Friday, December 17, 2010
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
The 14 Biggest Technology Stories of 2010
It's reflection time again...
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2010/12/the-14-biggest-technology-stories-of-2010/67958/#
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2010/12/the-14-biggest-technology-stories-of-2010/67958/#
Psych in 2D
Some of the more creative and experimental happenings seem to be coming from basic cable lately. Most recently, USA is attempting to implement a two screen strategy on Psych - one of it's shows that already has a strong social media following. Especially in light of all the co-creation talk last Friday, I'm intrigued to see how it pans out.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Automotive Sector Poster
Team: Sudhindra Chada, Thomas Eisner, Vivek Kandhari, Ankur Pandey, Sumit Raina, Neel Madhvani, Danny Dinu and Rashi Kansal
Healthcare IT Poster
Team HIT: Betsy Carlton-Gysan, Ryan Frank, Tim Hudson, Shervin Riahi Deedar Samant
Hit poster
View more presentations from sherv.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Energy Sector Booth 12 Presentation
Team Members: Aaron Bond, Cale Montgomery, Dan Ross, Vishal Suri
Digital Publishing Sector Presentation
Our team's presentation on the Digital Publishing sector can be found here.
Verizon versus Handset Manufacturers
We have implicitly discussed relative positions in the network during the course between key players. These positions are not static but dynamic. Here's a diagram that illustrates the dynamics rather simply.
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Verizon versus Blackberry position in April 2009 is very different than now. Now, how will Apple's rumored launch of iPhone in 2011 impact and influence this in the coming year? Interesting to think about if you are RIM or Palm.
Verizon versus Blackberry position in April 2009 is very different than now. Now, how will Apple's rumored launch of iPhone in 2011 impact and influence this in the coming year? Interesting to think about if you are RIM or Palm.
Media & Entertainment
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Google Enters eBook Arena
No one should be surprised, but Google finally made a big entrance into the eBook space with the Google eBookstore. They launched yesterday and are promoting the largest selection of eBooks in the world.
Not only are they leveraging their large collection of free books they have been scanning for years, they are also selling popular new releases. They are taking a different strategy from other companies in that they are selling hardware (at least not yet), and are making content available on all devices, with one obvious platform missing - the Amazon Kindle. Users of the Google eBookstore will be able to use read purchased books on any other device (computer, the Nook, Sony Reader, iPhone, and iPad).
Once again, Google is supporting the open format (the ePub standard, which all other platforms have adopted except the Kindle). It will be interesting if this puts any more pressure on Amazon to support this standard, or if they will use their #1 position to maintain a closed device.
Not only are they leveraging their large collection of free books they have been scanning for years, they are also selling popular new releases. They are taking a different strategy from other companies in that they are selling hardware (at least not yet), and are making content available on all devices, with one obvious platform missing - the Amazon Kindle. Users of the Google eBookstore will be able to use read purchased books on any other device (computer, the Nook, Sony Reader, iPhone, and iPad).
Once again, Google is supporting the open format (the ePub standard, which all other platforms have adopted except the Kindle). It will be interesting if this puts any more pressure on Amazon to support this standard, or if they will use their #1 position to maintain a closed device.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
WikiLeaks Struggles
In my research about the New York Times IT Strategy I have been looking at all kinds of online news sources and how the Times can begin to employ their best practices to continue to grow into an interactive and user-focused platform. Some of this research has touched on WikiLeaks, and how interesting it is that user-generated content has been able to have such an immense impact on the community and international news. Now it seems that WikiLeaks is really starting to feel the heat from multiple directions, including a revenue partner.
WikiLeaks asks for user donations for funding, and PayPal was a WikiLeaks partner, assuring users that their payments were safe and secure (and anonymous), but PayPal has decided to discontinue their services siting their acceptable use policy and how WikiLeaks wasn't in compliance.
With all of the issues WikiLeaks is having, I'm wondering what kind of impact losing PayPal will have on their ability to stay operational. Though PayPal isn't a revenue stream, it provides a secure way for supporters to donate, and without that I'm not sure WikiLeaks backers will want to make donations and expose their information, or their identity, to anyone - especially with the questionable current issues with the founder.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/12/04/wikileaks.pay.pal/index.html?hpt=T2
WikiLeaks asks for user donations for funding, and PayPal was a WikiLeaks partner, assuring users that their payments were safe and secure (and anonymous), but PayPal has decided to discontinue their services siting their acceptable use policy and how WikiLeaks wasn't in compliance.
With all of the issues WikiLeaks is having, I'm wondering what kind of impact losing PayPal will have on their ability to stay operational. Though PayPal isn't a revenue stream, it provides a secure way for supporters to donate, and without that I'm not sure WikiLeaks backers will want to make donations and expose their information, or their identity, to anyone - especially with the questionable current issues with the founder.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/12/04/wikileaks.pay.pal/index.html?hpt=T2
Visualizing IS714 Blog Word Frequencies
access already apple berners-lee betsy better blogthis buzz change cloud comments computing console data diagram e-book eliminate email evolution facebook future gaming google government importance industry innovative live mationg meet mobile open posts ps3 publicity published reflections rfid share simple sir social stefan template terms tim twitter venkatraman web xbox
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Who needs a wallet when you already have a cell phone?
Wireless carriers such as AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon are looking to allow customers to simply "tap" their phone to make purchases. Similar in idea to the Charlie Card and Mastercard's paypass system, Isis technology is being integrated into Android, iPhone, Nokia, and Blackberry phones and relies on near field communication technology. The charges incurred will be sent to your phone bill rather than your credit card bill.
Interesting idea, however many concerns remain regarding consumers' willingness to switch, retail location infrastructure (incorporating an Isis register), how much credit will be extended through smartphone devices, identity theft, and the list goes on.
While widespread adoption is expected to take decades, it will be interesting to see what applications will be made available in that time to provide similar services.
Interesting idea, however many concerns remain regarding consumers' willingness to switch, retail location infrastructure (incorporating an Isis register), how much credit will be extended through smartphone devices, identity theft, and the list goes on.
While widespread adoption is expected to take decades, it will be interesting to see what applications will be made available in that time to provide similar services.
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