links for 2010-03-10

By Dhiren | Published: March 10, 2010
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links for 2010-03-09

By Dhiren | Published: March 9, 2010
  • Google 'trialling TV search service' | Media | guardian.co.uk
    An old boss of mine used to say: "Watch! One day we'll be buying TV spots via Google". With announcements like this I'm sure we're not too far away from his prediction becoming true, but what I question is the need for more set top box(es).

    The lines betweens TV's and computers are blurring: you can now hop on the web via your TV and watch TV on your laptop. HD capacities are also increasing, and these shifts in both technology and user behavior mean that we will no longer require isolated devices, but we will require more integrated software that helps us to view web content and traditional TV side by side.

    Most people criticize me for being a Mac fanboy, but I think server versions of the Mac Mini will become centre pieces in households and they will be the gateways to digital TV and the internet.

    Early versions of Windows Media Centre were premature, but I'm hoping to see a revival in more evolved iterations.

    (tags: google media search television tv video web)
  • ASOS Follows Fashion – fashionable thoughts from our favourite tweeters
    Nice little landscape evaluation hub that ASOS use. I simple idea that helps non-geeks understand the voices.
    (tags: tools social)
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links for 2010-03-04

By Dhiren | Published: March 4, 2010
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links for 2010-03-01

By Dhiren | Published: March 1, 2010
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links for 2010-02-28

By Dhiren | Published: February 28, 2010
  • Comments on the social graph: FACEBOOK FAN PAGES: THE FUTURE OF CRM
    Tony writes a great thought piece on the correct use of Facebook fan pages and how they are potentially the future of CRM. I haven't really got much to add to his piece, but it's got me thinking: Many brands are using Facebook pages as hubs where they can engage fans with "cool stuff". Taking Tony's points account, if the role of Facebook in marketing is more about CRM, are many brands misusing it by treating it as platform to create engagement?
    (tags: facebook)
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Immersive images

By Dhiren | Published: February 17, 2010

Roger Ballen talks about photobooks from Jim Casper on Vimeo.

Roger Ballen is old-school and in this video he makes some great points about the role books play in learning. I agree with him because paper adds a certain depth to photos that just cannot be recreated on the screen.

I’m greedily building a beautiful photography library, but I’m not just stopping at photo books: I’m also collecting my favourite fiction.
People who know me well would say why? Why are you not buying a kindle or an iPad? Truth be told, I just don’t think either of them are immersive enough.

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links for 2010-02-14

By Dhiren | Published: February 14, 2010
  • A day on Chatroulette, the web's weirdest new outpost | Technology | guardian.co.uk
    Fascinating. Whilst I will not be using it anytime soon I think the concept is interesting: voyeurism meets spontaneous social networking.

    A friend of mine once said that walking alone into a bar, in an unfamiliar town, is an exercise that can teach you reams about your own social skills; striking conversations with strangers is a natural gift for some people—and not so much for others.

    Chat rooms and social networks have, in many ways, given introverts the ability to build relationships online, without face-to-face interaction. I often think: do these insular environments prohibit the development of social skills? Most psychologists would agree that they do.

    A concept such as Chatroulette, if vetted and controlled, could be used as a personal development tool for people who suffer from various forms of social anxiety.

    (tags: socialnetworking voyeurism pyschology streaming video)
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links for 2010-02-13

By Dhiren | Published: February 13, 2010
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