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January 15, 2012

Rupert Murdoch Calls Google a "Piracy Leader"

My comment: mind-boggling numb-skullness:)

"News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch has only been on Twitter for two weeks now, and I’m now dubbing him the new @ShitMyDadSays. He holds nothing back on the social site, and has already stirred up some stuff by admitting MySpace screwed the pooch.

via thenextweb.com

Jan 15, 2012 5:40:45 PM | 21st Century Content Ecology, amazing, End of Control, EoC: The Studios, Future of Media, Google, Twitter

November 21, 2011

This video is a great summary of what is important to me, as well (Charlie Chaplin)

This video clearly spells out so many points that I also believe in - very important stuff.

(Song: Window by The Album Leaf) One of the most inspirational speeches in recorded history was given by a comedian by the name of Charlie Chaplin.

Nov 21, 2011 12:31:15 PM | amazing, Bottom Lines, Must-watch, Networked Society

November 01, 2011

Really nice illustration: Visions of a Networked Future (ITU Telecom World event)

Further to my last post and the video about the ITUWorld event on October 26, 2011, in Geneva, here is a really nice illustration / visualization of the key statements and memes, created and kindly provided by Sarah Clark at Clear Thinking Communications in Switzerland.

You can view and download a large version via this link .

...from a really interesting session at ITU Teleworld 2011 in Geneva yesterday, October 26, 2011. http://forum.world2011.itu.int/sessions/f17-storytelling-2-visions-of-a-netwo... has further details and the complete 86 minute video.

This Quickfire Storytelling session brings together some of the world's leading futurists (see below) to share bold ideas and conflicting predictions of how the world might look in 10 years' time. This video (which we shot ourselves using a Kodak HDCam and Sony bluetooth mic) shows the first 10 minutes i.e. Gerd's introduction, the 5 minute talk and brief discussion with the other speakers and the audience. Twitter buzz is here You can download the 10MB PDF of my presentation (unfortunately, the slides are not really visible in the video), here.

Nov 1, 2011 12:48:12 PM | amazing, Bottom Lines, Broadband Culture, CHANGE, Conferences, Current Affairs, Images, Innovation, Inspiring, Interesting, Made me think, Must-watch, My speaking engagements, Networked Society, Predictions, Realizations, Resources

October 23, 2011

5* video: Kevin Kelly on the future of the Internet: screening, interacting, sharing, flowing, generating

Kevin Kelly is a major influence on my work, and this video from Wired's Network conference is one of his best. Dive in and you'll see why. All of his books are worth reading, as well.

Oct 23, 2011 6:57:28 PM | 21st Century Content Ecology, amazing, Attention Economy, Bottom Lines, Broadband Culture, CHANGE, Conferences, Consumer Insights, Creative Rights, Crucial Stuff, Cultural Industries, Data is the new Oil, EgoSystem EcoSystem, Free!, Friction is Fiction, Future of Broadcasting, Future of Business, great ideas, Innovation, Inspiring, Internet of Things, Lifestreaming, Made me think, Monetizing Content, Must-watch, Networked Society, Open Network Economy, Privacy, Realizations, Resources, Sharism, Smart People, Social Networks, Stuff I Love, TeleMedia, The Cloud, Trends, Web/Tech

September 19, 2011

MUST WATCH: PressPausePlay Movie, related 9-minute excerpt of interview with me (future of music ++)!

I am delighted to be involved with PressPausePlay, a movie about digital creativity, funded and promoted by Ericsson, featuring people such as Hank Shocklee, Seth Godin, ZeFrank, Sean Parker, Larry Lessig and Mike Mesnick. And it's finally out and available! Here is what it's all about:

"The digital revolution of the last decade has unleashed creativity and talent in an unprecedented way, with unlimited opportunities. But does democratized culture mean better art or is true talent instead drowned out? This is the question addressed by PressPausePlay, a documentary film containing interviews with some of the world's most influential creators of the digital era"

You can dow nload it via bit-torrent (free but painful) or iTunes US (paid but much swifter:)

From the blog: "we have had so many people ask "Where can we see your film?" and this week we are very happy to say our digital distribution has begun! PressPausePlay is now available online in many countries around the world, with more coming soon. You can now find PressPausePlay on iTunes US, iTunes Canada and iTunes UK. You can also purchase PressPausePlay on Amazon.com, Walmart.com, Vudu.com, CinemaNow.com, Xbox, and Playstation. Or put us on your Netflix cue where we will be coming soon..."

Please RT and spread the word!!

Sep 19, 2011 11:26:20 PM | 21st Century Content Ecology, amazing, Blogging, Bottom Lines, Broadband Culture, CHANGE, Content 2.0, Convergence, Cool people, Creative Commons, Creative Rights, Cultural Industries, Digital Music, Disruption, End of Control, Eoc: Music Industry, EoC: The Studios, For Musicians, Fragmentation, Friction is Fiction, Future of Broadcasting, Future of Business, Future of Content, Future of Music, Innovation, Inspiring, Interviews, IPR, Link Economy, Made me think, Monetizing Content, Music, Music 2.0, Music Flat Rate, Music Like Water, Musician 2.0, Must-watch, Networked Society, Open Is King, Politics of Content, Realizations, Sharism, Smart People, Social Media, TeleMedia, Trends, Trust, Videos I Like, Wisdoms

June 14, 2011

Video: the future of shopping (KinectShop)

This is what happens when you connect MSFT's Kinect platform with shopping. Via FastCompany: "A new augmented reality shopping platform for Xbox Kinect will allow users to try on clothes in true 3-D, share photos with friends, and store wish-listed items on smartphones for shopping on-the-go... "The customer can visually see what an object looks like on them without even entering a retail store," Steve Dawson, Technology Director for the Emerging Experiences group at Razorfish tells Fast Company. Unlike existing virtual shopping that shoehorns 2-D photos on top of body snapshots, "with Kinect, you can find the physical outlines of a person and map it to your body."

Jun 14, 2011 8:07:29 AM | Advertising Trends, amazing, Companies to watch, Consumer Insights, Content 2.0, Cool Tools, eCommerce, Future of Marketing, Future of Selling, Future of TV, Games, Television, Trends, Videos I Like

April 20, 2011

Emotiv Brain-Computer Interface (video): control objects by thinking about it?

Pretty amazing stuff.

Apr 20, 2011 6:23:05 PM | amazing, Cool Tools, Must-watch

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