Digital Life: Today and Tomorrow [VIDEO]

Facts and Conclusions: 

• It takes 100 years to have 1 billion fixed lines & only 20 years to reach 5 billion mobile subscriptions 
• More consumers will access the Internet by mobile devices than by desktop or laptop by 2014
• 2015 forecast of annual global mobile data traffic (75 exabytes) is equal to 19.000 million DVDs 
• Mobile-only Internet population will grow 56-fold up to 788 million by the end of 2015
• In 2015 mobile devices will exceed the home PC base installed
• 500 million mobile using mobile health Apps in 2015 
• In 2015 revenue mobile Apps will be an amount near to 40.000 million dollar
• M2M revenues will grow more than 3,5-fold from 2010 to 2015
• The TV experience will be more personal and social but less familiar 
• Traffic generated by 20 homes will be greater than the total traffic of Internet in 1995
• New services in the cloud: “ Your Desktop Wherever You Want”
• Social Networks revenues will grow more than 4-fold from 2010 to 2015
• By 2015, it is expected that 500 million people worldwide use their mobiles as metro and bus tickets 
• MMO (Massive Multiplayer Online) is expected to reach 20.000 million dollar by 2015
• It is expected that in 2015 it will exist 2,5 Internet connected devices per inhabitants worldwide

source: http://digitallife.neolabels.com/ 

Second Life Founder, Philip Rosedale [VIDEO INTERVIEW]

Kevin Rose interviews Second Life Founder, Philip Rosedale.


Great insights on business development and tips for success!

To improve is to change. To be perfect is to change often.

If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Nothing we can do can change the past, but everything we do changes the future. 

"The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice."

George Eliot
"Energy and persistence alter all things."
Benjamin Franklin

It's a commercial of "Boxing After Dark", an HBO boxing program. True motivation and inspiration! Watch video below.

* Picture from: http://www.sanctuarymg.com/persevere/

Imagine you've just accidentally hit "Reply All"

This Bridgestone Super Bowl ad wants you to imagine you've just accidentally hit "Reply All" instead of "Reply" on an email. Imagine it's one of those really personal emails that you only wanted one person to read. 

And now, imagine that everyone you've ever worked with is about to find out what you "really think."

In this spot, you'll see just how far one man is willing to go to right his "Reply All" wrongs. " 

Creative, very creative! :)

(Watch video below)

Life In A Day [Digital PR case study]

If you like the international spirit of PRWeekend, value diversity & unique cultures ... then definitely read the Digital PR case study of Life In A Day.

Life In A Day is a historic global experiment to create the world's largest user-generated feature film: a documentary, shot in a single day, by you. On July 24th, 2010, you have 24 hours to capture a glimpse of your life on camera. The most compelling and distinctive footage will be edited into an experimental documentary film, executive produced by Ridley Scott and directed by Kevin Macdonald.

Definitely check out the campaign YouTube Channel. Promo Video is below and it is truly creative!

YouTube decided to partner with Ridley Scott and Kevin Macdonald to invite this on-line community to participate in creation of a movie presenting 24 hrs of the life of our planet. 

Note that they do not intend to reward the winning entries financially, but simply propose a chance to be featured as a co-director of the movie and meet the celebrity directors. 

Setting this engagement with the public on very simple, non-financial conditions makes it way easier to handle. (Source link)

Johanna Blakley: Social media and the end of gender [VIDEO]

Media and advertising companies still use the same old demographics to understand audiences, but they're becoming increasingly harder to track online, says media researcher Johanna Blakley. 


As social media outgrows traditional media, and women users outnumber men, Blakley explains what changes are in store for the future of media.


(Watch video below)

Ask President Obama a question - on YouTube

It is impressive how great the impact of social media has become. 

Read below about the new campaign: Ask President Obama a question. 

Check YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/askobama 

By the time of this blog post the results are:

169,688 people have submitted 124,869 questions and cast 1,255,556 votes

Watch campaign video below:

Watch video: Submit your question for President Obama

More details on the campaign (via YouTube descriptions of the above videos):

On Tuesday January 25 at 9 p.m. ET, President Obama will deliver his 2011 State of the Union Address, which will be streamed live on YouTube on http://youtube.com/askobama . This year, you can do more than just watch the speech: you can also submit your questions for the President for an exclusive YouTube Interview that will take place just two days later, on January 27.

Health care. Education. Foreign policy. What would you like to ask the President about the most important issues our country faces?

Go to http://youtube.com/askobama to submit your question.

A few tips:

1. Video questions are highly preferred. Videos should be about 20 seconds long and be sure to ask the question directly.

2. Speak clearly and try to film in a place with minimal background noise. Keep the camera as still as possible.

3. Feel free to be creative (use props, charts, etc.) to help your question stand out. If you have time, find an interesting backdrop that may help reinforce your message.

4. Submit your question early.

You have until Wednesday January 26 at midnight ET to submit your question.

Check out also YouTube Blog article: Your State of the Union

Share. Emotions. Taste.

When the world talks about sharing... 
Sharing experience, sharing knowledge, sharing emotions. Brands can feel the "sharing trend". 
Watch below how the taste of the holiday season can be shared, too. 
Do you feel it?