OnLive

Mar 27, 2009

consoleIn de Volkskrant vandaag een artikel over OnLive. Online gamen met alleen een joystick. Verwerking van data vindt plaats in de super krachtige servers van het bedrijf. Geen console meer nodig, geen toeters en bellen, gewoon een game afnemen wanneer je het wil. Klinkt natuurlijk fantastisch maar toch moet je een kastje aansluiten tussen TV en Internet en daarnaast is het nog maar afwachten welke games er ingezet gaan worden om de markt te veroveren. Daarnaast is het zo dat een echte test met duizenden gebruikers en meer nog niet gedaan is. Ik zal niet zeggen dat het geen kans heeft maar er moet echt wel wat meer gebeuren om de wereld hiermee te veroveren. Het zal op zijn minst nog wat tijd kosten voordat het doorbreekt en tegen die tijd zou het leuk zijn als de concurrentie ook meedoet. Klik hier voor het artikel in de Volkskrant online

Idea

Mar 18, 2009

fabriekWent to a meeting yesterday, called the Idea Factory. An initiative where entrepreneurs are able to meet in order to get to know eachother and where expertise can be shared to facilitate projects with the right people. It seems that this is very difficult to accomplish. People are very different because of their trade and age. Still the need for ‘sourcing’ the right people persists. What would be the best way to gather professionals willing to commit?

Social media & CMS

Feb 11, 2009

cmsWe are not hearing much from the larger CMS suppliers. This in relation to web 2.0 and social media. You’ll find some articles on the subject every now and then, discussing the importance and so on but there is no real convincing approach or strategy to conquer ‘the world’. Is there no relation between content, CMS and social media? Are people waiting for the ROI calculation to long? Are the suppliers to big and slow to keep up with the fast paced change? Who can tell…

It really looks as if Google wants to leave no stone unturned. I recently wrote about their heart rate meter, now they have the Google Powermeter. It is getting stranger by the minute. They already started to deploy millions of smart meters and they plan to deploy even more of those in the coming year(s). Is their strategy aimed at becoming the all seeing monitor of our health, our consumption and even our homes?

The Ostrich

Feb 9, 2009

struisvogelWhat strikes me lately is the fact that there are still well known corporations unwilling to take online media, internet and the rise of social media really seriously.

In strategy sessions they tend to talk around the subject or it isn’t even on the agenda. Some think that simply having a website as some sort of ‘noblesse oblige’ is just about enough. When will these laggards realize that there it can be put to good use for every market and every target group and that you will have to do your best for it.

This ostrich like behaviour is understandable at some level but it will cause a setback on the long run, at least that is my opinion. Unless action is taken in time. Do you have tips on how to break through this kind of barriers? I would love to hear them!

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