Diaspora Vernetzung
Salzberg, Diaspora, im TR-Interview: Facebook ist doch abwegig; http://eicker.at/DiasporaVernetzung
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Humble vs. Ambitious?
Rod Humble, Linden Lab CEO, formerly EA: Ease of use and accessibility are obviously extremely important; http://eicker.at/RH
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Verleger
Ken Doctor: Die neue Rolle von Verlegern oder Sendern ist es, Talente zusammen zu bringen; http://eicker.at/Verleger
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Instapaper vs. Information Overload
Arment on Instapaper: I want to add features that help people with information overload management; http://eicker.at/u
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Living Online
Comprehensive TNS study on Digital Life: Discover how the world lives online; http://eicker.at/LivingOnline
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TNS: “The largest ever global research project into people’s online activities and behaviour – Digital Life – was launched today, ‘digital day’ by TNS, the world’s biggest custom research company. Covering nearly 90 per cent of the world’s online population through 50,000 interviews with consumers in 46 countries, the study reveals major changes in the world’s online behaviour. … ‘This study covers more than twice as many markets as any other research.’ said TNS Chief Development Officer Matthew Froggatt. ‘It is the first truly global research into online activities, including all the key emerging markets of the BRICs and many of the ‘Next 11’. We have also researched beyond basic behaviour to provide more detailed data into attitudes and emotional drivers of that behaviour.‘”
TNS Key Findings
Globally, people who have on-line access have digital sources as their number one media channel. 61% of online users use the internet daily against 54% for TV, 36% for Radio and 32% for Newspapers.
Online consumers in rapid growth markets have overtaken mature markets in terms of engaging with digital activities. When looking at behaviour online, rapid growth markets such as Egypt (56%) and China (54%) have much higher levels of digital engagement than mature markets such as Japan (20%), Denmark (25%) or Finland (26%). This is despite mature markets usually having a more advanced internet infrastructure.
Activities such as blogging and social networking are gaining momentum at huge speed in rapid growth markets. The research shows four out of five online users in China (88%) and over half of those in Brazil (51%) have written their own blog or forum entry, compared to only 32% in the US. The Internet has also become the default option for photo sharing among online users in rapid growth markets, particularly in Asia. The number of online consumers who have ever uploaded photos to social networks or photo sharing sites is 92% in Thailand, 88% in Malaysia and 87% in Vietnam, whilst developed markets are more conservative. Less than a third of online consumers in Japan (28%) and under half of those in Germany (48%) have uploaded photos to such sites.
Growth in social networking has been fuelled by the transition from PC to mobile. Mobile users spend on average 3.1 hours per week on social networking sites compared to just 2.2 hours on email. The drive to mobile is driven by the increased need for instant gratification and the ability of social networks to offer multiple messaging formats, including the instant message or update function. When looking at how the digital landscape will change in the future, research shows that consumers expect their use of social networking on mobiles to increase more than use through PC. In the US, for example, a quarter (26%) of online consumers expect their use of social networking on a PC to increase in the next 12 months compared to over a third (36%) who will be looking to their mobile to increase usage. In Australia the figures are 26% and 44% respectively, and in Sweden they are 28% and 53%.RWW: “The study was aimed to uncover how the world’s online behavior may be shifting, in terms of both consumption and communication. And among the findings were that online consumers in emerging, rapid growth markets are more engaged than those in mature markets, with Egypt and China, for example, having much higher levels of digital engagement than Japan, Denmark, or Finland.”
Gerrit Eicker
Self-publishing
Sundman interview: Building an enthusiastic fan base as a self-published author; http://j.mp/9q4fGj (via @Zeldman)
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Blekko
New Web search engine from scratch: Blekko, differentiating via slashtags, query refinement tools; http://j.mp/9CTrGd
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Shut Up, I am Talking
Gregory Levey put up a Facebook fan page for his book, ending up with hundreds of thousands of fans; http://j.mp/b9XHHN
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Semantic Web 2020
Pew: 52% Internet experts believe in significant differences as a result of the Semantic Web by 2020; http://j.mp/c6jt0g
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Semantic Web
Kate Ray: Web 3.0, a story about the Semantic Web. Interviews with Berners-Lee, Weinberger, more; http://j.mp/byMkMZ
Gerrit Eicker 08:31 on 19. August 2011 Permalink |
TR: “Respekt vor der Privatsphäre hat in sozialen Netzwerken selten Priorität. Das Open-Source-Projekt Diaspora soll das ändern. Mitgründer Maxwell Salzberg erklärt, wie Vernetzung auch ohne übermächtigen Zentraldienst funktioniert: … ‘Wir arbeiten an einem föderalen System, das die vielen kleinen und oft sehr spezialisierten Netz-Communities enger verbindet. Mein ehemaliger Zimmergenosse zum Beispiel ist ein Audio-Freak, er treibt sich immer in Foren herum, in denen ausschließlich über handgearbeitete deutsche Lautsprecher diskutiert wird. Die Leute sollen die in einem Forum ausgetauschten Informationen auch woanders einspeisen können – wenn sie es wollen. Unsere Software, die ja Open Source ist, soll es den Communities erlauben, auf ganz individuelle Weise Inhalte mit anderen zu teilen. … Bei Facebook ist der Nutzer völlig abhängig von der zentralen Seite. In unserem dezentralen Modell sind all die Foren und Communities im Netz wie kleine Daten-Silos, die ihre Einzigartigkeit bewahren – aber miteinander kommunizieren. … Es ist doch abwegig, seine gesamten Daten wie bei Facebook einer zentralen Plattform zu überantworten. Um Zugang zu deiner Community zu bekommen, musst du alles ausliefern und die Bedingungen des Anbieters schlucken, der wiederum keinerlei Gegenleistung erbringt. Immer mehr Leute fühlen sich da zu Recht betrogen.‘”