Workplace Learning in the Digital Age
Dr. Donna Murdoch
“One recent study on social media revealed that the average user has two social media accounts. While some users find pleasure in multiple networks, there are people who have found a single community they love and stick with, even when the temptations of a new social network arise.” Good article as we are all overwhelmed – at Mashable.
“Is there a reason Vine videos are exactly six seconds long? Yes, and it has a lot to do with high profile cases that almost destroyed hip hop music.” Article from GigaOm here. I do have Vine on my phone, but haven’t had a use for is. I didn’t even realize it was for mashups – interesting article with application.
“It is some credit to the world of TV that it now serves up shows that can serve as auxiliary worlds….binge watching breaks the linearity of having to watch TV on someone else’s terms.” Having entire seasons available to us, either captured as they are aired (so that we can watch them in a row) or being released all at once on Netflix (House of Cards, Arrested Development) makes the thought of watching one episode at a time and waiting for the next week seems so….2000. Article at Wired about “Binge Watching” here.
“The XBox One could have been the one true center of your TV universe that let you throw all those other boxes away.” According to Wired, as great good as it is, they missed the boat. A DVR, but only a game DVR, no actual TV DVR. Other misses as well. It still looks great though.
Can’t quite image how different it will be, but it does sound dramatically so. Article with expectations is here.
“Personalized social reader Zite is updating its iOS app with more Google Reader-inspired features, and also added seven new publishers to its publisher program.”
I’m glad to see more features being added as I decide between Zite and Flipboard as my Reader (leaving us in July – ugh) alternative. Article about Zite on Paid Content.
Great bews from Yahoo on Monday: The company is revamping photo-sharing service Flickr and is also opening a New York City office. Tumblr’s employees, however, will remain at their current office. Great news to hear they will re-energize Flickr from GigaOm.
“You only know how hard it is to be a responsible consumer after you’ve tried it – running laps around aisles trying to find one brand that you know is free-trade, reading labels to avoid carcinogenic ingredients….” Article is about an app called Boycott – “empowering consumers to make well-informed buying decisions” with a bar code scanner. It’s at The Big Think.
“It launched dozens of products and services in its 205 minute keynote, but did the world understand them? I saw some of the smartest journalists in technology struggling to handle the information density…..”
“The new Google Hangouts brings together all of Google’s messaging services and will soon see SMS integration. So where does that leave Google Voice in the big picture? “
Workplace Learning in the Digital Age 