Thanks to the Twitterings of JasonCalicanis this little gem came to my attention.
http://community.izea.com/blog/2007/11/google-goes-aft.html
yes my blog does not currently use advertising to any potential but we should all be concerned.
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Recession, what recession ?
just a theory i have surmised, thanks big brain, in the past month the Canadian dollar has soared 15 cents in value. Something is brewing and quickly.
US Production is down, stocks are down, consumer confidence is at an all time low, i think that possibly :
North America is headed for a big fat recession.
Back in 1989 we saw the same sort of thing where the big media businesses and economic poo-bahs for 6-8 months played with the word 'recession' by referring to it as the 'R' word. Do you remember that? Then one day in May 1990 the word popped out of dyke, the finger could no longer hold in the flood waters of facts.
I remember it like yesterday.... I had a full head of hair, a $1200 Hugo Boss suit, a new girlfriend, and the chance at making a fortune... I was selling accelerator cards for the Mac Plus!
I had a full list of corporations and small businesses with these computers that i had cold called myself, in april the sales were hot hot hot, i was wearing shades, listening to the song 'gotta wear shades', I was Tom Cruise in Risky Business, the world was my oyster.
I was depending on those sales to put me thru Univeristy the next year.
When the word 'RECESSION' officially hit the streets and you could literally hear the wallets snapping shut. Customers calling me back trying to cancel orders. Work for me instead, was back to the Generous Motors as a summer student / assembly line worker. I was one of the lucky ones.
I wonder if i had social networking tools back then how much easier it would be to sell something of value to people who genuinely wanted it regardless of any looming recession.
Social Media has the power to transform the ways in which we work, consume energy, enlighten how each of us can help make changes to the policies in place, and therefore millions of people around the globe. A big global hug please.
I believe that in the next year social media will explode in popularity not because 'i am new to it' but because of the looming financial crisis facing the United States, Canada, and the global economy.
From my understanding the current problems are partly thanks to the deficit spending of the Bush Administration, steady rise of cheap imports, sharply rising fossil fuel costs, and the failure of aggressive mortgage lenders - the junk bonds of our current time. Take a second look at the decreasing US dollar and increasing imported fuel costs an we will have an even greater devastating effect on many commuter driven economies than publicly thought.
Still people need to eat, work, communicate, consume, and entertain.
In tough times people will look for inexpensive ways to do the same things they did before. Companies are reducing overhead and selling off expensive office real estate, (downsizing for you 1990s peeps), this will enable computer savvy managers to turn to solutions that are outside of the box. aka not sold by microsoft or oracle etc.
Everyone is trying to figure out how to make a buck and how to keep the old job and be prepared for the worst. I don't know of anyone that is truly confindent in their employment.
....
US Production is down, stocks are down, consumer confidence is at an all time low, i think that possibly :
North America is headed for a big fat recession.
Back in 1989 we saw the same sort of thing where the big media businesses and economic poo-bahs for 6-8 months played with the word 'recession' by referring to it as the 'R' word. Do you remember that? Then one day in May 1990 the word popped out of dyke, the finger could no longer hold in the flood waters of facts.
I remember it like yesterday.... I had a full head of hair, a $1200 Hugo Boss suit, a new girlfriend, and the chance at making a fortune... I was selling accelerator cards for the Mac Plus!
I had a full list of corporations and small businesses with these computers that i had cold called myself, in april the sales were hot hot hot, i was wearing shades, listening to the song 'gotta wear shades', I was Tom Cruise in Risky Business, the world was my oyster.
I was depending on those sales to put me thru Univeristy the next year.
When the word 'RECESSION' officially hit the streets and you could literally hear the wallets snapping shut. Customers calling me back trying to cancel orders. Work for me instead, was back to the Generous Motors as a summer student / assembly line worker. I was one of the lucky ones.
I wonder if i had social networking tools back then how much easier it would be to sell something of value to people who genuinely wanted it regardless of any looming recession.
Social Media has the power to transform the ways in which we work, consume energy, enlighten how each of us can help make changes to the policies in place, and therefore millions of people around the globe. A big global hug please.
I believe that in the next year social media will explode in popularity not because 'i am new to it' but because of the looming financial crisis facing the United States, Canada, and the global economy.
From my understanding the current problems are partly thanks to the deficit spending of the Bush Administration, steady rise of cheap imports, sharply rising fossil fuel costs, and the failure of aggressive mortgage lenders - the junk bonds of our current time. Take a second look at the decreasing US dollar and increasing imported fuel costs an we will have an even greater devastating effect on many commuter driven economies than publicly thought.
Still people need to eat, work, communicate, consume, and entertain.
In tough times people will look for inexpensive ways to do the same things they did before. Companies are reducing overhead and selling off expensive office real estate, (downsizing for you 1990s peeps), this will enable computer savvy managers to turn to solutions that are outside of the box. aka not sold by microsoft or oracle etc.
Everyone is trying to figure out how to make a buck and how to keep the old job and be prepared for the worst. I don't know of anyone that is truly confindent in their employment.
....
Solving Global Warming and Terrorism in one swoop
For those of you who don't know me, i have a dry sense of humour.
I spoke to Chris Brogan at VON 2007 and agreed that his post on new workplaces and social media will eliminate the need for traditional workspaces, and went one step further, stating these modes of change would greatly reduce automobile traffic, aiport traffic, travel, and subway / public transportation, therefore, eliminating terrorism because of a lack of targets, ha ha what an incredibly simplistic thought? Put a cape and a mask on social networking please ? ( my true mimbo shines ! )
(i give credit to Chris for Twitter linking workplaces of the future on his blog)
http://chrisbrogan.com/social-media-inside-the-firewall/
Fewer cars and less transportation equals less greehouse gasses and better air quality for all. Is it more likely that social networking and easy communication will work quicker to clean up our planet than government(s) political mandated or corporate smackdowns? Will social networks help eradicate terrorism?
Why?
Saving money is the reason why many corporations will turn to social networking and current tools like Twitter, FaceBook, and Skype to name a few. ( and we are heading into an 'R' word ). So i believe we as a whole are bound to depend on it with every point drop in the DOW. And that could mean many more people using these tools at home, working from home. Look at what happened to centralized call centres because of the relatively free use of skype? In an instant things can change.
On to my second conclusion about terrorism, with fewer people using public and mass transit especially at regular rush hour times terrorist elements will have less and less attractive targets. Take away as many temptations as possible.
Attempts to frighten the populus will have greatly reduced impact if individuals have a good support network of friends and loved ones nearby or apparently nearby and easy to communicate with. A well informed up to date public are more likely to rise to occasion to respond and prevent attacks than dozy TV watchers that only see colour warnings on the boob toob. So once again high benefits for social networking peeps.
There are many ways that online social networks can greatly improve our lives past the obvious friend making associations. Perhaps, better one-to-one communication goes a long way to solving some larger problems as well?
I spoke to Chris Brogan at VON 2007 and agreed that his post on new workplaces and social media will eliminate the need for traditional workspaces, and went one step further, stating these modes of change would greatly reduce automobile traffic, aiport traffic, travel, and subway / public transportation, therefore, eliminating terrorism because of a lack of targets, ha ha what an incredibly simplistic thought? Put a cape and a mask on social networking please ? ( my true mimbo shines ! )
(i give credit to Chris for Twitter linking workplaces of the future on his blog)
http://chrisbrogan.com/social-media-inside-the-firewall/
Fewer cars and less transportation equals less greehouse gasses and better air quality for all. Is it more likely that social networking and easy communication will work quicker to clean up our planet than government(s) political mandated or corporate smackdowns? Will social networks help eradicate terrorism?
Why?
Saving money is the reason why many corporations will turn to social networking and current tools like Twitter, FaceBook, and Skype to name a few. ( and we are heading into an 'R' word ). So i believe we as a whole are bound to depend on it with every point drop in the DOW. And that could mean many more people using these tools at home, working from home. Look at what happened to centralized call centres because of the relatively free use of skype? In an instant things can change.
On to my second conclusion about terrorism, with fewer people using public and mass transit especially at regular rush hour times terrorist elements will have less and less attractive targets. Take away as many temptations as possible.
Attempts to frighten the populus will have greatly reduced impact if individuals have a good support network of friends and loved ones nearby or apparently nearby and easy to communicate with. A well informed up to date public are more likely to rise to occasion to respond and prevent attacks than dozy TV watchers that only see colour warnings on the boob toob. So once again high benefits for social networking peeps.
There are many ways that online social networks can greatly improve our lives past the obvious friend making associations. Perhaps, better one-to-one communication goes a long way to solving some larger problems as well?
TV and Advertising are Dead
OK just as i suspected and many others have as well, including writers
Traditional TV is dead
Traditional Advertising is dead
thanks to Sassysonya on twitter for steering me to this link
http://www.podcastingnews.com/2007/11/13/advertising/
Traditional TV is dead
Traditional Advertising is dead
thanks to Sassysonya on twitter for steering me to this link
http://www.podcastingnews.com/2007/11/13/advertising/
Friday, November 2, 2007
VON 2007 post 1
this post is a solid week old and was saved as draft by mistake
Here is the scoop,
iPod touch, can it be used for live webcasts, both ways ?
We need a transparent device, the TV of the future NOW, TV with Internet easy to use.
Nobody has an idea how to monetize anything, people are competing for eyeballs. Big Networks and small peeps alike, no kidding.
PreRoll ads don'w work if they are crap, they work if they are customized to the audience, proof = DOVE
AP has killer syndication in the works, you agree to share, the exception is not to share = workaround to complex waivers.
Skype Phone, is interesting, esp for us Canadians.
BLOGTV works like a charm, i was a cameraOP for one session and i was adjusting my shots to match the broadcast as seen by a person sitting next to me... read this slower..... as a camera operator instead of being connected to the production monitors and feild monitors i was just watching the final streamed video.
That means devices like iPod touch could be used for field monitors attached to cameras? my hair is standing on end.
Twitterers get ready for seesmic explosions
Facebook lookout ... more to come.
Here is the scoop,
iPod touch, can it be used for live webcasts, both ways ?
We need a transparent device, the TV of the future NOW, TV with Internet easy to use.
Nobody has an idea how to monetize anything, people are competing for eyeballs. Big Networks and small peeps alike, no kidding.
PreRoll ads don'w work if they are crap, they work if they are customized to the audience, proof = DOVE
AP has killer syndication in the works, you agree to share, the exception is not to share = workaround to complex waivers.
Skype Phone, is interesting, esp for us Canadians.
BLOGTV works like a charm, i was a cameraOP for one session and i was adjusting my shots to match the broadcast as seen by a person sitting next to me... read this slower..... as a camera operator instead of being connected to the production monitors and feild monitors i was just watching the final streamed video.
That means devices like iPod touch could be used for field monitors attached to cameras? my hair is standing on end.
Twitterers get ready for seesmic explosions
Facebook lookout ... more to come.
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