Jason Calacanis talks about a trend among some amazing new web services: “data normalization.” “These services are creating a layer on top of existing services in order to do something that those services typically don’t want done. In the case of Mint they might show you how your bank is ripping you off and get… Continue reading New Services Marry and Analyze Your Data
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A Look Ahead: The Web in the Next 10 Years
Richard MacManus shares 10 Future Web Trends: Semantic Web Artificial Intelligence Virtual Worlds Mobile Attention Economy Web Sites as Web Services Online Video / Internet TV Rich Internet Apps International Web Personalization
Future Technology: Amazing Ways to Bring Print Online
Paul Deffenbaugh sent me a great video that shows amazing ways to view information and images online. For those interested in ways to bring print online in a compelling way, check out the video one minute forty-five seconds in.
Live Reporting with Interactive Data & Maps
TechCrunch pointed to a really simple, and really amazing thing that happened last week. This guy took a drive from San Francisco to Los Angeles. In doing so, he also displayed it online via webcam, and kept an updated Google map of his progress. Imagine how much more data and interaction will soon be built… Continue reading Live Reporting with Interactive Data & Maps
Journalism School Rethinks What it Means to be a Journalist
Chicago Magazine takes a look at radical upheavals in the curriculum at the Medill School of Journalism, at NorthWestern University. With a greater focus on multimedia, and listening to the needs of readers, some students and faculties are crying foul. Highly recommended article on where journalism is going, and its implications. (thanks to Rod Sutton… Continue reading Journalism School Rethinks What it Means to be a Journalist
4 Ways You Can Be More Innovative
Marc Andreessen dissects how luck can play an important part in the success of entrepreneurs. I think his discussion is relevant to any person or company looking to innovate. He explains the theoretical background of luck, and that there are 4 different kinds of luck. It all whittles down into these four things: Take Action… Continue reading 4 Ways You Can Be More Innovative
Freeing Our Mobile Phones
The New York Times gives a good overview of the ways mobile carriers are restricting customers, holding back innovation for mobile phones, and some of the initiatives now underway to “free” us. “[Mobile providers] do everything they can to keep power firmly in their own hands. It is entirely at the carriers’ discretion to permit,… Continue reading Freeing Our Mobile Phones
Facebook: An Open Platform Moves the Internet Forward
Marc Andreessen takes a deep look into the new Facebook platform, concluding it is a “dramatic leap forward for the Internet industry.” Here’s why: “In a nutshell, the Facebook API enables outside web developers to inject new features and content into the Facebook environment. After signing up for a developer account on Facebook, the developer… Continue reading Facebook: An Open Platform Moves the Internet Forward
The Joys and Pitfalls of Media Convergence
The New York Times has an interesting article about how the boundaries between different forms of media have disappeared, and one non-profit that is helping to come up with innovative solutions to the most vexing problems for media companies. To start, a sober look at how media has changed: “Today, I watch “Lost” on my… Continue reading The Joys and Pitfalls of Media Convergence
Media Changes, Yet Journalism Remains
Associated Press President and CEO Tom Curley talks about how technology is changing media, but the purpose of journalism remains the same: “Technology may change how journalists work, but it has never changed what journalists do… The clear imperative today is that we have to go where the users are, and fit our content and… Continue reading Media Changes, Yet Journalism Remains