Archive for March, 2011
Who needs a business model, anyway? Online journalism does. #jcarn
This post is for the Carnival of Journalism. Every month some of the top journalism thinkers around get together to debate topics in journalism. What’s the biggest problem facing journalism today? Lack of journo-hackers? Not enough staff resources? Too little focus on mobile? Not enough data? Print curmudgeons? Lack of free coffee for employees? No. The [...]
I don’t have a smartphone; I have a 3.5 inch tablet
I’m 11 days into my billing cycle this month on my iPhone, and the data about my usage really shows how I communicate and live my life has changed a lot over the past few years. These stats really popped out to me (multiply by about three to get my monthly usage): 17 anytime minutes [...]
Mobile, mobile, mobile. Mobile Internet will overtake desktop Internet usage within 3 years (infographic)
Here are some key takeaways that underscore how mobile computing is the next big chapter in computers (mainframes to desktop pcs and now to mobile): 4 billion mobile phones in use. 1.08 billion of those phones are smartphones. 3.05 billion of those phones are SMS enabled. Mobile Internet usage should overtake desktop usage by 2014. [...]
Social media IS engaging in the political process
I have a voice. You have a voice. Everyone using the Internet to connect with people all over the world has a voice. We deserve to be heard. Social media is amplifying that voice, letting us reach people and institutions like never before. Smart companies and individuals have leveraged social media to connect with more [...]