Wilgengebroed

Social media, more than the newest hype?

wilgengebroed — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:29:42 +0000

There are still those that are not convinced that social media have a real chance of existence, who still perceive Facebook and twitter as the next hype. Still these are also the ones that without questioning use Youtube as their number one search engine for music and funny video’s. Social media is all around us. We use it and cant imagine our lives without it anymore. So how much of a fad is it really? Or is the world around us (society to be more specific) changing and is social media just part of that revolution.

I love the way this video by Socialnomics illustrates the impact of Social media.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Pale winter sun

wilgengebroed — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:02:57 +0000

I love the pale winterblue skies, with the faint orange as the sun sets in the late afternoon. Makes me take of my gloves and shoot pictures untill my fingers go numb.

this post was published earlier on beeldenaars.net

Stop arguing, accept it; the world of our children is changing

wilgengebroed — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:58:47 +0000

Yesterday, when trying to explain the concept of generation gap to my kids, I realized once again that their view of the world and their expectations are already tuned in into new possibilities and innovations. On finding out that my friend didn’t have internet until age 16, simply because it didn’t exist, my daughter exclaimed; ” how did you survive so long without it” and my son was seriously concerned and asked how he would spent his time and entertain himself. This goes for the mobile phone as well. The thought that I didn’t have one until I was in my twenties was shocking. The least of all because of how I would tell the time, or set an alarm, or get in touch with friends.

This morning I stumbled across this article in the NY times; in the article a Kaiser family foundation studies is discussed that reveals that media consumption by children between the age of 8-18 is up again. I was pleased to see the following quote by Dr. Michael Rich, a pediatrician at Children’s Hospital Boston who directs the Center on Media and Child Health;

” with media use so ubiquitous, it is time to stop arguing over whether it is good or bad and accept it as part of children’s environment, “like the air they breathe, the water they drink and the food they eat.”

And in my opinion that is exactly what we need to do. Yes we can have lengthy and heated discussions about whether this is good for them, taking in arguments of addiction, social deprivation, loss of concentration etc. As I did have some weeks ago at a parent school night on online dangers. But will that change the world our children already live in? At school I was asked to deliver my opinion on new media and online friending and gaming. It shocked most parents who would not accept that their children already think in a different way. At the end my only answer was; “We can go on discussing this for hours but it doesn’t change the fact that this is how our children live these days, and how they will function later and need these new skills in their careers. We can pretend we do not see it and be scared, or we can accept it and guide them with the rules they still very much need”. See how they ask questions on all sorts of subjects on multiple channels and have the answers pouring in not as lazy (why do they not look it up for themselves) They realize that sometimes asking in their networks is simply more efficient and get you far more answers in far less time. They learn how to sift through streams of information and tell the valued from the crappy answers, they are developing much needed skills for the still rapidly changing way we share, take in and publish information increasing the data flow everyday. We need to be proudly aware of that, whilst trying to have them see the basic good and evil stuff on that different plain as well.

picture by wilgengebroed

LeWeb09; Looking back.

wilgengebroed — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:00:48 +0000

Loic and Geraldine leMeur, the organizing couple behind LeWeb, can again look back on a successful two days of conference. More participants than last year, international keynote speakers, chatsessions and many workshops and startup presentations. An overview in sketchnotes:

Ethan Beard (Facebook) Explaining their connecting principle

Ryan Sarver (Twitter) with 3 important announcements.

Chris Pirillo in an inspiring presentation on the culture of communities.

Chad Hurley (Youtube) in a chatsession with Loic LeMeur.

Marissa Mayer (Google) on innovations and the imprtance of users and their social content.

Tony Hsieh (Zappos) and the science of happiness that he applies to his company culture ( and it works).

Queen Rania of Jordan calling on us to take action online to make a difference offline.

Gary Vaynerchuck who completely took over in a chat session with Loic LeMeur.

Chris Sacca with his 3 trend words for 2010.

These sketchnotes were published also on Dutchcowgirls.nl and Sketchnotearmy.com.

LeWeb09, early morning kickoff

wilgengebroed — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:17:07 +0000

Here I am, as I wrote earlier I was really looking forward to sketch on LeWeb09. And here I am. The Line up is looking promising and we have wifi and it is nice and warm. Loic and Geraldine Lemeur opened the Two day conference this morning with their introduction, announcing that this year is again bigger than last year. Looking good sofar.

First opening chat with Jack Dorsey who showed of his new and interesting mobile service with which you can put on a “swiper” on your mobile to be able to swipe Credit Cards. His service ‘Square’ should roll out early 2010 for everyone to use ( pay and sell) via mobile. The question of how much the ’swiper’ would cost the public was answered with a surprising -’nothing’! Of course the free dongel should stimulate use of the service. The rest of the morning continues to be all about (iPhone) apps and their potential.

You can see my sketchnotes of the two days on Dutchcowgirls

Social Media a short explanation

wilgengebroed — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:33:14 +0000

Just for those who want a quick reminder, this is a short and easy overview of the concept ‘ social media’. Was playing around in Prezi again and this came out of it. Since i needed a way to visualize my concepts and I spent a lot of time explaining this to others. Looking forward to make more of these. Just short easy accessible explanations with visuals and words. The first in a row, I hope….>>

Eday09, sketching keynote speakers

wilgengebroed — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:33:40 +0000

Last thursday I attended Eday09, Emerce day 2009, in ‘De van Nelle fabriek’ in Rotterdam. A day of inspiring speakers and workshops. A good mix of people and speakers. The sidetrakcs where small and intimite and offered a variety good learnings. Since I was there to sketch for Dutchcowgirls, I limited sketching to the keynote speakers at the mainstage.

You can find my posts at Dutchcowgirls here.

I was very pleased to be able to attend another of Robert Rice’s presentations on the future of mobile. His view on the future is allways one you tend to see actually presenting itself sooner than you think it might have. Nick Bilton was another surprise. His presentation on what new things are being developed in the labs of the NewYork Times was a fascinating one. Especially the awareness, ‘its all just a new way of storytelling’ . The energizing closure of the day was that of gary Vaynerchuk. His message to all of us; ‘Love what you do and know who you are’.

The original sketchnotes;

Emerging markets according to.. MOMO #12

wilgengebroed — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:49:58 +0000

Het thema van de alweer twaalfde editie van MOMO ams was developing countries, of emerging markets, Marc Fonteijn gaf toe dat ze daar zelf ook niet uitgekomen waren.

Hajo van Beijma verteld over wat er door middel van SMS acties in ontwikkellins landen bereikt kan worden. SMS acties en quizen helpen bij het creeren van awareness, worden gebruikt voor data verzameling, en dienen als banking tool. Zo kunnen er makkelijk bevolkingsgroepen bereikt worden die niet online zijn.

Hierna is Jeroen van Glabbeek aan de beurt, zijn verhaal gaat vooral ( na zijn eigen succesverhaal van mobile marketing in de clubbing scene) over de “tipping point” ( naar een boek van Malcolm Gladwell) hoever zijn we in de groei en heeft dit zijn top bereikt. Gaat hierna alles op elkaar lijken zoals nu al een aantal smartphones iPhone look-a-likes zijn? Hoe weten mobile manufactures hier straks mee om te gaan, Nokia brent bijvoorbeeld niet voor niets een netbook uit. Hij eindigd zijn relaas met de stelling dat de mobiele toekomst uit zes pijlers zal bestaan; nml( en deze zullen je niet verbazen) Bellen, Internet (without the apps), Navigatie, Messaging, Bankieren en Social Media.

Nuno Sitima verteld het verhaal van Opera en vooral Opera mini. Hij ziet de toekomst van het internet vooral in mobiel. Het is namelijk overal en altijd en het is persoonlijk en vooral in landen als India veiliger om te gebruiken dan het online gebruik op bijvoorbeeld het werk. In india wordt de mobiel ook als modem voor internet gebruikt. Hun doelstelling is dan ook; ” A browser for every phone on every network”.

Na de pauze staat Madanmohan Rao op het podium. Zijn presentatie is uiteenzetting van kansen, innovatie, en mogelijkheden voor mobiel internet in landen als India en ook Aziatische landen. Dit alles in een razendsnel tempo. Mobiel internet kan helpen bij disasters, health, education, culture Het verstrekt informatie aan de lokale communities. Is de prijs van deze tuktuk wel een eerlijke, welke prijs kan ik voor mijn pepers krijgen etc. Na zijn razendsnelle uiteenzetting benadrukt hij zijn ‘efficiente’ manier van praten nog maar weer eens door aan de vragenstellende Claire Boonstra mede te delen; “could you cluster 5 questions so I can combine the answers?” en dat deed hij ook.

De laatste en meest passievolle presentatie was die van Marieme Jamme. Ze is in Senegal geboren en besloot na een succesvolle studie en werkcarriere in London weer energie terug in haar ‘eigen’ continent te willen stoppen. Ze wil Afrika Re-branden, wij zijn niet zielig, corrupt of onbetrouwbaar, wij kunnen innoveren en creeeren! Geef ons geen geld, daar worden we lui van, geef ons de middelen. De mobiel is een geweldige tool. Vrijheid, Geloofwaardigheid, Winst en Relaties dat zijn de dingen die mensen zelf kunnen bewerkstelligen met als ‘tool’ de mobiel.

The Prezi guys..

wilgengebroed — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:17:12 +0000

Last week i got a skype call from the Prezi guys. Congratulating me on the presentation I did for Lokloq. Since the presentation was entirely in line with how Prezi was meant to be used they asked me for an interview! and used the presentation as an example on their blog. This was so good to hear, Prezi is something that fits in with my visual communications and the way my mind wraps around stories.

Read the Prezi interview on the Prezi blog here!

Inspiration; both music and artwork

wilgengebroed — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:32:56 +0000

I came across this work of art by Lindsey Olivares. Using Mika’s Happy Ending and creating a whole new piece of art. Tickles my senses in a happy way..

Click here to view the embedded video.