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Is the Facebook news feed a motivator or a demotivator?

Posted in Internet, Technology, tagged , , on July 7, 2009| Leave a Comment »

The Facebook news feed has become an essential component of many people’s daily online activities—a key element to the social media experience.   Through the news feed, people now know more about their friends and co-workers lives than ever before.  For example, many people may have only really known about a colleague before Facebook through their professional persona and superficially about some of their hobbies.  Now, through Facebook, they may see that they travel often to exotic places, or have children with numerous after-school activities, or participate in impressive feats like marathons or triathlons.  Or on the flip side, they may find out that these colleagues’ lives outside of work look and feel remarkably like their own.   In either case, Facebook has created more awareness of the details of the lives of many of the people in one’s professional and personal network. (more…)

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Social Media, Globalization, and Michael Jackson

Posted in Entertainment, Internet, Technology, tagged , , , on June 27, 2009| 5 Comments »

The sudden passing of Michael Jackson this week has stirred up emotions and retrospectives around the world.   There is no question that the impact of his music has been profound on young and old, of all races, globally.   Arguably, that impact can’t be matched by any other entertainer during the last 40 years.  A truly global icon has left us—Princess Diana, John Lennon, Elvis Presley would be the other individuals with similar impact in my life-time.   A clear demonstration on the type of legacy great music can leave and how music gets permanently embedded in our minds.  While life seems to move by so quickly these days, the remembrance of Thriller, Beat It and Bad makes it feel like yesterday.   While the coverage has been widespread in the media and focuses on both the good and the bad associated with Michael Jackson, I’m struck by some specific aspects of Michael’s passing—the involvement of social media in the remembrance of Michael Jackson and his global appeal. (more…)

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Product Design trends of the future (and today)

Posted in Internet, Technology, tagged , , , , , , , on June 6, 2009| 1 Comment »

I recently came across a list of 17 product design trends of the future (and today) from the design firm IDEO that I found interesting.  These concepts are already here today in some form or other, but not necessarily mainstream nor emphasized by the majority of product designers of the world today.    Here is the list:

  1. Ever-increasing Simplexity
  2. Diagnostic Everything
  3. Mobile and Wireless Everything (more…)

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The Evolution of Internet ADD

Posted in Internet, Technology, tagged , , , , , , , on June 2, 2009| 6 Comments »

These days, you often hear people lament how today’s society has become afflicted with ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder).    A lifestyle characterized by constant multi-tasking, an inability to focus on one item to completion, and often neglecting to enjoy the rewards of one accomplishment before moving to the next activity or task.    Frequently, this observation is made about the entire Internet (see here and here).  (more…)

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Internet Freedom and Corruption rankings by country

Posted in India, Internet, Public Policy, Technology, tagged , , , , , , , , on May 24, 2009| 2 Comments »

I recently read the excellent study by Freedom House which measured Internet Freedom in 2007 and 2008 across a sample of 15 countries in 6 regions.  The study is available here–(March 2009- Freedom on the Net, A Global Assessment of Internet and Digitial Media)– would highly recommend reading this free report.   The methodology they used includes factors such as the country’s telecommunications infrastructure, government policy towards access to technology, regulatory policy for service providers, censorship and content control, legal structure and surveillance practices along with the independence and dynamism of new media in the country.   Here’s a graphical depiction of the results (Green implies free, Blue is partly free, and Red is not free) (more…)

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Will Facebook improve or worsen high school reunion attendance?

Posted in Internet, Technology, tagged , , on May 5, 2009| 6 Comments »

Over the last couple of years, I’ve become a regular user of Facebook and have connected and reconnected with friends and current and former colleagues and classmates.  However, just in the past 3-4 months, I’ve seen high school classmate activity increase, receiving requests from high school classmates that I haven’t been in touch with since the day I left high school years ago.   I’ve also noticed actual high school alumni groups formed in Facebook for many high school classes ranging from the 1970’s to recent graduating classes in 2008.

This made me think that naturally, high school reunion attendance would likely be at possibly all time highs across the US.   Recent Facebook demographic data from Ignite Social Media suggests:

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