So many things 'fly by' me when I'm working. I get to know Websites, technologies, design ideas and people all the time. This Blog is about these types of information/knowledge we all gather, while we are working...
Now, as I thought about it and after I researched a little (there are so many reports by now), I've realized that I just do not care.
As "The Stig" is more than a person - he is "The Stig".
The idea that their is someone on that TV show that actually knows what he is doing. It's like Steve Austin ("The Six Million Dollar Man") - you do not care who is the actor ( it is Lee Majors in case you do care) - just that he is Steve Austin.
Anyway, I will keep following this show as it has a good balance of geeky data and dry British sense of humor.
TechCrunch reported about Innovid (and brought their site down...) new announced capability to "help advertisers move away from the pre-roll with technology that allows for things like virtual product placements inside videos and turning entire surfaces into clickable canvases."
The visuals are great, but even more interesting is the multi-layer content capability as shown in this image:
Great to see innovation from Israel.
Would be interesting to see if Veodia could assist them with content creation.
As I opened my favorite Web Radio I've noticed that they have updated the web UI to match the iPhone UI. Main changes seems to be a tile view of station and album images, instead of the text list we saw before and a framing some lists and menus. I like.
In recent weeks, I've worked hard with the Veodia team releasing the new version of the service as well as providing everyone with the ability to try the amazing video platform we've developed.
We had a good plan and the team executed very well. But as always, many things had to change at the last minute and many last minute changes were more costly then planed.
I saw this movie long time ago on Assaf Arkin's blog, and although I believe we did much better (then shown in the movie), I would like to express my thanks to the team and acknowledge their efforts.
Last night Veodia released a new version of its video platform for business. In addition to 'enterprise' features, such as SSO, security, reports and integration to leading collaboration, sales, training and other systems, Veodia also offers a free trial of it 'Veodia Widget'. Now you can register to the Veodia service and start uploading and recording high quality videos directly into the 'cloud'.
In addition. Now you can register and try the Widget for free. We added the ability to share the video by direct link or by an embed code. I started using it to add video to my Twitter messages.
In the latest report by Ted Schadler (Forrester's Vice President and Principal Analyst), Ted covers several companies and video solutions for the Enterprise.
"...Information workers have been posting confidential videos to YouTube because they've had few alternatives. Fortunately, in the past few months, three vendors - Google, Microsoft, and Veodia - have introduced services or products for securely hosting videos with enterprise access controls.
These services give information and knowledge management professionals a way to harness the power of corporate and employee-generated video to teach, inspire, and capture knowledge.
This report introduces the business scenarios, platform checklist, and vendors for employee-generated video..."
Great validation for Veodia's vision and amazing execution capabilities!
It is going to be interesting to track this new product, as well as the Blackberry player and to see how would it effect the sales of Slacker G2 player.
I was working on demos for Veodia most of the day. Cool stuff I could share in few days. So, as I was doing all these recording, I decieded to do one short message for the Blog. Because I can.
I had the pleasure working with Matthias Zeller, a Group Product Manager @ Adobe (twitter, blog) on several projects in the past. One of Matthias's projects is Adobe Genesis. The project was presented in the last Adobe Max and now available on Adobe.TV:
RWW shared a very interesting movie on the history of the Internet. The movie was crated by PICOL (picol.org - stands for Pictorial Communication Language) - it's a project that aims to create "a standard and reduced sign system for electronic communication." PICOL is free to use and open to alter.
Interesting discussion with SAP’s Leo Apotheker on Oliver Marks column today.
As Leo mentioned, if the Enterprise software is not built well, it may take down many businesses with it...
Great point that emphasizes one of the main differentiators of Enterprise software. For those who develop Enterprise 2.0 software/solutions, please keep this in mind. The transition from Web 2.0 to E2.0 is not trivial.
-- Update -- Interesting comments from Bill McDermott:
"...Bill McDermott, SAP (NYSE: SAP)'s CEO and president of global field operations, has a prediction on when software-as-a-service will become a popular platform on which large business will run their core business operations.
"Never," McDermott said, in an InformationWeek interview on Tuesday.."
So what are the differences between Web 2.0 and Enterprise 2.0? So many opinions and Blogs about is, so, let me share my short answers, based on who is asking...
The kids version Web 2.0 is where daddy plays, Enterprise 2.0 is where daddy works.
The car fan version Web 2.0 is as if your car was shown on 'pimp my ride'. It is fully customized to your taste, so it is cool, noisy and unique. Enterprise 2.0 is like as if you car was shown on 'Top Gear'. It is in mass-production, cost a lot and performs as good as it looks. The philosophical version
Web 2.0 is a 21st century culture looking for a business (model), Enterprise 2.0 is a business looking for a 21st century culture. photo credits
The IT version
Web 2.0: "What is IT?" Enterprise 2.0: "What is Web 2.0"
(Well, some of them do get it...) The Mash-Up version
Web 2.0 is where you can mash-up anything you want. Just drag-n-drop, copy some embed codes, updated your blog and sync your twitter updates. Enterprise 2.0 is where you expect to log-in to one system and have everything integrated and aligned with your business process.
The Cloud Computing version Web 2.0 and Enterprise 2.0 companies use cloud computing. While Web 2.0 companies are looking for low costs and scalability, Enterprise 2.0 companies are looking also for security, redundancy/recovery capabilities and good PR...
The shirt version
Web 2.0 summit 2008 (I think...Cannot remember, so many of them) SAP TechEd 2004... (from my private collection)
Feel free to use them if you like. Comments are welcome. E.T.
I like gadgets because they usually cute and bringing me value (saving, time, great experience, fun). Some gadgets are very cool, but also very bad for the environment (due to usage of toxic chemicals). Once in a while I get my hand/eye on a gadget which I like, but also green.
I would recommend you visiting the Greener Gadgets Design Competition Website, to learn about last year ideas, but also to have the opportunity to contribute.
Here is some information from the Website
Overview
Greener Gadgets has partnered with Core77 to generate outstanding design innovations for greener electronics. This year, the top 50 entries will be published on the web for voting and commenting, and top finalists will be showcased live at the Greener Gadgets Conference in New York City on February 27th for judging by an expert panel. Awards will be given out at the end of the conference program, and winners will be showcased on Core77.com, GreenerGadgets.com, CE.org, and Inhabitat.com.
Design Brief
We invite designers to explore the concept of "Greener Gadgets." Designs should seek to minimize the environmental impact of consumer electronic devices at any stage in the product lifecycle. Areas of sustainability to consider include energy, materials/lifecycle/recycling, social impact, and educational development. Designers can focus on a particular area of human enterprise (learning, playing, communicating, etc.), or a particular context (work, home, school, etc.), a particular material, or a specific device. Entries may also seek to create new paradigms for products and services.
