Explainers to Watch in 2009
By leelefever on January 13, 2009 - 3:59pm
If there is one prediction I have for 2009, it will be that our world will become more complex. We will all be confronted with new products, services, ideas and concepts that will confuse the majority of us. And this adds to what confused us in 2008 and years before.
We're convinced that the rise of all this complexity is creating new demand for new kinds of services. Individuals and organizations will find business models in helping people deal with the complexity. The biggest opportunity we see is for people who are good at explaining - at taking an idea and packaging it so a maximum number of people can understand and act on it. Below are some companies and individuals who we think will be making a real contribution in 2009.
Managing Online Forums - A New Book By Patrick O'Keefe
By leelefever on April 09, 2008 - 1:39pm
Patrick and I go way back in web terms, but met for the first time this year at SXSW.
Learn New Media from the Ninjas
By leelefever on February 21, 2008 - 1:48pm
Kent Nichols is the co-creator or Ninja Master of Ask-a-Ninja, which I'm quite sure you know about. I recently discovered his Twitter feed and blog and since, I've learned a lot from his perspectives on disrupting Hollywood, the business of new media, and the web video industry.
His no-nonsense and opinionated style really makes it clear where he stands, and I often agree. Plus, he's full of smart advice for content producers. Recommended.
View With CommentsNew Social Media eBook - And a Funny Blogger Outreach Video
By leelefever on December 10, 2007 - 8:46pm
Wouldn't it be nice if every author actually lived in the world that they wrote about? It's one thing to be an observer, but yet another to be a resident. That's why it's my pleasure to point you to a new ebook by Darren Barefoot and Julie Szabo of Capulet Communications.
View With CommentsTwittering for 1 Year - A Retrospective
By leelefever on November 21, 2007 - 5:49pm
My most recent Tweet (a short update to the Twitter service) was this:
View With CommentsBryght and Rain City Studios - Together at Last
By leelefever on November 21, 2007 - 11:30am
Have you even had two friends that you knew separately who fell in love and eventually moved in together, got married and created a great couple? That's what I feel about the news that two of my favorite tech companies (and groups of people) are merging. Rain City Studios is acquiring Bryght (Press Release) and I'm so excited about the news. Drupal worlds are colliding.
Your Neighborhood Needs Instant Journalists
By leelefever on November 14, 2007 - 10:23am
Even though the Web makes us all feel like citizens of the world, what matters is often local. Our neighborhoods and neighbors have a huge impact. There is a brand-new platform, created by Instivate, a company run by one of our long-time friends and neighbors, that aims to give every neighborhood a site for sharing local news. It's called Instant Journalist.
No Love for SFX Baseball's Strong-Arm Tactics
By leelefever on July 30, 2007 - 4:06pm
I just got an email from Patrick O'Keefe, a friend that I've known through the web for years. His story got my blood boiling and I want to share it.
Updated:Â Patrick will not have to give up his site (for now). Â
View With CommentsWould a Wiki By Any Other Name Smell As Sweet?
By leelefever on July 25, 2007 - 1:24pm
Did you know that in a recent survey by Harris Interactive that only 16% of the online public know what a wiki is? For some, this will seem surprising. Others will say "what's a wiki?"
View With CommentsGetting Social with Bokardo Design and Ant's Eye View
By leelefever on July 24, 2007 - 9:27am
In the last couple of weeks two people I know have made the jump into the independent world and I think we'll all be better off for it. Both are focused on the social side of the web and bring with them a ton of real world experience.
Jake "Community Guy" McKee, someone I've known for years and consider a great friend created Ants Eye View. Here's how Jake describes his services:
At Ant’s Eye View we concentrate on providing as many services as possible within a very small niche, namely online and offline social connection between company and consumer.
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