"Web 2.0 fails to produce cash
Web 2.0 fails to produce cash
Many members of the Web 2.0 generation of internet companies have so far produced little in the way of revenue, despite bringing about some significant changes in online behaviour, according to some of the entrepreneurs and financiers behind the movementSocial Aggregation or Agitation?::3 Reasons FriendFeed Is Great -- and 3 Ways It Scares Me
NASA's Mars Phoenix Twitter Keeps Space Buffs Informed
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has made one of the best uses of Twitter to date with its MarsPhoenix Twitter. The MarsPhoenix Twitter kept tweeting - from the lander's point of view - during the final approach to Mars. There were some exciting moments as everyone hoped the landing would be a success.
Norton Online Living Report
Source: Symantec/Norton
Campaign: S. Korean bloggers say no to FTA
Description:KORUS FTA, a newly drafted but yet to be signed free trade agreement, is considered the most important milestone in U.S.-South Korean relations since the 1953 military accord, and America’s second largest FTA behind NAFTA . While some, including South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak, support the FTA for its economic prospects, many South Koreans are unhappy about potentially importing meat tainted with Mad Cow disease. In a unprecedented move, South Korean teens are taking their outrage to the blogosphere in what is being called the “digital” Gwangju Democratization Movement.
Tools Being Used: blogs
Consumer Loyalty: Twitter vs. Pownce
Tired of hearing about Twitter? Apologies, but this post is based on the Twitter phenomenon. Issues of scalability, however, are thankfully not present. Instead, I want to examine Twitter as an anomaly in consumer loyalty and an example of the bizarre market dynamics emerging in the "consumer" web.
Structural Social Network Theory
It seems like successful social networks grow like weeds. Just look at how massive Facebook and MySpace have become. A good social network establishes the foundation for its users, then allows them to do their thing - with minimal interference. This plants the seed for organic growth. One user attracts another, who in turn attracts more. From here Metcalfe's Law kicks in: the value of a network is proportional to the square of the number of users of the system (n²). As a network adds users its value grows exponentially.
Tactic: Mapping Xenophobic Attacks in South Africa
Description:United for Africa is a South African web site that records reports of violence sent by SMS and e-mail on a Google Earth map. It provides living testimony to the atrocities committed during the xenophobic riots of May 2008 in South Africa. United for Africa is build upon the engine of Kenyan riot-tracking site Ushahidi.
Organizer:Quirk, a web marketing agency in Cape Town is leading this charge. Quirk will act as administrators on this build, and the Ushahidi team will step away from it as soon as the build is done.
2013: 1 billion Web video viewers, study says
| Newspaper editors have a new reason to emphasize their video offerings - a ten-figure reason.
The number of people who watch online video could rise to one billion within the next five years, according to a study released Tuesday by technology research group ABI Research. |
Campaign: Zim activists take on run-off election
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Description: In March Zimbabweans went to the polls and, for the first time in their country’s post-independence history, Robert Mugabe lost the presidency while his party, ZANU-PF, lost most seats in parliament. The results, however, are being contested, and a run-off election will be held on June 27. Violence has ensued since the March elections, claiming the lives of over 50 people and forcing nearly 30,000 others to flee their homes. Nonetheless, activists are organizing on the Internet to make sure Mugabe will not return to office. Tools Being Used: E-cards |
The Internet and Consumer Choice: Online Americans use different search and purchase strategies for different goods
Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project
Coming soon! Maps for Advocacy: An Introduction to Geographical Mapping Techniques
5 Blogging Traps You Need to Avoid
By Daniel ScoccoAkamai Releases State of the Internet Report
Akamai is out today with their first "State of the Internet" report. The report is well worth a read as it covers a variety of topics including: security, connection speeds, geography, network access, and Internet penetration. Some of the interesting stats include:
- China leads the world in attack traffic including denial of service attacks.
- Nearly 30% of attacks are to port 135 which is used for remote procedure calls on Microsoft operating systems.
- In March 2008, more than 10,000 Web pages on hundreds of Web sites were infected by hackers looking to steal passwords used in popular online games.
