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New Media Days Kick-Off
This year’s conference programme is well under construction and while we can’t disclose any speakers just yet, we can tell you that exciting news are right around the corner. But we’re always game for more input! So if you’ve experienced a magnificent speaker or want to point out a hot, new media topic to consider for this year’s New Media Days in Copenhagen, don’t hesitate to drop us a comment right here, right now.
Free DVDs by social demand. Almost.
At a time when copyright is being challenged by widespread P2P sharing and DVD sales are showing signs of fatigue it is refreshing to see the entertainment business partnering up with web entrepreneurs to hit what promises to be a social networking home run.
Survival of the digitally fittest
On Wednesday you have the choice of spending the last 20 minutes of your lunch break in the ambient company of the young and talented Mike Sheridan, who will perform from his debut release “I Syv Sind.” Mike will stay on stage for the following panel session that has representatives from the Danish music business debating the role of record companies in a world of digital content.
Digital Natives in Copenhagen tomorrow!
Students of today are digital natives: They were born into a world of internet and mobile technologies and feel right at home using them. If you’re able to reschedule your afternoon today, Tuesday 30th, Innovation Lab has reigned in Marc Prensky, inventor of the term ‘digital natives’, to give an exclusive talk on the subject at the IT-University in Copenhagen.
Missing out on New Media Days? Go for a PICNIC.
Today is exactly 4 weeks before New Media Days kicks off with two conference days of inspiring media talks and entrepreneurial networking. Last week we were happy to feel that all the hard planning had paid off as we put … Continued
Copyright violation = Viral marketing
Some day soon we’ll be able to look up ”piracy” in the dictionary and find a favorable description like “peer-to-peer sharing of commercial products for the benefit of creator and consumer alike.” Face it: Illegal sharing of copyrighted music, movies, software etc. is a business model the industry just can’t afford to be without because it’s an effective adoption driver.
Are you Born Digital or digitally challenged?
Fed up with summer crime novels? Next week a book comes out that could prove as nerve shattering as the best whodunit – and the main characters are your kids!
Born Digital is published with high praise from Creative Commons-founder Lawrence Lessig, who calls it ”required reading for parents, educators, and anyone who cares about the future.” And who doesn’t basically.
Conference Crunching #2: Jaiku
Once a week we look back at last year’s New Media Days conference and serve you the key insights from a session…
When Jaiku co-founder, Petteri Koponen, talked about “Microblogging and the Future of Social Media” at New Media Days 07, Jaiku.com had been serving the public for 15 months and property of Google for two weeks. The latter relation being a good pointer of Jaiku’s success in the social webosphere.
Lifestreaming: Connecting the social dots
The amount of social web services is increasing day by day. We use them and love them because we are an inherently social species. But even so this pace 2.0 is testing our time and ability to continually update our virtual lives. And keep up-to-date on the lives of our friends.
Enter lifestreaming – a natural step on the ladder of social media evolution…
Conference Crunching #1: Mash-ups
“Mash-Up, Hyperlocality & User-Generated Content” is a session from NMD07 starring Björn Jeffery, Swedish internet strategist and CEO of Good Old and Christian Lund, editor in chief at Berlingske Media’s online city guide, AOK. Björn Jeffery tells about Sommar På … Continued