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The Transformative Impact of Technologies in the Workplace

papadimitriou — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:55:43 +0200

The Transformative Impact of Technologies in the Workplace:

It used to be that innovation went top-down, from the public sector —whether military or universities— to industries and corporations to finally reach the consumer.
The trend is now reversing. Your personal smartphone is more powerful than the one provided by your company. And there are chances that the laptop you possess is also more powerful than the one sitting on your work desk.

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The iPhone and Facebook —to only quote the two most obvious choices— did shape your behavior. The foundation of your current software use skillset was impacted by that glass screen and the apps you play with. Your Facebook time did shape your vision of online interactions (e.g. the etiquette, the behaviors), but also the social experience through a screen (e.g. the UX/UI).

Google Plus Circles Katango

papadimitriou — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:56:20 +0200

Google Plus Circles Katango

Europe Tech Coverage and the English Language

papadimitriou — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:21:28 +0200

Europe Tech Coverage and the English Language

Lessons in Innovation, from Humans to Virtuality

papadimitriou — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:40:26 +0300

Lessons in Innovation, from Humans to Virtuality:

I arbitrarily chose five lessons that we could derive from Steve Jobs’ legacy. Connect the dots. Never fear failure. Marry art & science. Possess a sense of vision. Create the future.

Facebook Page Timeline for Brands

papadimitriou — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:43:12 +0300

Facebook Page Timeline for Brands:

Facebook introduced Timeline for its users. Although I make the case that brands should focus on applications interacting with users’ activity streams, I undertake the exercise of imagining the Timeline experience for Facebook Pages.

Professional Data-Miners

papadimitriou — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:46:29 +0300

Professional Data-Miners

The Conscience of Television

papadimitriou — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:45:42 +0300

The Conscience of Television

The Consumer Inertia

papadimitriou — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:55:27 +0300

The Consumer Inertia:

Human forces like aversion to change and status biases are surfacing as Netflix divides its physical and digital operations. An exercice in applying basic consumer behavior theories to understand the future of digital content.

Steve Jobs Lessons

papadimitriou — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:23:30 +0300

Steve Jobs Lessons:

The most enduring innovations marry art and science

Mobile Broadband Traffic To Increase By 2600% In 5 Years

papadimitriou — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:08:46 +0300

Mobile Broadband Traffic To Increase By 2600% In 5 Years:

mobile broadband traffic volumes will see a 2600% increase in the next five years

We All Know How To Play The Social Game

papadimitriou — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:06:00 +0300

We All Know How To Play The Social Game:

the social game is really a complex game that we all know how to play

Facebook Friend Risk

papadimitriou — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 19:08:00 +0300

Facebook Friend Risk:

One cannot hide from another Friend list. It’s a decision that isn’t taken by third parties. For instance, having a public profile myself, everyone can see who is linked with me on Facebook. I’m okay with it, but I don’t know about every single one of my connections.

Arrington: One Man’s Terrorist, Another’s Freedom Fighter

papadimitriou — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 16:24:24 +0300

Arrington: One Man’s Terrorist, Another’s Freedom Fighter:

In 2011, journalists just seem to try to save themselves. Those who want to change the world go to the Silicon Valley.

Welcome to the battle for a new journalism.

Its freedom fighter is called Mike Arrington.

SalesForce Goes Touch

papadimitriou — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:23:24 +0300

SalesForce Goes Touch

Flickr Updates Geo Privacy

papadimitriou — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:22:19 +0300

Flickr Updates Geo Privacy

SMWF Asia 2011: Changing Demands of Global Consumers

papadimitriou — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:21:22 +0300

SMWF Asia 2011: Changing Demands of Global Consumers:

The ever-lasting debate about local/regional values v. globalization will certainly be central. Every culture adopts social media in different ways. Mixi is a prime example of a successful social network that only applies to one country/culture. On the other hand, Friendster arguably failed on becoming a South-East Asian-specific social network.

Forget & Co, The New Black For Brands Is .CO

papadimitriou — Fri, 27 May 2011 18:49:09 +0300

Forget & Co, The New Black For Brands Is .CO:

A one letter domain name? Holy cow. How did they do that? Well, they took it to Colombia, the owner of the extension. An extension finally available worldwide.

Amazingly enough, I didn’t think Colombia when I first started seeing the marketing push last year. I just thought company. That’s what 300 years of semantic history does to your mind.

I must admit it though, I had some reservations about that domain at the beginning. Wouldn’t users type .com out of habit instead?

SMWF London 2011: Social Shopping & Post-Digital Age

papadimitriou — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 23:00:00 +0200

SMWF London 2011: Social Shopping & Post-Digital Age:

Velocity has been altered, friction is being lowered but human behavior is another matter. Consumer behavior and, in some respects, socializing behavior, have seen changes, changes that brands must obviously analyze, but human-rooted behaviors have not.

SXJapan: Japan Web A New Beginning or the Galapagos

papadimitriou — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0200

SXJapan: Japan Web A New Beginning or the Galapagos:

As I’m sitting in my hotel room for my panel tomorrow, my mind can’t help but replay the images of the catastrophe that just hit Japan.

Heart-wrenching.

SXJapan: All the Japan Events at SXSW Interactive 2011

papadimitriou — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0200

SXJapan: All the Japan Events at SXSW Interactive 2011:

In 2010, I was lamenting that no interactive panel seemed to be talking Japan, a hotbed for innovation and a big question mark for pretty much all the attendees I was talking with. To cut the story short, what an amazing surprise to have witnessed no less than 3 other Japan events after my own panel was greenlighted.