Technology & Telecoms
Blogging keeps on growing
Submitted by Mark Pack on 10-04-2012
Having pointed out before the increasing popularity of ever shorter forms of writings (from lots of words to a few words to no words), it is worth taking a look at what is happening with the long(-ish) form of online writing - blogging.
Hey.. somebody is saying real bad stuff about you - or rather, they are not
Submitted by Mark Pack on 05-03-2012
If the people you follow on Twitter are anything like the ones I follow, the chances are you’ve had one or more direct messages recently reading something like this:
Hey.. somebody is saying real bad stuff about you ;/
[Followed by a link]
Think you know Pinterest? Think again
Submitted by Mark Pack on 28-02-2012
The swift rising of new social network Pinterest is understandably resulting in people falling ravenously on any data for who is using it, how and why.
Is Facebook defriending on the rise? Don't believe the Pew Facebook myth
Submitted by Mark Pack on 27-02-2012
Imagine if 10% of Facebook users defriended five of their friends on the social network each year. Both numbers static year after year. I suspect most people would describe that as defriending levels staying static on Facebook.
Usain Bolt will be the Jonathan Ross of 2012
Submitted by Mark Pack on 21-02-2012
Usain Bolt: short, cropped hair, champion sprinter, middle name St. Leo, winner of three Olympic gold medals. Jonathan Ross: long, wavy hair, TV present, middle name Stephen, winner of three BAFTAs.
An incongruous pair, you may think. But one thing will bring them together in 2012: social media.
The impact of social media on political protests
Submitted by Mark Pack on 16-02-2012
Earlier this week I took part in a discussion about the impact of social media on political protest with Jonathan Lea, Andy Williamson and Peter Lekarev for Voice of Russia radio:
Financial Services in the Cloud: A match made in computing heaven?
Submitted by Robert Roessler on 03-02-2012
Talkin' 'bout a generation can be daunting. There’s Generation X and Y which kind of makes sense, but then Z is I or @ or Me. The iPhone 4S is the 5th generation of the device which means that generation 6 will be the iPhone5.
The Arab Spring, social media and lessons for future revolutionaries
Submitted by Mark Pack on 02-02-2012
“The longer you can look back, the further you can look forward”. So said Winston Churchill, explaining the practical application of history to forecasting.
Facebook to start IPO this week; financial institutions “like this”
Submitted by Paul Young on 30-01-2012
The hotly anticipated and long-awaited Facebook IPO is to officially start moving this week. Credible sources suggest the social media behemoth could be filing its intention to float with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as soon as Wednesday.
United Breaks Guitars and strikes a chord on social media
Submitted by Mark Pack on 14-12-2011
Recently I attended a presentation by a London law firm about social media and related legal issues.