Category: Trends

  • Is trust the privilege of youth?

    Kevin Dugan recounts an experience he had at his local coffee shop regarding his mobile phone number: […] my barista encouraged me to sign up for information on future promotions and events. She told me to write down my cell…

  • The electoral register and choices

    Each year at this time, local councils throughout the UK send out the Annual Canvass for the Electoral Register, a form that everyone over the voting age of 18 is required to complete in order to be listed in the…

  • What’s the value of your attention?

    Paul McCrudden has an interesting idea about how you spend your time and the monetary value it may have. In a great example of leveraging the attention economy, the London-based entrepreneur kept track of how he spent his time during…

  • Is this a future for the newspaper business?

    More than 500 newspapers have signed up for an online news charging scheme, says Brand Republic. A US company called Journalism Online has signed up newspapers and online news outlets across the USA to use its e-commerce system for charging…

  • Friendfeed and Facebook: Trends already?

    Since the announcement earlier this week that Facebook is acquiring Friendfeed,  Steve Rubel wonders whether he’s seeing a trend: […] I have seen an uptick in friend invitations on Facebook, with these individuals specifically saying they follow me on Friendfeed.…