But that's what makes all this interesting. Web 2.0 is a massive social experiment, and like any experiment worth trying, it could fail. There's no road map for how an organism that's not a bacterium lives and works together on this planet in numbers in excess of 6 billion. But 2006 gave us some ideas. This is an opportunity to build a new kind of international understanding, not politician to politician, great man to great man, but citizen to citizen, person to person. It's a chance for people to look at a computer screen and really, genuinely wonder who's out there looking back at them. Go on. Tell us you're not just a little bit curious."
Jij
Het artikel waarin TIME jou uitroept tot persoon van het jaar bevat niets nieuws. Maar toch blijft het fascinerend om af en toe stil te staan bij de enorme impact die het internet heeft op de samenleving.
"But that's what makes all this interesting. Web 2.0 is a massive social experiment, and like any experiment worth trying, it could fail. There's no road map for how an organism that's not a bacterium lives and works together on this planet in numbers in excess of 6 billion. But 2006 gave us some ideas. This is an opportunity to build a new kind of international understanding, not politician to politician, great man to great man, but citizen to citizen, person to person. It's a chance for people to look at a computer screen and really, genuinely wonder who's out there looking back at them. Go on. Tell us you're not just a little bit curious."
"But that's what makes all this interesting. Web 2.0 is a massive social experiment, and like any experiment worth trying, it could fail. There's no road map for how an organism that's not a bacterium lives and works together on this planet in numbers in excess of 6 billion. But 2006 gave us some ideas. This is an opportunity to build a new kind of international understanding, not politician to politician, great man to great man, but citizen to citizen, person to person. It's a chance for people to look at a computer screen and really, genuinely wonder who's out there looking back at them. Go on. Tell us you're not just a little bit curious."
zaterdag 16 december 2006
Echt virtueel
Met al het gepraat over virtuele werelden de laatste tijd hebben mensen het ook steeds vaker over zaken als virtuele relaties, virtuele mensen, virtuele consumenten en meer van dat soort termen. Terwijl het in werkelijkheid niet een virtueel mens is dat rondloopt in Second Life bijvoorbeeld. Het is een echt persoon, met echte sociale connecties. Danah heeft een interessante post over ditzelfde onderwerp. En ja, een Eccky is wel een virtueel kindje;-)
"If you look at the rise of social tech amongst young people, it’s not about divorcing the physical to live digitally. MySpace has more to do with offline structures of sociality than it has to do with virtuality. People are modeling their offline social network; the digital is complementing (and complicating) the physical. In an environment where anyone could socialize with anyone, they don’t. They socialize with the people who validate them in meatspace. The mobile is another example of this. People don’t call up anyone in the world (like is fantasized by some wrt Skype); they call up the people that they are closest with. The mobile supports pre-existing social networks, not purely virtual ones."
"If you look at the rise of social tech amongst young people, it’s not about divorcing the physical to live digitally. MySpace has more to do with offline structures of sociality than it has to do with virtuality. People are modeling their offline social network; the digital is complementing (and complicating) the physical. In an environment where anyone could socialize with anyone, they don’t. They socialize with the people who validate them in meatspace. The mobile is another example of this. People don’t call up anyone in the world (like is fantasized by some wrt Skype); they call up the people that they are closest with. The mobile supports pre-existing social networks, not purely virtual ones."
Really virtual
So often lately I hear people talking about virtual relationships, virtual people, virtual identities and stuff like that. While in reality it's not a virtual person walking around in Second Life for instance. It's a real person, having real social connections. Danah has an interesting post on this same topic.
"If you look at the rise of social tech amongst young people, it’s not about divorcing the physical to live digitally. MySpace has more to do with offline structures of sociality than it has to do with virtuality. People are modeling their offline social network; the digital is complementing (and complicating) the physical. In an environment where anyone could socialize with anyone, they don’t. They socialize with the people who validate them in meatspace. The mobile is another example of this. People don’t call up anyone in the world (like is fantasized by some wrt Skype); they call up the people that they are closest with. The mobile supports pre-existing social networks, not purely virtual ones."
"If you look at the rise of social tech amongst young people, it’s not about divorcing the physical to live digitally. MySpace has more to do with offline structures of sociality than it has to do with virtuality. People are modeling their offline social network; the digital is complementing (and complicating) the physical. In an environment where anyone could socialize with anyone, they don’t. They socialize with the people who validate them in meatspace. The mobile is another example of this. People don’t call up anyone in the world (like is fantasized by some wrt Skype); they call up the people that they are closest with. The mobile supports pre-existing social networks, not purely virtual ones."
vrijdag 15 december 2006
Waarom hebben we ook al weer patenten?
Een goede vraag, die bepaalde mensen in Europa zichzelf ook eens zouden moeten stellen.
"The purpose of government intervention and regulation should be to solve a situation where the market has somehow failed -- and the regulation is designed to solve that market failure. It's hard to see what market failure software patents are solving. The industry did incredibly well for many years without patenting software, and it was only recently that, as the federal courts clarified what was and was not patentable, that patent attorneys rushed to have companies patent their software. The market itself seemed to be providing plenty of incentives to produce software products. The richest man in the world became that rich selling software. It's hard to see how there's any kind of market failure that would need the government to support monopolies to create incentives for more people to write software. This is important whenever there's a discussion over intellectual property rights. Go back to the original purpose of intellectual property: to encourage new innovations where the market fails to provide those incentives."Â
"The purpose of government intervention and regulation should be to solve a situation where the market has somehow failed -- and the regulation is designed to solve that market failure. It's hard to see what market failure software patents are solving. The industry did incredibly well for many years without patenting software, and it was only recently that, as the federal courts clarified what was and was not patentable, that patent attorneys rushed to have companies patent their software. The market itself seemed to be providing plenty of incentives to produce software products. The richest man in the world became that rich selling software. It's hard to see how there's any kind of market failure that would need the government to support monopolies to create incentives for more people to write software. This is important whenever there's a discussion over intellectual property rights. Go back to the original purpose of intellectual property: to encourage new innovations where the market fails to provide those incentives."Â
dinsdag 12 december 2006
Meer Le Web 3, graag terug naar Les Blogs
Dag 2 is bezig, wat mij betreft gaan we volgend jaar echter terug naar Les Blogs.
Update: En ik ben niet de enige zie ik...
"The second day of Le Web 3 is underway and it's turning into something of a political circus. It's great to hear Shimon Peres speak about the things he knows a lot about, or all of the French presidential candidates on whatever keeps them busy. But unfortunately this is not why I really enjoyed the previous two Les Blogs conferences. And it's not why I came to Le Web 3. Despite the great lineup and the great effort done by Loïc to make it a memorable event, the event has lost it edginess, its 'geeky vibe' that made it so special when it was first held. The back channel, ubiquitous wifi, the audience as a speaker, a group of 200 attendees (there are now 200 journalists), it's all missing this time. And there are too many people speaking in French because they don't speak English. This all really turns it into a normal 'shut-up-and-listen' conference."
Update: En ik ben niet de enige zie ik...
"The second day of Le Web 3 is underway and it's turning into something of a political circus. It's great to hear Shimon Peres speak about the things he knows a lot about, or all of the French presidential candidates on whatever keeps them busy. But unfortunately this is not why I really enjoyed the previous two Les Blogs conferences. And it's not why I came to Le Web 3. Despite the great lineup and the great effort done by Loïc to make it a memorable event, the event has lost it edginess, its 'geeky vibe' that made it so special when it was first held. The back channel, ubiquitous wifi, the audience as a speaker, a group of 200 attendees (there are now 200 journalists), it's all missing this time. And there are too many people speaking in French because they don't speak English. This all really turns it into a normal 'shut-up-and-listen' conference."
Back to Les Blogs
Update: I see I'm not the only one who thinks politics have no place at this conference...
The second day of Le Web 3 is underway and it's turning into something of a political circus. It's great to hear Shimon Peres speak about the things he knows a lot about, or all of the French presidential candidates on whatever keeps them busy. But unfortunately this is not why I really enjoyed the previous two Les Blogs conferences. And it's not why I came to Le Web 3. Despite the great lineup and the great effort done by Loïc to make it a memorable event, the event has lost it edginess, its 'geeky vibe' that made it so special when it was first held. The back channel, ubiquitous wifi, the audience as a speaker, a group of 200 attendees (there are now 200 journalists), it's all missing this time. And there are too many people speaking in French because they don't speak English. This all really turns it into a normal 'shut-up-and-listen' conference.
Back to Les Blogs, no more LeWeb3. For me at least...
The second day of Le Web 3 is underway and it's turning into something of a political circus. It's great to hear Shimon Peres speak about the things he knows a lot about, or all of the French presidential candidates on whatever keeps them busy. But unfortunately this is not why I really enjoyed the previous two Les Blogs conferences. And it's not why I came to Le Web 3. Despite the great lineup and the great effort done by Loïc to make it a memorable event, the event has lost it edginess, its 'geeky vibe' that made it so special when it was first held. The back channel, ubiquitous wifi, the audience as a speaker, a group of 200 attendees (there are now 200 journalists), it's all missing this time. And there are too many people speaking in French because they don't speak English. This all really turns it into a normal 'shut-up-and-listen' conference.
Back to Les Blogs, no more LeWeb3. For me at least...
maandag 11 december 2006
Eerste Le Web 3 impressies
Na ook de eerdere zeer inspirerende Les Blogs te hebben bijgewoond zijn de verwachtingen voor Le Web 3 hooggespannen. Niet alleen bij de 200 mensen die er de eerste keer al bij waren, maar zeker ook bij de 200 journalisten die er deze keer bij zijn;-)
In het kort zijn er een aantal zaken die tegenvallen. De 'geeky-vibe' die er de eerste keer was is een beetje verdwenen met 1000 deelnemers, de internetverbinding is slecht, en er zijn (zeker aan het begin van de dag) teveel sponsorverhaaltjes. Uberhaupt hebben de meeste sessies een business/commerciele focus en is het scherpe & verassende er een beetje af. Iets vergelijkbaars gebeurde ook bij de Web 2.0 Summit vorige maand.
Hoogtepunt tot nu toe was wat mij betreft Hans Rosling en dat zegt genoeg gezien het feit dat zijn onderwerp wel raakvlakken heeft met het web, maar het gaat over iets anders. Morgen krijgen we ingelaste lezingen van Shimon Peres en alle Franse presidentskandidaten. Ook erg leuk, maar daar kwam ik niet voor;-)
Nu even naar een Netvibes feestje;-)
In het kort zijn er een aantal zaken die tegenvallen. De 'geeky-vibe' die er de eerste keer was is een beetje verdwenen met 1000 deelnemers, de internetverbinding is slecht, en er zijn (zeker aan het begin van de dag) teveel sponsorverhaaltjes. Uberhaupt hebben de meeste sessies een business/commerciele focus en is het scherpe & verassende er een beetje af. Iets vergelijkbaars gebeurde ook bij de Web 2.0 Summit vorige maand.
Hoogtepunt tot nu toe was wat mij betreft Hans Rosling en dat zegt genoeg gezien het feit dat zijn onderwerp wel raakvlakken heeft met het web, maar het gaat over iets anders. Morgen krijgen we ingelaste lezingen van Shimon Peres en alle Franse presidentskandidaten. Ook erg leuk, maar daar kwam ik niet voor;-)
Nu even naar een Netvibes feestje;-)
zondag 10 december 2006
IPTV, VOD, RSS & broadcast
Als Steve Rubel zegt dat TV-land compleet zal veranderen als gevolg van IPTV dan bedoeld hij niet noodzakelijk dat alle content voortaan op die manier gedistribueert zal worden. Althans, niet heel binnekort. Hij geeft zijn visie voor de korte termijn, eentje die wat mij betreft zeker realistisch is.
"As we've seen time and again, we love to watch people like us. This is not just all about YouTube. It dates back to Candid Camera and America's Funniest Home Videos. The trend is evergreen. However, RSS feeds are going to find their way onto your TV set either from your cable/satellite provider or via IP-connected devices like Apple's ITV, Xbox, Slingbox or TiVo. The user won't know that the RSS is even there. They will be able to browse through thousands of shows created by individuals and subscribe to them on their TVs. Many of these will be ad supported. Most will be free. Some that are more successful will require micro payments to view."
"As we've seen time and again, we love to watch people like us. This is not just all about YouTube. It dates back to Candid Camera and America's Funniest Home Videos. The trend is evergreen. However, RSS feeds are going to find their way onto your TV set either from your cable/satellite provider or via IP-connected devices like Apple's ITV, Xbox, Slingbox or TiVo. The user won't know that the RSS is even there. They will be able to browse through thousands of shows created by individuals and subscribe to them on their TVs. Many of these will be ad supported. Most will be free. Some that are more successful will require micro payments to view."
zaterdag 9 december 2006
IPTV, VOD, RSS & broadcast
When Steve Rubel says everything in TV-land will change because of IPTV he doesn't necessarily mean all content will be distributed that way. At least not in the short term. He presents his vision on what might happen in the short term, a vision I think is very plausible.
"As we've seen time and again, we love to watch people like us. This is not just all about YouTube. It dates back to Candid Camera and America's Funniest Home Videos. The trend is evergreen. However, RSS feeds are going to find their way onto your TV set either from your cable/satellite provider or via IP-connected devices like Apple's ITV, Xbox, Slingbox or TiVo. The user won't know that the RSS is even there. They will be able to browse through thousands of shows created by individuals and subscribe to them on their TVs. Many of these will be ad supported. Most will be free. Some that are more successful will require micro payments to view."
"As we've seen time and again, we love to watch people like us. This is not just all about YouTube. It dates back to Candid Camera and America's Funniest Home Videos. The trend is evergreen. However, RSS feeds are going to find their way onto your TV set either from your cable/satellite provider or via IP-connected devices like Apple's ITV, Xbox, Slingbox or TiVo. The user won't know that the RSS is even there. They will be able to browse through thousands of shows created by individuals and subscribe to them on their TVs. Many of these will be ad supported. Most will be free. Some that are more successful will require micro payments to view."
vrijdag 8 december 2006
Microsoft matters
I've been working with Microsoft (as a partner for Eccky) for some years now, and I really agree with what Jon Udell is saying.
"Bottom line: This isn't your father's -- or maybe your older brother's or sister's -- Microsoft. Initiatives like these matter, they're solidly in line with my own agenda, they're being pursued in very open ways, and I want to help move them forward."
He gives some examples as well, most of them I've written about before on this blog.
"At the Emerging Technology Conference in March, Microsoft's incoming chief software architect, Ray Ozzie, showed how LiveClipboard, the 21st-century version of the Windows clipboard, could enable collaborative sharing of information, and creative recombination of services, across all operating systems, web applications, and desktop applications.
"Bottom line: This isn't your father's -- or maybe your older brother's or sister's -- Microsoft. Initiatives like these matter, they're solidly in line with my own agenda, they're being pursued in very open ways, and I want to help move them forward."
He gives some examples as well, most of them I've written about before on this blog.
"At the Emerging Technology Conference in March, Microsoft's incoming chief software architect, Ray Ozzie, showed how LiveClipboard, the 21st-century version of the Windows clipboard, could enable collaborative sharing of information, and creative recombination of services, across all operating systems, web applications, and desktop applications.
Kim Cameron, Microsoft's identity architect, is taking a similar approach in the domain of identity, privacy, and the control of personal information.
Jean Paoli, Microsoft's Office XML architect, continues to pursue his lifelong dream of empowering millions of people to create and use smarter documents.
Jim Hugunin, who created both Jython and IronPython, is making my favorite open source scripting language, Python, a first-class citizen of the .NET platform.
J.J. Allaire is creating a blog-writing tool that will enable millions of people to publish data that's reusable and intelligently searchable."
woensdag 6 december 2006
The dumb pipe
Ever since I started working in this industry I have been amazed by the stubbornness of telecom operators to stick with their strategy of not focusing on their core business. I've written about it many times before, but it seems to be a disease that has no cure... A waste of time, money and energy.
“It sounds like those voices still aren’t very loud, however, as the reality is that most incumbent cable and phone providers are doing the exact opposite. Because the biggest fear among many ISP execs is becoming a “dumb pipe” provider and missing out on the kind of revenues they’re seeing at Google, don’t expect an industry sea change anytime soon. Incumbent broadband providers will likely continue trying to be jacks of all trades, potentially doing none of them particularly well — at the expense of their core connectivity offering.”
De domme pijp
Sinds ik in deze industrie actief ben verbaas ik me er al over hoe vasthoudend telecombedrijven zijn in hun strategie om niet te willen focusen op hun core business. Ik heb er al meerdere malen over geschreven, maar het lijkt een ziekte die niet verdwijnt. Zonde van alle tijd, geld en energie.
"It sounds like those voices still aren't very loud, however, as the reality is that most incumbent cable and phone providers are doing the exact opposite. Because the biggest fear among many ISP execs is becoming a "dumb pipe" provider and missing out on the kind of revenues they're seeing at Google, don't expect an industry sea change anytime soon. Incumbent broadband providers will likely continue trying to be jacks of all trades, potentially doing none of them particularly well -- at the expense of their core connectivity offering."
"It sounds like those voices still aren't very loud, however, as the reality is that most incumbent cable and phone providers are doing the exact opposite. Because the biggest fear among many ISP execs is becoming a "dumb pipe" provider and missing out on the kind of revenues they're seeing at Google, don't expect an industry sea change anytime soon. Incumbent broadband providers will likely continue trying to be jacks of all trades, potentially doing none of them particularly well -- at the expense of their core connectivity offering."
dinsdag 5 december 2006
Weggeven met winst
Cory Doctorow schrijft over zijn ervaringen met het gratis weggeven van zijn (e)boeken. En ook al kan hij het niet bewijzen, de suggestie wordt gemaakt dat er meer fysieke boeken zijn verkocht als gevolg van deze weggeefactie. Ik vind het echter moeilijk om te geloven dat boeken in de toekomst nog steeds op die manier (op papier bedoel ik) gelezen zullen worden, en gelukkig heeft Cory zelf al een meer duurzame inkomstenbron gevonden;-)
"It's good business for me, too. This "market research" of giving away e-books sells printed books. What's more, having my books more widely read opens many other opportunities for me to earn a living from activities around my writing, such as the Fulbright Chair I got at USC this year, this high-paying article in Forbes, speaking engagements and other opportunities to teach, write and license my work for translation and adaptation. My fans' tireless evangelism for my work doesn't just sell books--it sells me."
"It's good business for me, too. This "market research" of giving away e-books sells printed books. What's more, having my books more widely read opens many other opportunities for me to earn a living from activities around my writing, such as the Fulbright Chair I got at USC this year, this high-paying article in Forbes, speaking engagements and other opportunities to teach, write and license my work for translation and adaptation. My fans' tireless evangelism for my work doesn't just sell books--it sells me."
Giving it away with a profit
Cory Doctorow writes about his experience with giving away his (e)books for free. Although he can't prove it, the suggestion is made that more physical books have been sold as a result of this digital giveaway. I find it hard to believe that books will still be read that way (on paper I mean) in the future, but fortunately Cory also identifies a more sustainable revenue source. The man himself;-)
"It's good business for me, too. This "market research" of giving away e-books sells printed books. What's more, having my books more widely read opens many other opportunities for me to earn a living from activities around my writing, such as the Fulbright Chair I got at USC this year, this high-paying article in Forbes, speaking engagements and other opportunities to teach, write and license my work for translation and adaptation. My fans' tireless evangelism for my work doesn't just sell books--it sells me."
"It's good business for me, too. This "market research" of giving away e-books sells printed books. What's more, having my books more widely read opens many other opportunities for me to earn a living from activities around my writing, such as the Fulbright Chair I got at USC this year, this high-paying article in Forbes, speaking engagements and other opportunities to teach, write and license my work for translation and adaptation. My fans' tireless evangelism for my work doesn't just sell books--it sells me."
LeWeb3 Parijs - Eten?
Bijna duizend deelnemers aan LeWeb3 in Parijs volgende week, een stuk meer dan de laatste LesBlogs. Beloofd weer mooi te worden!
Net als vorig jaar zouden een aantal mensen het leuk vinden om op zondag-avond een hapje te eten met alle Nederlanders en Vlamingen die er al zijn, mocht je aan willen schuiven laat dan hier even (voor donderdag) een reactie achter! Ik maak een reservering, details volgen...
Net als vorig jaar zouden een aantal mensen het leuk vinden om op zondag-avond een hapje te eten met alle Nederlanders en Vlamingen die er al zijn, mocht je aan willen schuiven laat dan hier even (voor donderdag) een reactie achter! Ik maak een reservering, details volgen...
The large small village
When using the internet the wide world sometimes appears to be a small place. But it is interesting to see that especially our local environment (street, neighborhood, town) has become a lot richer because of the web as well.
“The seemingly paradoxical proposition that while Internet technologies were originally touted as “making geography irrelevant”, in actual fact they excel at the opposite — giving you richer info about the stuff that’s going on nearby you. As Johnson told today’s New York Times Arts section: “It really shows that the old idea that the Internet was going to make cities obsolete had it exactly wrong,” he said. “In fact the Internet enhances cities in all these different ways. I think it lets people have the kinds of conversations that we sentimentally always imagined that people were having.”
maandag 4 december 2006
Het grote kleine dorp
Het internet maakt de wijde wereld soms net een kleine plek. Maar we vergeten wel eens dat onze kleine fysieke omgeving (buurt, dorp, stad) juist ook veel rijker is geworden als gevolg van het web.
"The seemingly paradoxical proposition that while Internet technologies were originally touted as "making geography irrelevant", in actual fact they excel at the opposite -- giving you richer info about the stuff that's going on nearby you. As Johnson told today's New York Times Arts section: "It really shows that the old idea that the Internet was going to make cities obsolete had it exactly wrong," he said. "In fact the Internet enhances cities in all these different ways. I think it lets people have the kinds of conversations that we sentimentally always imagined that people were having."
"The seemingly paradoxical proposition that while Internet technologies were originally touted as "making geography irrelevant", in actual fact they excel at the opposite -- giving you richer info about the stuff that's going on nearby you. As Johnson told today's New York Times Arts section: "It really shows that the old idea that the Internet was going to make cities obsolete had it exactly wrong," he said. "In fact the Internet enhances cities in all these different ways. I think it lets people have the kinds of conversations that we sentimentally always imagined that people were having."
zondag 3 december 2006
Never forget
Wether we realize it or not, a lot of our experiences are being digitized. Increasingly they can also be easily retrieved. A while back I wrote about this phenomenon and now Fast Company has a longish article looking at the scientific research that is being done in this area. With Gordon Bell’s MyLifeBits as the most well known example. His conclusion sums it all up...
“Still, Bell insists the trend toward total memory isn’t going away. More and more, it is happening automatically. Those tens of millions of bloggers and Flickr users–all out there recording their thoughts and pictures–have clearly decided that there’s enormous value not just in capturing those thoughts but in sharing them with the public. The choice isn’t whether you’ll join the revolution but whether you’ll embrace it.”
Nooit meer vergeten
Bewust en/of onbewust digitaliseren we steeds meer van onze ervaringen, zelfs tot op het punt dat alles dat we doen opgeslagen kan worden. En daarmee ook weer op te vragen is. Een tijdje terug schreef ik al over dit onderwerp, en Fast Company heeft nu een lang artikel dat ingaat op de meer wetenschappelijke initiatieven. Met Gordon Bell's MyLifeBits als meest bekende voorbeeld. Zijn onderstaande conclusie vat wat mij betreft het geheel goed samen.
"Still, Bell insists the trend toward total memory isn't going away. More and more, it is happening automatically. Those tens of millions of bloggers and Flickr users--all out there recording their thoughts and pictures--have clearly decided that there's enormous value not just in capturing those thoughts but in sharing them with the public. The choice isn't whether you'll join the revolution but whether you'll embrace it."
"Still, Bell insists the trend toward total memory isn't going away. More and more, it is happening automatically. Those tens of millions of bloggers and Flickr users--all out there recording their thoughts and pictures--have clearly decided that there's enormous value not just in capturing those thoughts but in sharing them with the public. The choice isn't whether you'll join the revolution but whether you'll embrace it."
vrijdag 1 december 2006
Hoezo virtuele consument?
Eerder deze week las ik een stukje van Dennis Kramer op Adfoblog over Second Life. Hij zegt daar het volgende:
"Sterker nog; als je de virtuele consument begrijpt. Wat zijn zijn wensen en behoeften en hoe kan je daar met je product op inspelen. Dat is de 1-miljoen-euro-vraag!"Â
Hoezo virtuele consument? Die consument is heel erg echt, niet virtueel. Ik had geen zin om er op te reageren, maar nu lees ik via Techdirt over de BBC die dezelfde fout maakt in de verslaggeving over een onderzoek naar hoe mensen online vrienden maken.
"Sterker nog; als je de virtuele consument begrijpt. Wat zijn zijn wensen en behoeften en hoe kan je daar met je product op inspelen. Dat is de 1-miljoen-euro-vraag!"Â
Hoezo virtuele consument? Die consument is heel erg echt, niet virtueel. Ik had geen zin om er op te reageren, maar nu lees ik via Techdirt over de BBC die dezelfde fout maakt in de verslaggeving over een onderzoek naar hoe mensen online vrienden maken.
Drawing sheep
Interesting report on the way Amazon’s Mechanical Turk works and what you can use it for.
“Amazon’s Mechanical Turk is a system for getting people to do small tasks via an API for small amounts of money. The Sheep Market is perhaps the most interesting application based on MTurk. Whereas most Human Intelligence Tasks (or HITs) are about data verification, this task involved drawing a sheep. 10,000 sheep in total were accepted, arranged on his site and then offered for sale. Aaron Koblin, the creator of the Sheep Market, has written his thesis (Word doc)about the experience.”
Schaapjes tekenen
Interessante beschrijving van hoe Amazon's Mechanical Turk in de praktijk werkt.
"Amazon's Mechanical Turk is a system for getting people to do small tasks via an API for small amounts of money. The Sheep Market is perhaps the most interesting application based on MTurk. Whereas most Human Intelligence Tasks (or HITs) are about data verification, this task involved drawing a sheep. 10,000 sheep in total were accepted, arranged on his site and then offered for sale. Aaron Koblin, the creator of the Sheep Market, has written his thesis (Word doc)about the experience."
"Amazon's Mechanical Turk is a system for getting people to do small tasks via an API for small amounts of money. The Sheep Market is perhaps the most interesting application based on MTurk. Whereas most Human Intelligence Tasks (or HITs) are about data verification, this task involved drawing a sheep. 10,000 sheep in total were accepted, arranged on his site and then offered for sale. Aaron Koblin, the creator of the Sheep Market, has written his thesis (Word doc)about the experience."
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