The future of the library. What should libraries do to become relevant in the digital age? They can't survive as community-funded repositories for books that individuals don't want to own (or for reference books we can't afford to own.) More librarians are telling me (unhappily) that the number one thing they deliver to their patrons is free DVD rentals.
That's not a long-term strategy, nor is it particularly an uplifting use of our tax dollars. Here's my proposal: train people to take intellectual initiative. Once again, the net turns things upside down. Top 10 tech news stories of the decade. Google's acquisition of YouTube for $1.65 billion makes CNET's list of Top 10 tech stories of the decade.
Among CNET's pick of top news stories is the HP-Compaq mergerCraigslist taking over classifieds industry is among top tech storiesiPhone changing mobile technology tops list of stories (CNET) -- As hard as it may be to remember now, the dot-com boom was nearing its dizzying peak as the decade started. But just as the bust hit a few months later, Google was pairing a savvy business model with great technology, Apple was most decidedly getting its mojo back, and Bill Gates was becoming exasperated with those pesky trustbusters. Since then, Google became a giant, the iPhone broke through the smartphone design barrier, and social media went mainstream. But what was the biggest story? 10. It was the decade of tech mega-mergers. But for sheer drama, nothing came close to the HP-Compaq merger, which played out from May 2001 to June 2002. Ultimately, Fiorina may have been vindicated. 9. 8.
039;s November 2008 Trend Briefing, covering TOP 15 TREND QUESTI. How to apply trends remains the sweet spot OK, let’s start with the basics.
One of the questions asked most often was about spotting and applying trends. Yes, this is the sweet spot, the holy grail of trend watching: how to spot and what to do with your findings! We’ve actually dedicated a whole section on our site to this challenge and opportunity: check out our Tips section at www.trendwatching.com/tips. The spotting part is too extensive to recap in a few sentences, but here’s the 1-minute version on how to apply trends: Ask yourself if a trend you're tracking has the potential to: Influence or shape your company's vision. That's all there is to applying trends ;-) Seriously though: don't be too earnest about the quest at hand: it's about coming up with exciting new products and services for your customers, nothing more and nothing less. ‘New’ perks are more about empathy than about miles Q: “How do perks sit with the current economic downturn?” P.S. Your competition could be anyone. The Unforeseen Consequences of the Social Web - ReadWriteWeb.
The social Web has given users great power: the ability to create and share content with people around the world - easily and quickly.
The problem of course, is that power is often not compatible with effective and clear thinking. The thought that germinated in an instant can be immortalized in perpetuity on the Web. With the extraordinary growth of the Internet and the interlinking of information that the social Web has brought with it, it's time to examine the footprints we leave on the Web as we move into the future that promises to "throttle the 'wisdom of the crowds' from turning into the 'madness of the mobs,'" as described so eloquently by Jason Calacanis.
Search Engines Are No Longer Enough With Internet usage growing at a remarkable pace it comes as no surprise that comScore recently rated Google as the most popular Internet property in the world, attracting over 777.9 million visitors as of December 2008. Interconnected on the Web There is No Delete Button on the Web "Mr.