"Institutions are not in control anymore. The digital revolution has given guns to the deer, and they don't hesitate to use them. This loss of control has rocked media but it has penetrated all of society."
Great way to put it!! Picture via Flickr/lynetter -- Thanks!!
Future of Mobile & Apps: Futurist Keynote Speaker Gerd Leonhard (NextGreatAppMoscow) (by gleonhard)
This video is overdubbed in RUSSIAN language, featuring Futurist and Keynote Speaker Gerd Leonhard at the NextGreatApp event in Moscow, May 24, 2012; presented by Sberbank see http://digitaloctober.com/event/next_great_app for more details. Topics include the future of apps, commerce, mobile and social. The PDF with the slides can be downloaded here: http://db.tt/a4acS8D5
Cool video - with Russian translator overdup:)
I just finished this open letter to the Swiss government and the music industry, proposing a new, standardized digital music license, and a digital music flat rate of 1 Swiss Franc per week per user, paid by the retailers or telcos or the users.
Note: The PDF is in GERMAN until I get around to translating it: http://db.tt/IfIYAS3U
The blog post on my German site is here: http://www.gleonhard.com/2012/05/die-musik-flatrate-ein-schweizer-modell.html
More very soon!
Gerd
PS: This video says it all, really, and in English:))
On May 24th Sberbank will hold the Next Great App conference, dedicated to the future of cellular applications, at Digital October. The conference will be conducted in a talk-show format with the participation of the creators of the most popular applications.
The appearance of smartphones and the iPhone and the development of social networks and services have caused explosive growth of a new area of program development – cellular applications. The most popular games; image, video, and audio-processing programs; instructional programs; and navigation and communications services are downloaded by several million users within a week after release.
Today, the biggest mergers and the most eye-catching startups are taking place in this area, and the greatest rates of increase in the cost of business are related to the sphere of applications. According to the predictions of analysts, this is only the beginning. It is the beginning because the new technologies are simple, easy to use, and are opening up infinite possibilities.
• What sort of possibilities are these?
• How can they affect our lives?
• What will be the next application to make waves?
In order to take a look at the future, specialists will assemble at the conference who will share their views on the newest trends and developments in the area of cellular applications. The event program features the world’s most popular developments and a prognosis of the future of cellular technologies.
The special guest of the conference will be Gerd Leonhard, a specialist in the area of digital technologies, communications, and media.
Would be fun to see you there. No idea if this event is open or free - but think so:)
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1) every human is different- some can juggle many things and take in loads of data and information, and others can't (or less so)
2) some of these issues can be solved by having better filters and curation that comes to the rescue.
Your thoughts ?
You Are Not A Computer (Try As You May) - Tony Schwartz - Harvard Business Review
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