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New Comm Biz » Conversations as Data: We need new UI — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:51:45 +0000

[...] lot of the meaning was lost behind the buzz around Web 2.0 but at the core (my definition) Web 2.0 is the capabilities behind social media. RSS, AJAX, etc have enabled the programming inept (aka regular people) to [...]

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 07 May 2009 12:55:20 +0000

The great thing about the word “new” is it means exactly that.
The future is tomorrow, and tomorrow “new” will still mean the same thing. No sense in looking behind.
That's my two cents.

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Social Media and Theology - New Comm Biz - New media strategies for business — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:53:41 +0000

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By: Tac

Tac — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 17:29:49 +0000

Daoud, thank you for the comment.
I find it interesting how areas like the Middle East and China are quickly adapting to New Media/Web 2.0 as a way to communicate freely (in many cases for the first time in their lives).
Being horribly US centric in my studies I have begun to look for Web 2.0 research done around these countries, but haven’t found much.
I do wonder though if these new channels won’t be the biggest factors to bringing around political change.

By: Daoud G Kuttab

Daoud G Kuttab — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:34:58 +0000

New media in our part of the world (Arab countries) means using technologies to bypass governmental restrictions. Satellite tv, web sites, electronic mailing lists, cell phone messaging, internet radio and blogs are just some examples of how people in our undemocratic countries are using technology for democratic purporse.

daoud kuttab
ferris professor of journalism
princeton university (temporarily

Founder of AmmanNet first internet radio station in arab world

By: Phil

Phil — Tue, 29 May 2007 17:44:05 +0000

Web 2.0 seems to be kind of an amorphous, nebulous entity. Everyone seems to have a different definition and no two are the same. Some even go as far to say that it doesn't exist. VCs seem to be convinced of web 2.0's existence however, and have proven so with their wallets. Since there are already murmurs web 3.0 ala semantic web, mobile web, and non-browser internet-based programs, it will be interesting to see how it affects new media. Or will it be the new, new media?

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 29 May 2007 16:07:47 +0000

The great thing about the word “new” is it means exactly that.
The future is tomorrow, and tomorrow “new” will still mean the same thing. No sense in looking behind.
That’s my two cents.

By: Tac

Tac — Tue, 29 May 2007 14:44:58 +0000

I think it’s also important that companies ask themselves ‘Why’. Yeah, technology lets you do some cool stuff but *why* do you want to do it? Is it the right tactic for your organization and for your audience?

By: Kevin Donaldon

Kevin Donaldon — Tue, 29 May 2007 14:31:35 +0000

I think part of the confusion also comes from the term ‘new media’. What is new today will not be new in the future, so the term is not very descriptive. I do agree and like your split between technology vs philosophy. Its not just personal philosophy either – is about an overall shift in human culture. I posted the other day about a white paper I read on the concept of
social software being more than technology. How it is really about a cultural movement and less about the technology that is supporting it. As you suggest, people need to focus less on the cool tools and more about what they can do and how they can shift behaviors.