Currently Browsing: Social Networks
Aug 22nd 09
Staggering Facebook User Stats
I recently came across this post by Brian Solis outlining some ridiculous stats about Facebook users. They have clearly broken through the clouds, and should rightfully be considered a platform, rather than an application or destination. Beware people…its only gonna get worse So, here are the stats…buckle up! General: Facebook has more than 250 million users 120 million users log on to... read more
Feb 4th 09
Evolutionary Quanta | The Emerging Properties that Define Life
In preparation for a piece I am revising on Metasystem Transition, I was doing some research on Evolutionary Quanta and the concept of sapience. The classical quanta of Metasystem Transition display the emerging properties and defining faculties that have lead us to our current status, and may help us to predict the next step in our evolution. They are as follows: 1. Control of Posistion – Motion 2.... read more
Feb 4th 09
Evolutionary Quanta | The Emerging Properties that Define Life
In preparation for a piece I am revising on Metasystem Transition, I was doing some research on Evolutionary Quanta and the concept of sapience. The classical quanta of Metasystem Transition display the emerging properties and defining faculties that have lead us to our current status, and may help us to predict the next step in our evolution. They are as follows: 1. Control of Posistion – Motion 2.... read more
Dec 6th 08
Discussing “The Tipping Point”
In “The Tipping Point” by Malcolm Gladwell, the author discusses the dynamics by which social networks possess the power to spread messages of epic proportions. The epidemic-like trends we see in a rapidly evolving, technology-driven market force us to ask how we can recognize them early on, or better yet…create them ourselves. According to Gladwell, the geometric progression we see in epidemics is... read more
Dec 6th 08
Discussing "The Tipping Point"
In “The Tipping Point” by Malcolm Gladwell, the author discusses the dynamics by which social networks possess the power to spread messages of epic proportions. The epidemic-like trends we see in a rapidly evolving, technology-driven market force us to ask how we can recognize them early on, or better yet…create them ourselves. According to Gladwell, the geometric progression we see in epidemics is... read more
