October 2008 Archives

Ah, to social media fanatics like myself, it's hard to imagine a day without Twitter. Yet, apparently the President of the United States is denied such communication. I wonder why?

Ever had trouble explaining Web 2.0 to a newbie?

This video may be familiar to some of you, but I only discovered it today. If you have never seen it, it is a brilliant illustration of Web 2.0 done in such an engaging way. Anyway, it's Friday afternoon which is always the best time to share bits of video.

The music is by Deus, a band I love. The video was produced by Michael Wesch, Assistant professor of Cultural Anthropology from the Kansas State University.

Would you Adam and Eve it. 'B and T' magazine, one of the premier marketing and advertising magazines in Australia, recently listed the Top 50 Australian Marketing Blogs as determined by Julian Cole at AdSpace Pioneers.

Could it be that Wikipedia indirectly encouraged the state of affairs that led to the credit crunch and the recent crash in the US economy? Could it be that the fears of internet misinformation and manipulation I've previously discussed have been shown to be very true indeed with ramifications for us all? Could the interests of a few unscrupulous individuals with social media accounts distort market behaviour resulting in billions of dollars in economic damage?