Category Communications
McKinsey on how businesses are embracing Web 2.0. But why are they afraid of blogs?
More and less: Designing for high-stakes decisions
Information Overload: We have met the Enemy and he is Us
The experience store, a store where you don’t buy [International Herald Tribune]
The International Herald Tribune reflects on ‘experience stores’, the latest trend in retailing and claims it is a return to the old department store shopping experience, where shopping was treated as theatre as well. The article claims that Samsung was…
New York Times on interactive mirror in department store
American Embassy in Rome reaches out via web to discuss innovation and creativity with young Italian entrepreneurs
People searching for online health advice favour sites with a human touch, research suggests [BBC]
Social networking’s next phase [The New York Times]
KPMG on how digital media are affecting work, play and relationships across Europe
Mobile talk moves to Web 2.0 [BBC]
Kids, the internet and the end of privacy: the greatest generation gap since rock and roll [New York Magazine]
Be connected on the go: not anytime – not anywhere [Swisscom Innovations]
Book: Mobile Communication in Everyday Life
France Telecom research on use of mobile multimedia services in cities
Another Microsoft user experience “evangelist”
Nokia study on how rural India benefits from mobile communications
Mobile communication is revolutionizing economic and social life in rural India, spawning a wave of local entrepreneurs and creating greater access to social services according to a new study by The Center for Knowledge Societies (CKS) commissioned by Nokia. Mobile…
Students’ new best friend: ‘MoSoSo’ [Christian Science Monitor]
Nokia Research on Uganda’s Village Phone initiative
Jan Chipchase and Indri Tulusan of Nokia Research are on a roll. Following a July 2006 field study in Uganda, and previous presentations on shared phone practices and street charging services, they now explored the Village Phone initiative between the…