Category: Trends

  • Facebook and Twitter are for oldies

    A new study from social media researchers Anderson Analytics shows how different generations are using social networks like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and LinkedIn. If you pay attention to such metrics as have been published over the past year, it probably…

  • IABC employment survey paints mixed picture

    The results of the latest IABC member survey on employment issues carried out in June indicates that over 14% of members have lost their jobs in the last 12 months. That’s a lot of people as the professional association currently…

  • Trust is coming back, says Edelman

    In January, PR firm Edelman published their 2009 Trust Barometer survey of trust and credibility in business and government (PDF download), an annual survey conducted in 20 countries. The global picture six months ago was, broadly speaking, one of pessimism…

  • Augmented reality: overlay your world

    Is augmented reality the Next Big Thing, asks AdWeek. […] The biggest hope for the field moving into useful, mainstream applications is in the mobile arena. Acrossair created a mini sensation with the release of a video clip showing its…

  • In today’s cloud you need a local backup

    Over an early-morning cup of coffee, I read an op-ed piece in the the New York Times by Jonathan Zittrain, author of The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It (a book I read last year). Zittrain’s op-ed…