Comments for i4SM http://i4sm.org the Institute for Social Media Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:26:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 Comment on Prospectus Online by 2009 - A new year, a new prospectus | i4SM http://i4sm.org/prospectus/#comment-179 2009 - A new year, a new prospectus | i4SM Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:07:36 +0000 http://i4sm.org/?page_id=176#comment-179 [...] just finished the updates to the i4SM prospectus, so it’s all shiny and ready for reading or [...] [...] just finished the updates to the i4SM prospectus, so it’s all shiny and ready for reading or [...]

]]> Comment on Twaffik hits the streets by lilian barton http://i4sm.org/blog/2008/12/04/twaffik/#comment-141 lilian barton Mon, 08 Dec 2008 08:19:52 +0000 http://i4sm.org/?p=155#comment-141 Well done with setting up Twaffik - great idea. So easy to use and to contribute to. Something all commuters need to hook into to and help each other. Well done with setting up Twaffik - great idea. So easy to use and to contribute to. Something all commuters need to hook into to and help each other.

]]> Comment on twaffik - a crowdsourcing experiment by Alan Holding http://i4sm.org/blog/2008/11/28/twaffik-a-crowdsourcing-experiment/#comment-136 Alan Holding Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:18:56 +0000 http://i4sm.org/?p=104#comment-136 You got that right. Never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever use your mobile whilst driving. Ever. You got that right.

Never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever use your mobile whilst driving.

Ever.

]]> Comment on Experiments in Social Media by admin http://i4sm.org/blog/2008/09/11/experiments-in-social-media/#comment-134 admin Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:36:23 +0000 http://i4sm.org/?p=51#comment-134 That's a shame Alex as we thought that it had great potential and you'd been very successful in constructing an group of interested supporters around it. Best of luck to the three remaining entrants. You can keep track of what's going on over at <a href="http://www.just-b.com/btween/mapping-creativity" rel="nofollow">Just.B</a> - looks like the winner will be announced on December 8th. That’s a shame Alex as we thought that it had great potential and you’d been very successful in constructing an group of interested supporters around it.

Best of luck to the three remaining entrants. You can keep track of what’s going on over at Just.B - looks like the winner will be announced on December 8th.

]]> Comment on Experiments in Social Media by alexhough http://i4sm.org/blog/2008/09/11/experiments-in-social-media/#comment-133 alexhough Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:12:11 +0000 http://i4sm.org/?p=51#comment-133 I withdrew my entry. I may write up the results of the experiment. If I do I will post them here. Best wishes Alex I withdrew my entry. I may write up the results of the experiment. If I do I will post them here.

Best wishes
Alex

]]> Comment on Experiments in Social Media by Mapping Creativity with Manchester’s Beacon | Real Fresh TV | Social Media, Multi-Platform Marketing and Internet TV Specialists http://i4sm.org/blog/2008/09/11/experiments-in-social-media/#comment-131 Mapping Creativity with Manchester’s Beacon | Real Fresh TV | Social Media, Multi-Platform Marketing and Internet TV Specialists Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:22:42 +0000 http://i4sm.org/?p=51#comment-131 [...] work, proposal which has received support from Paul Carruthers who is affiliated with the Manchester Digital Development Agency’s (MDDA) [...] [...] work, proposal which has received support from Paul Carruthers who is affiliated with the Manchester Digital Development Agency’s (MDDA) [...]

]]> Comment on TWE, Alan McGee and Tim Burgess by Adrian http://i4sm.org/blog/2008/06/22/twe-alan-mcgee-and-tim-burgess/#comment-16 Adrian Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:21:51 +0000 http://i4sm.org/?p=46#comment-16 Yes, very much a missed opportunity, this session - others had been far more thoughtful. For all the talk of different record industry models, the key one remains: who is going to invest in recording great bands if the record companies don't? LiveNation et al are acting exactly the same as record companies; older bands like Marillion are paying for their recording costs by charging their fans upfront. Watching the bio of Quincy Jones on Friday, it was clear that "Thriller" (best selling album of all time remember) was given a budget - not that great, just 8 weeks in the studio- but the record company were investing in Jackson, using top studios, a top team (Jones, Rod Temperton etc), and top musicians (even drafting in McCartney and Eddie Van Halen.) Yes, very much a missed opportunity, this session - others had been far more thoughtful. For all the talk of different record industry models, the key one remains: who is going to invest in recording great bands if the record companies don’t? LiveNation et al are acting exactly the same as record companies; older bands like Marillion are paying for their recording costs by charging their fans upfront. Watching the bio of Quincy Jones on Friday, it was clear that “Thriller” (best selling album of all time remember) was given a budget - not that great, just 8 weeks in the studio- but the record company were investing in Jackson, using top studios, a top team (Jones, Rod Temperton etc), and top musicians (even drafting in McCartney and Eddie Van Halen.)

]]> Comment on TWE - Wrapping up by lilian barton http://i4sm.org/blog/2008/06/22/twe-wrapping-up/#comment-15 lilian barton Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:25:03 +0000 http://i4sm.org/?p=48#comment-15 Many thanks for the summary Paul. It gives those of us who didn't make it a flavour of what went on. Friday 20 June was the 60th Birthday of 'Baby' Manchester University's historic moment when the first modern computer with its 120 bytes of memory made its first calculation. So it was appropriate timing for the event to be held near that important milestone. I would like to make the suggestion for the '24 hour conversation' to be an annual event at around the same time, to coincide with 'Babys' birthday. It too can grow and develop year on year getting bigger and more exciting with each event. Now there's a thought - Manchester's 24 hr conversation fest linking different communities together in one big, long conversation. Many thanks for the summary Paul. It gives those of us who didn’t make it a flavour of what went on.
Friday 20 June was the 60th Birthday of ‘Baby’ Manchester University’s historic moment when the first modern computer with its 120 bytes of memory made its first calculation. So it was appropriate timing for the event to be held near that important milestone. I would like to make the suggestion for the ‘24 hour conversation’ to be an annual event at around the same time, to coincide with ‘Babys’ birthday. It too can grow and develop year on year getting bigger and more exciting with each event. Now there’s a thought - Manchester’s 24 hr conversation fest linking different communities together in one big, long conversation.

]]> Comment on TWE, Alan McGee and Tim Burgess by kawalek http://i4sm.org/blog/2008/06/22/twe-alan-mcgee-and-tim-burgess/#comment-13 kawalek Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:46:39 +0000 http://i4sm.org/?p=46#comment-13 Quoting the blog: "McGee points out that once a band is famous, why does it need a record company? Tim Burgess is sat next to him as he’s saying this, but didn’t extend the point, unfortunately, when his own band - the Charlatans - has recently made their latest album available as a free download. Radiohead did the same and this practice is gaining momentum. McGee is right though, it’s OK to do this once you are famous as the buying public will lap it up and you have opportunities to generate revenue elsewhere. When you’re an upcoming band in a thriving musical city like Manchester, it’s harder to stand out from the crowd, especially when that crowd has become so much bigger." Maybe the point is that 'making it', 'standing out' and even 'fame' itself are all now passe. An era is over, we are post-Warhol & fame is to be avoided, even for 15 minutes. Quoting the blog:
“McGee points out that once a band is famous, why does it need a record company? Tim Burgess is sat next to him as he’s saying this, but didn’t extend the point, unfortunately, when his own band - the Charlatans - has recently made their latest album available as a free download. Radiohead did the same and this practice is gaining momentum.

McGee is right though, it’s OK to do this once you are famous as the buying public will lap it up and you have opportunities to generate revenue elsewhere. When you’re an upcoming band in a thriving musical city like Manchester, it’s harder to stand out from the crowd, especially when that crowd has become so much bigger.”

Maybe the point is that ‘making it’, ’standing out’ and even ‘fame’ itself are all now passe. An era is over, we are post-Warhol & fame is to be avoided, even for 15 minutes.

]]> Comment on So It Goes… by admin http://i4sm.org/blog/2008/06/21/so-it-goes/#comment-12 admin Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:01:17 +0000 http://i4sm.org/?p=45#comment-12 Hi Dave, It's been a very good event. I have more reflections to offer, which I'll gather and post in a short while. As with any event like this opportunities have been missed and there are learnings to be had. But, a challenging concept, delivered well. Hi Dave,

It’s been a very good event. I have more reflections to offer, which I’ll gather and post in a short while. As with any event like this opportunities have been missed and there are learnings to be had.

But, a challenging concept, delivered well.

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