Next Generation Me

After a recent discussion with colleagues on new technologies
for interaction in a business setting I thought it would be interesting to make a little chart on the various Web 2.0 applications I am using right now or have used extensively in the past. Realizing that it is indeed more than a couple…it would be really nice if someone could come up with a real “mash-up” application for personal use.

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- Ran across a very motivating effort recently that I think is worth mentioning. Architecture for Humanity is a charitable organization founded in 1999 to promote architectural and design solutions to global, social and humanitarian crisis.

This is a really interesting aspect of building a better world for all of humanity. Surprisingly many of the global challenges are related to structural design issues such as building proper housing based on protected knowledge. We (at least I) tend to think that many of the problems concerning intellectual property rights and human development (for those who cannot afford to pay the price for the knowledge) is related to products such as AIDS medicine or software. However this organization focus on the simple fact that insight on how to build properly designed buildings is just as much about sharing knowledge as it is about availability of capital.

As stated by the organization: “we believe that where resources and expertise are scarce, innovative, sustainable and collaborative design can make a difference”.

Well worth to visit www.architectureforhumanity.org

Cameron Sinclair at TED.

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Deloitte & Touche recently published a report on media habits in the new and coming generations. Does not seem to be any revolutionary new insight here that has not already been covered in blogs or public discussion, but it neatly sums up some implications for where companies should put their advertising budgets. The survey contains information from 2,200 U.S. consumers between the ages of 13 and 75.

Advertising Insights

• 64% tend to pay greater attention to print ads in magazines or newspapers than advertising on the Internet

• More than one-in-four would pay for online content vs. being exposed to ads

• Search engines and word of mouth are the most effective means for driving Web site traffic — 85% of Xers are influenced by someone’s recommendation

• 87% of respondents continually visit the same Web sites

• Generation Xers are a little more responsive to advertising

The respondents were also asked what future products they desire.

Future Products

• 64% want to easily connect their television to the Internet for viewing videos and downloading content to their television
• 60% want the ability to move their content to any device they own without any problems
• 57% want an entertainment and communication device that lets they them do everything
• 49% want a computer or similar device that will be the center of their household media experience

The fascinating part of this data, is that it seems to confirm all the predictions consumers and perhaps the producers have already made on what kind of products will be viable options for the near and coming future. As have been seen many times in the past…will perhaps the competitive advantage in the future be reserved for firms that manage to offer solutions not already on the list?

Photo: freefoto.com

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Having spent some time away from my Mac I am now back in Blog-world. Having spent a nice day out diving, I decided to create a new diveblog, both to keep track of my diving (I have become rather lazy when it comes to logging my dives) and to write about all mye experiences under water.

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I have tested some new applications lately and here are the ones I have decided to purchase and use (Some of them I have actually used for a while, but forgotten to comment):

Yojimbo

- A very handy and unobtrusive app that stores all kinds of information including bookmarks, passwords, pdf´s etc in a central place. I find it particularly handy for keeping track of bookmars when using multiple internet browsers (and easy to sync with online services such as del.icio.us).

Journler

- A great journaling tool for all students and note takers out there! This is nothing more than a very intuitive and “low hassle” application for taking all kinds of notes (lectures, meetings etc) and storing them according to date, label etc.

Novamind

I have tested quite a number of Mind-Mapping tools, but this is by far the best I have seen (for mac) both in terms of usability and feature richness (with few no-bullshit features). Version 4.0 will soon be released so don´t go handing in your money until it is out there

Yep

Simple and powerful tool to keep track of and organize all your PDF´s. After some years of studying, the amount of PDF’s spread around my hard-drive has become quite extensive. This application allows you to sort and see all your PDF files without needing to upon trillions of preview screens or use cumbersome spotlights searches.

Remote Buddy

Turns your apple remote into what it should be….into a versatile and powerful remote control for all your apps! (Also adds support for Bluetooth remotes).

Delicious Library

Funny application using the built in isight to read bar codes on all your books, movies etc. The applications then adds your items to an intuitive library (book-shelf) to let you easily organize and keep track of all your precious items.

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