Links from the 4/5/09 weekend
Just think about this for a moment…just think about it -
Data will increasingly leap from the screen into the world, augmenting reality in useful ways.
via Talent imitates, genius steals: Grown Up Digital.
It was only a few months ago that Facebook converted its gifting currency from real dollars to virtual credits in an effort to lay the groundwork for the expansion of its virtual gifting business. Now, Facebook is experimenting with a new way for users to give the virtual credits they have purchased to friends in response to content they share in the feed.
via Facebook Experimenting With Virtual Currency Gifting in the Feed.
You’re friendship is worth 152 credits to me, happy valentines day.
These lessons aren’t P&G specific-they’re food for thought for every marketer trying to get smart in social media.
via The Forrester Blog For Interactive Marketing Professionals.
Yes, this was an interesting think-tank-brainstorm experiment…but their inputs I think flawed this from the start. 1) you’ve brought hyper-connected people to the party…try this with people who don’t have thousands of followers 2) cause marketing, imho, has much lower entry barriers into conversations. So, to me, this is more directional and inspiring but would like to see this applied to regular ‘widget’ to sell, with regular people.
VisualRevenue | Web Analytics & Online Marketing blog.
Interesting Visual Analytics blog
The Interwebs could become an early warning system for when the web of life is about to fray.
via Crawling the Web to Foretell Ecosystem Collapse | Wired Science from Wired.com.
And this is the beginning of Skynet. No, seriously, once we figure out how to connect massive dots it is either going to be the end or the beginning of us all…
Every year that I’ve been fortunate enough to judge international awards there’s always a couple of great examples of Japanese work. But the majority of the work that I’m painfully jealous of this year comes from Japan. Of course there’s great US, Swedish, British and Brazilian stuff – as usual. But there’s something noticeably special and standout about some of the Japanese stuff.
via 9 Reasons Japanese Interactive Work Is Awesome | crackunit.com.
I get this since of openness when it comes to the interactive work…maybe it’s the ‘lets just have fun with it’ factor that is inviting.