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a one-day seminar in Newcastle on June 16 about how Britain's new wealth of open data can be harnessed to reveal hidden stories, tell new ones, inspire practical services and provide a new point of research for film and television.
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My feed as a paper…
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"When we talk about trends in the Digital space it’s easy, even convenient, to start assigning responsibility for that movement to whoever happens to be leading the charge that minute. What’s worth noting is that a trend never really belongs to a platform, it belongs to the people wielding it. With that in mind, I present five macro trends to watch. In these cases, it’s now brands driving much of the innovation rather than resting until a platform mutates itself."
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The AP also offers some basic rules of thumb for how social media should and shouldn’t be used by journalists, with a focus on making sure they continue to confirm sources and information they find on blogs, tweets and other forms of social media.
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"Broadcasters including the BBC and Five are eyeing official Facebook and Twitter tie-ups to boost the profile of their video-on-demand platforms, as the move towards social TV intensifies."
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"The ultimate truth test for your vision/mission is asking employees and customers if it accurately describes the organization. Even better, involve them in its creation."
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"Too many crowdsourced projects create a blank canvas and have a rather utopian view that the crowd will create a masterpiece. It just doesn’t work like that. You’ll most likely get obscene graffiti rather than a Van Gogh because not a lot of people engage with something when it isn’t clear what they are engaging with. A vacuum encourages vandals…"
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"A recent survey released by Edelman examined the evolution of consumers’ perceptions of the Internet as an entertainment medium, and not just a source of information. While this broad statement may seem obvious to many working directly in the digital media space, the implications of this evolution for how consumers define and consume entertainment – and the factors they value and are inclined to pay for – merit further consideration for any brand looking to entertain and engage consumers."