Tuesday, 24 November 2009
Have they got the fear?
I think that the bigger IT companies are fearing the upstarts more and more. With the web delivering on the high user count apps the companies with the older business models are definately concerned. The cost of entry is low, the initial requirement for funds is low and the most of all, the flexibility levels of these companies could be described as "very bendy". What this means is that anyone entering the market right now, could be the next big thing a lot quicker than 10 years ago. There is also the chance that any one of these new companies could end up "changing the game" again..........
Come on the underdogs!
Maybe this is why there are so many great IT start ups around right now......?
Thursday, 19 November 2009
My #140conf
I attended the State of now #140 conference this week in the London O2 indigo.The wide range areas up for discussion were very interesting and really opened up my mind to the innovative ways that people use and see Twitter as a medium.
A lot of real writers have already blogged and written stories about this so I will not try to detail in its entirety my experience but thought some short words on specific areas would be a good way to give my take.
Everyone - Human Shaped
Big Businesses - Protective
Small Businesses - Promotion via innovation
Police - Understanding
Education - Embracing
Apps - Innovative and inventive
Broadcast Media - Enhanced
Print Media - No Comment
Celebrity - Direct
Agencies - Advancing
Buildings / Vehicles / ANO - Vocal
Me - Looking Forward
Monday, 9 November 2009
Tuesday, 3 November 2009
Twitter lists
So it must now be over a week since Twitter introduced lists and as with any new feature to this unstoppable platform, the users have gone Tweet and blog crazy about it. Firstly, there was the race to blog about it, how it works, what it means, what it will do for you etc. Next comes the inevitable flaw finding, people look at the different scenarios of not wanting to be in a list or what happens if you get listed as a doofus, can you remove yourself by blocking this person? It seems now that the conversation has moved on to number of lists you are in, are you being described as x or y or even a "thought leader".
So my take is that you really shouldn't care. Yes it is nice to be listed and yes it is nice to be considered as an expert at something or even a "thought leader" but once again, it seems that this feature is being dubbed by some of the more followed / following users as some form of popularity contest. Yes twitter is about connections and popularity and sharing of thoughts but it is certainly not a competition. One of the greatest things I get out of Twitter is discovery and if there is one thing lists should be used for then it is to allow others to discover the little known gems that you know about and increase the value for others of this great platform.
Monday, 2 November 2009
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