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12 predictions for the web
By Matthew Buckland: Publisher
02.15.08 | 2 Comments
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IBM Chairman Thomas Watson famously predicted in 1943: "I think there is a world market for maybe five computers." In the same decade the magazine Popular Mechanics also weighed in, predicting that "Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons." Even Microsoft founder Bill Gates predicted ...
Tags: audio streaming, Bill Gates, broadband, content management, digital devices, future, Future Trends, future web trends, Google, IBM, Instant Messaging, internet access, internet behemoths, Internet connectivity, Internet video, Japan, Linden Labs, media changes, media environment, media model changes, Media outlets, media players, Media production, media world, Microsoft, mobile internet, mobile phones, Non digital devices, online media trends, open content management systems, Popular Mechanics, predictions, radio media, SMS, social networking sites, software models, Thomas Watson, virtual world search, web predictions, web-based application, web-based apps
Reality check: Web 2.0 & blogging just 'digital narcissism'?
By Matthew Buckland: Publisher
04.30.07 | 11 Comments
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Here is a bit of a reality check on the web 2.0 frenzy. I've always thought the hype around web 2.0 reminded me a bit of the hype around the early dot.com days -- which I, by the way, was very much a part of. It's the reason why I ...
Tags: Andrew Keen, believed citizen media, citizen media, citizen media models, media models, social networking sites, The Observer, web 2.0
One-on-one with Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales
By Matthew Buckland: Publisher
04.20.07 | 17 Comments
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UPDATED: Here are some excerpts of an interview I did with Jimmy on Thursday afternoon. I posed questions from myself and relayed some questions asked via this blog. The full interview is now on the M&G Online. Video and audio of the interview are now also available on the ...
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