3D movie box office numbers are fading fast - Everydaymoney.ca is a daily business blog published by MSN Money. Is Quora Worth the Hype?: Tech News and Analysis « The Hottest New Technologies Of 2011 - Forbes.com. Le secteur de la vidéo sur internet en pleine ébullition. L'éventuelle entrée en Bourse du site américain de vidéos en ligne Hulu, évoquée par la presse cette semaine, témoigne d'une course effrénée des acteurs pour se placer au mieux dans un secteur en pleine ébullition. L'opération révélée en début de semaine par le New York Times représenterait l'une des plus importantes de l'année dans le secteur des médias et pourrait valoriser la société à plus de 2 milliards de dollars.
«Hulu est détenu par trois des studios les plus puissants, Disney (qui détient le réseau ABC, ndlr), NewsCorp (propriétaire de Fox, ndlr) et NBC Universal. Il pourrait obtenir du capital sans entrer en Bourse, mais il profite du fait que le secteur est vraiment en plein boum», souligne un analyste du secteur qui préfère garder l'anonymat. La concurrence est forte, dans un secteur qui se cherche face au changement des habitudes des ménages dans sa consommation de télévision. Trois modèles dominent dans un secteur qui tente de s'adapter aux nouvelles habitudes des ménages. Mobile Social Networking Drives Rising App Usage. As smartphone usage grows, users are also becoming more sophisticated and using apps at a higher rate.
According to comScore’s MobiLens study, the total number of mobile app users in the US increased by 28% from April 2009 to April 2010. Several app categories saw usage grow much faster. Social networking apps grew their user base by 240% during the period, to more than 14.5 million mobile users. Other categories boasted even more users, including weather apps at more than 18 million and maps at about 16.8 million.
Social networking was also the fastest-growing mobile content category when it came to browser access, with nearly 30 million mobile users visiting the sites through mobile browsers. “Social networking is by far the fastest-growing mobile activity right now,” said Mark Donovan, comScore senior vice president of mobile, in a statement. The most-used app across nearly all smartphone operating systems also falls into the social networking category. Younger People Driving Less, Auto Industry Getting Nervous. Internet of Things. Tales Of Things - Interview with Ralph Barthel of the Developer Team.
Tales of Things, the new service to link digital memories and physical objects has gone online recently. It was covered widely in the media, from the New Scientist, to WIRED and the Guardian, as well as of course on urbanTick HERE and HERE. The internet of things has come to life. It is now in your pocket on your iPhone and ready to interact 24/7. How and why this is happening now with this new project out of the ToTeM labs is the question put at the initiators. In this interview Ralph Barthel, from the developer team behind the service, explains the context and the details of this project. urbanTick: Tell us something about your background and your role in the project and of course tell us about your most precious tale!
Ralph: My research and work background is in the areas of social computing, design research and new media system development with specific applications for learning and knowledge building. UrbanTick: Can you describe the development process of this project. Top 10 Mobile Trends of 2010, Part 2: Apps, Apps, Apps. In preparation for the upcoming ReadWriteWeb Mobile Summit, we're outlining the 10 leading trends of the Mobile Web in a 3-part series of posts. In Part 1 we explored 3 important design and development issues for the Mobile Web. Now in Part 2, we look at 4 classes of mobile applications that have become popular in 2010: geo-location, Internet of Things, Augmented Reality, and mobile social networking. We'll explore these and other trends with you at the ReadWriteWeb Mobile Summit, a 1-day event we're running on Friday 7 May, in Mountain View, California.
That's the day after Web 2.0 Expo (2-6 May), so we hope you'll extend your trip to the West Coast to help us define the future of mobile! To be certain of getting a ticket, we invite you to register now. Geo-location Services In January, RWW Co-Editor Marshall Kirkpatrick wrote that the era of Location-as-Platform has arrived. What else can we do using location as a platform? Internet of Things Augmented Reality Mobile Social Networking. Highlights Key Predictions for IT Organizations and Users in 2010 and Beyond. STAMFORD, Conn., January 13, 2010 View All Press Releases This Year's Predictions Span 56 Markets, Topics and Industry Areas Gartner, Inc. has highlighted the key predictions that herald long-term changes in approach for IT organizations and the people they serve for 2010 and beyond. Gartner's top predictions for 2010 showcase the trends and events that will change the nature of business today and beyond.
These predictions were selected from across Gartner’s research areas as the most compelling and critical predictions. "As organizations make plans to navigate the economic recovery and prepare for the return to growth, our predictions for 2010 focus on the impact of critical changes in the balance of control and power in IT," said Brian Gammage, vice president and research fellow at Gartner. Gartner’s top predictions are intended to compel readers to action and to position themselves to take advantage of coming changes, not to be damaged by them.
Mr. Contacts About Gartner Gartner, Inc. Mobile Trends for the Next 10 Years. Just prior to the Consumer Electronics Show, I was asked to participate in a collaborative mobile trends effort. The results are out and I’m honored to be in such good company — over four dozen people participated and I’m not at all shy to say that most of them are far smarter than me.
Each of us was asked to identify and briefly describe what mobile trends we envision for the next 10 years. Having read through the listing, there are some expected overlaps, but there’s also many unique aspects as well. The slide show is freely available to view or download, so if you’re interested in hearing about mobile in the next 10 years, I highly recommend a peek. Related GigaOm Pro Research: “10 Mobile Predictions for 2010“ Social Media Experts Make Their Predictions for Trends in 2010. 4 Social Good Trends of 2009. A look back on 2009 may not be so rosy. A global economic crisis, an increasingly polarized healthcare debate, a handful of iconic celebrity deaths, a plethora of real-time non-news noise (e.g., balloon boy), and of course, Kanye West. Well, I’ma let you finish the list, but first I’d like to highlight some positive happenings of 2009, made possible by social media.
In a world where technology and innovation is driven almost exclusively by profit, web 2.0 users have brought the spirit of giving to the fore. Here are some great examples of 2009's social good trends. 1. During the past year, the manner in which non-profits, activists, and consumers have used social media has changed the face of philanthropy. J.D. “Studies have shown that people are more willing to give when they see and hear an individual’s story versus an organization’s goal,” said Lasica. In the same spirit of citizen philanthropy, America’s Giving Challenge is the gift that keeps on giving. 2. Causecast: Carrotmob: 4. Brace yourself for the real-time Web. Mashable's Pete Cashmore says real-time communications will be a big Web trend next year. Mashable's Pete Cashmore says real-time communications will be a big Web trend next year Responding to the success of Twitter, Google just unveiled a real-time search feature Psychologist: Real-time updates are addictive, fuel need for instant gratification New services make blog comments feel more like instant messaging Editor's note: Pete Cashmore is founder and CEO of Mashable, a popular blog about social media.
He is writing a weekly column about social networking and tech for CNN.com. London, England (CNN) -- Real-time is a top 10 Web trend for 2010, I proposed in this column last week. Now the stage is set: Google this week launched real-time search, bringing live updates from Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and more into a scrolling pane in your Google search results.
How will the real-time trend evolve in 2010? Why real-time? What's driving this real-time trend anyway? New email! Real-time search. 10 Web Trends For 2010. Layar - AR at Large for the iPhone. It is here, finally for the iPhone. Layar is available and with it a whole series of information packages. There is nothing new on it, but the way it is visualised is new. You get familiar stuff like Wikipedia, Open Street Map, ArchINFORM, Twitter, Panoramio, flickr, Brightkite plus a lot more. There is a high chance that the library will grow dramatically in the next few months. Image by urbanTick - Screenshots, Depending on the angel, Layar adjusts the horizon line of the overlaid plane that serves as a reference for the displayed data.The reference information is drawn from the GPS / Wi-Fi / Network to establish the current location.
Image by urbanTick - Screenshots, Brightkite layer on LayarThe top bar holds a setting button that contains a number of options related to the service. Image by urbanTick - Screenshots, London Tube, not as nice as Nearest Tube, but with additional information that it links to. Situated Technologies Pamphlets 5. A synchronicity: Design Fictions for Asynchronous Urban Computing Julian Bleecker and Nicolas Nova Paperback 6″ x 9″, 45 pages Color $19.95 Available as a print-on-demand book from lulu.com.
Click here to order. Available as a free download here. The Situated Technologies Pamphlets series, published by the Architectural League, explores the implications of ubiquitous computing for architecture and urbanism. How are our experience of the city and the choices we make in it affected by mobile communications, pervasive media, ambient informatics and other “situated” technologies? In the last five years, the urban computing field has featured an impressive emphasis on the so-called “real-time, database-enabled city” with its synchronized Internet of Things.
Series Editors Omar Khan, Trebor Scholz, Mark Shepard For more information, go to www.situatedtechnologies.net. The Post-Recession Consumer.