YouTube - One Hour Per Second

The official YouTube blog recently gave some perspective about the amount of online video content that we have available at our fingertips today. Currently there is one hour of new video uploaded to YouTube every second of every day. This isn’t even talking about all video uploaded to all the various video sharing sites. This is YouTube alone. Every second, another hour of video is uploaded.

This doesn’t mean that every second we have another quality hour of video being uploaded. It means lots and lots of video is being uploaded across the entire globe. It also means the “noise” level is increasing which means it will likely become more challenging to find what you really want before it gets any easier. [Read more...]

I recently wrote an article about “facilitating the experience of belonging in web-based communities” and it was published in late 2011 as part of the fall edition of the Journal of Globalization for the Common Good hosted by the Center for Global Studies at Purdue University Calumet and edited by Dr. Yahya Kamalipour and Dr. Kamran Mofid. This paper was also part of a presentation at the “World Public Forum – Dialogue of Civilizations” that took place in Rhodes, Greece in 2011.

The article was written to help people think about some of the important dynamics that tend to support strong online communities. While online communities continue to evolve in new ways, it is important to also consider some literature that exists outside the realm of technology. This article attempts to bridge some similarities between virtual online communities and real-world physical communities, particularly the cultivation of a sense of belonging among community members.

The full text of the article is available online at the official Journal of Globalization for the Common Good website – http://lass.calumet.purdue.edu/cca/jgcg/2011/jgcg-2011-kosovich.htm

Google Analytics has always presented a visually compelling display of user behavior for particular websites using the tracking code snippet embedded in the website html code.

Clients that I have worked with in the past have found the various displays, graphs, and maps fascinating. However, there always seemed to be a disconnect between their ability to make meaning of the data and connecting that data with behavioral actions within their business and the behavioral actions of their intended audiences. [Read more...]

In late 2009 I successfully completed my Enterprise 2.0 Practitioner Certification. It was a great experience learning through the various modules of the certification program. Much of the course content helped to reinforce my previous experiences with collaborative web technologies but it expanded my ability to articulate Web 2.0 within the context of the enterprise.

According the AIIM (Association for Information and Image Management) website the Enterprise 2.0 Practitioner Certificate program covers the following concepts and technologies of Enterprise 2.0: [Read more...]

In July 2007, I presented at “The 6th Annual International Conference on an Interfaith Perspective on Globalisation for the Common Good” taking place in Istanbul, Turkey and spoke about the topic of “Globalisation and Communication: Reflections and Challenges” during a panel discussion at a conference plenary session.

A version of the paper presented during the session is now available for download as it appeared in recent publication.

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This paper was later published internationally in October 2007 in the “Practically Speaking” section of “Interreligious Insight: A Journal of Dialogue and Engagement” in volume 5, issue 4. I greatly appreciate the editors of the journal sharing this article with me so I may make it available through this website.

Portions of this paper were also published in an edited conference compilation proceedings book in 2008.

I attended a great presentation at the SunGard Summit 2008 by a professor from Kansas State about web 2.0 and the cultural implications of this style of web interaction. He describes it as a social revolution the will continue to evolve.

Michael Wesch provided example of how he is using portals as a means of collaboration among his students. He had a phenomenal presentation at the conference but unfortunately his exact presentation from the conference is not available in any format that I have been able to find. He was, however, kind enough to send me a link to a similar presentation that carries a lot of the same content from the SunGard Summit. [Read more...]

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This paper was presented in July 2007 at “”The 6th Annual International Conference on an Interfaith Perspective on Globalisation for the Common Good”" taking place in Istanbul, Turkey. I had the opportunity to speak about the topic of “”Globalisation and Communication: Reflections and Challenges”" during a panel discussion at a conference plenary session.

This paper was later published internationally in October 2007 in the “”Practically Speaking”" section of “”Interreligious Insight: A Journal of Dialogue and Engagement”" in volume 5, issue 4. I grealy appreciate the editors of the journal sharing this article with me so I may make it available through this website.

This article is also set to appear in an edited book published in May 2008.

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The word “”intrapreneur”" ran across my eyes recently. I can’t recall now whether I actually read it in a job description at the IDEO corporation or not. I believe the IDEO job description referenced the term and I was intrigued. I like to read the IDEO job descriptions from time to time because every now and then they throw out a job title like “”Story Teller and Creative Guru”" or something else fascinating that one wouldn’t expect to see in the average job description. [Read more...]

There seems to be quite a lot going on in the State of Indiana with regard to business and technology. I learned today that Indiana has taken some important steps towards making business more profitable here than in neighboring states.

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