vrijdag 30 maart 2007
Onwetendheid over 3D virtuele werelden
"By now you’ve probably guessed that IBM has a serious interest in virtual worlds and the 3D Internet. We believe these environments will have a huge impact on the Web as we know it. You probably encounter skeptics and naysayers, as I do every day. While the technology today may be reminiscent of games of old and the environments do not provide a business level of stability yet, it is useful to remember the early days of the Web and reflect on the rapid maturity of those capabilities over the last decade. The technology of the Internet will improve, and 3D elements will become an increasing part of business applications."
donderdag 29 maart 2007
Open source minder relevant
"The problem I see here is that Twitter isn't like web servers or a blogging engine because Twitter is social software. Specifically, the value of Twitter to its users is less about its functionality and more about the fact that their friends use it. This is the same as it is for other kinds of social/communications software like Facebook or Windows Live Messenger. Features are what gets the initial users in the door but it's the social network that keeps them there. This is a classic example of how social software is the new vendor lock-in."
dinsdag 27 maart 2007
Niche netwerken zijn actiever
"Grote gemeenschappen trekken in zijn totaliteit meer bezoekers, maar zijn niet het antwoord voor marketeers die op zoek zijn naar een grotere betrokkenheid van klanten," zegt Julie Wittes-Schlack van Communispace."
Het einde van het reclamebureau?
"I'm amazed that anyone would go online to the American Express site to learn about credit cards," says Ted Shergalis, founder and chief product officer of [x+1], a web-optimization firm, "but they do. By the millions every day." Yet the same consumers may TiVo right past Ellen DeGeneres in an AmEx TV spot, because "they want the information on their terms."
maandag 26 maart 2007
Was even weg...
Muziek gaat gratis worden
"Lehman goes on to suggest that we're entering a "post-copyright era," which many people agree on. Lehman, however, having lived his entire life focused so much on using copyright law as a lever seems to believe this will mean less music -- but there's very little to indicate that's the case. He recognizes that other business models will have to come into play, and many of them sound like the business models that are already starting to show up. He points out that plenty of other industries need music, and will pay for its creation -- suggesting, for example, that companies like XM and Sirius might "commission" songs. He notes that even the record labels are realizing that the money isn't coming from the music directly, but from merchandise and concerts and are negotiating new contracts to make sure they're included in the profits from those non-music sales."
zaterdag 17 maart 2007
Waarom een publieke API?
vrijdag 16 maart 2007
Weg met de retailers
"I've wanted to be a superdistributor ever since. When I talk about music, books, politics, Sonos, Blackberry, MacBook, or anything else, I want all of you to be able to click and buy. When I buy something, I want to be able to pass it along to everyone else and get paid for doing that. And I want the people who created the thing I pass along to get paid too."
donderdag 15 maart 2007
Twitter net zo succesvol als Bush
“I’m very reluctant to dismiss Twitter as a passing fad, aware that many people said that about blogging, and I was sure they were wrong, and they were. Whenever so many people are so excited about something there must be some substance. It’s the same reasoning that makes me reject the idea that George W. Bush is stupid. You don’t get to be President and be stupid, and nothing frivolous gets to be as popular as quickly as Twitter has.â€
woensdag 14 maart 2007
Hersensimulatie en betalen met advertenties
After a pause, he corrects himself. “You know a few basic things, like how to poop.†His point, though, is that your brain starts out with no actual understanding or even representation of the world or its objects. “You don’t know anything about t
Advertising is a type of Micropayment
Advertising is effectively a micropayment for content, whether it is valued as a CPM, CPC or CPA. It is a generic promise by the audience overall to pay enough to keep the show on the road (or Web).
dinsdag 13 maart 2007
Internet betaalt niet
"Het probleem van internet is voorlopig dat er voor journalisten nauwelijks geld mee valt te verdienen. Van Jole: "Internet betaalt niet voldoende. En journalistiek is duur. Voor iets bijzonders is al snel geen geld meer. Op dat vlak valt er een wereld te winnen."
Veel meer zal hij zelf dan ook wel niet verdienen;-)
zaterdag 3 maart 2007
Open source telecom en manuals voor kinderen
OpenMoko Open-Source Mobile, coming soon
Can the power of open source be harnessed into the form factor of a cellular phone? That’s the question Taiwan-based OpenMoko hopes to answer positively, when it starts to roll out its OpenMoko platform and phones later this year.
The best user manuals EVER
Never underestimate the value of providing fabulous training materials in getting--and keeping--users motivated to get better. And the better they are, the more likely they are to appreciate (and buy) your higher-end versions, evangelize, buy and create a
Fun with Asterisk at the Etel Faire
Two phone calls enter; one phone call leaves. Each of the players call a number, they compete in one of ten very short (5 seconds) games. The winner stays on the line and takes on the next caller. Games involve hitting the keypad first, being loudest, and
Why I’m not alarmed that school children use Wikipedia
With all its faults — and I consistently link to articles and blog posts that point those out — I think school children are better off because Wikipedia exists, for the exact reason Tancer says we should be alarmed. On most Wikipedia entries school ch
vrijdag 2 maart 2007
Nieuws, startups en fouten
At any rate, without actually seeing it its hard to really evaluate it. But in as it uses the analysis of blogs for news and buzz, it seems to be following the pattern of Techmeme, Tailrank, Megite and their ilk rather than Digg.
For startups, failure can be a good thing
Along the way the site has become a case study in how to fail well - by launching features quickly, seeing what works, and fixing things on the fly. "When we roll out a new feature, we know we're probably not going to get it right the first time,"
When old media use terms like ‘digital initiative’ they reveal how really old they are
It is now 12 years later and where are we? Several “digital†companies that didn’t exist when Negroponte wrote his essay have market capitalizations far beyond that of any “atom†media company. And we’re supposed to be impressed with the launc
donderdag 1 maart 2007
Stemmen, reputaties & crowdhackers
Vandaag gelezen (01-03-2007)
User self service and collective intelligence shouldn't just be limited to consumer applications! This stuff has real utility for government disaster response. Unfortunately, governments tend to be late adopters of new technologies.
Falling off the end of the Long Tail
There are countless niches like this, each one an opportunity for someone to build a micro-business or just a resource to satisfy a demand, bringing powerful social media tools such as wikis and blogging to specialist communities that already exist in les