The Creators
Forrester: 24% of U.S. onliners are Creators, publishing their own text, audio, video online; http://j.mp/7ilbnm
Forrester: 24% of U.S. onliners are Creators, publishing their own text, audio, video online; http://j.mp/7ilbnm
Yelp adds a Check-in functionality to its mobile apps, challenging Gowolla, Foursquare, MyTown; http://j.mp/7goSrw
Google goes hyperlocal: starts adding decentralized local business reviews to its Place Pages; http://j.mp/7fyj91
Second Life economy wrap up 2009: strong overall growth but continued decline in user hours; http://j.mp/7T0tFY
Indeed. Still, the trend (Q2-Q4 2009) doesn’t look healthy to me. And the growth year-over-year (Q4) is marginal (< 1%).
IBM (view PDF): Do online games offer lessons on the future of leadership? http://j.mp/5A8dhf (via @malburns)
The current effects of search personalisation on search result rankings are marginally; http://j.mp/7J0SBp
From the Audit Bureau of Circulations to social media and viral marketing; http://j.mp/8QSZJ9
Tagging the world virtually seems to be impossible? Foursquare, Gowalla, MyTown players will do it; http://j.mp/8liicl
The new ICQ 7 client integrates Facebook and Twitter, as well as networks like YouTube and Flickr; http://j.mp/4qg5FC
Will the NYT begin charging for access to its website? Following the WSJ, NPR, FT? http://j.mp/71VGZU
Decline in user hours for Q4 compared to Q3, but still growth as compared to Q4 2008. Overall growth in user hours in 2009 still above 20%. Linden writes the user hours declined most for their most heavy users. It will be interesting to see how this plays out in the current 12 months. Might be a blip, might become something else.