Social Hallucinations

Collaboration Knows No Borders

We, humans wouldn't survive without the ability and possibility to communicate. Communication and collaboration with others is what helps the herd to survive and make progress, develop and create. Collaboration was rather limited by the physical space. Internet added the new feature to our herd experience, it removed borders and enhanced the power of people and power of collaboration. Suddenly, what for 50 years was unthinkable, has become a reality today. 237 people from all over the world, joined the project Age of Conversation: Why don't they get it and created stories. 237 not only shared their thoughts and contributed to the collective mind and understanding of the times we are living in, but also thanks to Drew and Gavin wanted to give back to society and give the money earned on selling the book to charity.
I am happy to be a part of this project. And below you will the list of all contributors.

As of Wednesday, October 29, 8 A.M. (U.S. EST) the Age of Conversation 2 will be available for purchase at Lulu So, don't wait, just go and buy it, either in e-book version or hard copy.

You can read more about the project, listen to interviews with authors, got to know who they are on the Age of Conversation 2 blog as well as follow updates on AOC2 Twitter

Meet 237 co-authors of The Age of Conversation 2

Adrian Ho, Aki Spicer, Alex Henault, Amy Jussel, Andrew Odom, Andy Nulman, Andy Sernovitz, Andy Whitlock, Angela Maiers, Ann Handley, Anna Farmery, Armando Alves, Arun Rajagopal, Asi Sharabi, Becky Carroll, Becky McCray, Bernie Scheffler, Bill Gammell, Bob LeDrew, Brad Shorr, Brandon Murphy, Branislav Peric, Brent Dixon, Brett Macfarlane, Brian Reich, C.C. Chapman, Cam Beck, Casper Willer, Cathleen Rittereiser, Cathryn Hrudicka, Cedric Giorgi, Charles Sipe, Chris Kieff, Chris Cree, Chris Wilson, Christina Kerley (CK), C.B. Whittemore, Chris Brown, Connie Bensen, Connie Reece, Corentin Monot, Craig Wilson, Daniel Honigman, Dan Schawbel, Dan Sitter, Daria Radota Rasmussen, Darren Herman, Dave Davison, David Armano, David Berkowitz, David Koopmans, David Meerman Scott, David Petherick, David Reich, David Weinfeld, David Zinger, Deanna Gernert, Deborah Brown, Dennis Price, Derrick Kwa, Dino Demopoulos, Doug Haslam, Doug Meacham, Doug Mitchell, Douglas Hanna, Douglas Karr, Drew McLellan, Duane Brown, Dustin Jacobsen, Dylan Viner, Ed Brenegar, Ed Cotton, Efrain Mendicuti, Ellen Weber, Eric Peterson, Eric Nehrlich, Ernie Mosteller, Faris Yakob, Fernanda Romano, Francis Anderson, Gareth Kay, Gary Cohen, Gaurav Mishra, Gavin Heaton, Geert Desager, George Jenkins, G.L. Hoffman, Gianandrea Facchini, Gordon Whitehead, Greg Verdino, Gretel Going & Kathryn Fleming, Hillel Cooperman, Hugh Weber, J. Erik Potter, James Gordon-Macintosh, Jamey Shiels, Jasmin Tragas, Jason Oke, Jay Ehret, Jeanne Dininni, Jeff De Cagna, Jeff Gwynne & Todd Cabral, Jeff Noble, Jeff Wallace, Jennifer Warwick, Jenny Meade, Jeremy Fuksa, Jeremy Heilpern, Jeroen Verkroost, Jessica Hagy, Joanna Young, Joe Pulizzi, John Herrington, John Moore, John Rosen, John Todor, Jon Burg, Jon Swanson, Jonathan Trenn, Jordan Behan, Julie Fleischer, Justin Foster, Karl Turley, Kate Trgovac, Katie Chatfield, Katie Konrath, Kenny Lauer, Keri Willenborg, Kevin Jessop, Kristin Gorski, Lewis Green, Lois Kelly, Lori Magno, Louise Manning, Luc Debaisieux, Mario Vellandi, Mark Blair, Mark Earls, Mark Goren, Mark Hancock, Mark Lewis, Mark McGuinness, Matt Dickman, Matt J. McDonald, Matt Moore, Michael Karnjanaprakorn, Michelle Lamar, Mike Arauz, Mike McAllen, Mike Sansone, Mitch Joel, Neil Perkin, Nettie Hartsock, Nick Rice, Oleksandr Skorokhod, Ozgur Alaz, Paul Chaney, Paul Hebert, Paul Isakson, Paul McEnany, Paul Tedesco, Paul Williams, Pet Campbell, Pete Deutschman, Peter Corbett, Phil Gerbyshak, Phil Lewis, Phil Soden, Piet Wulleman, Rachel Steiner, Sreeraj Menon, Reginald Adkins, Richard Huntington, Rishi Desai, Robert Hruzek, Roberta Rosenberg, Robyn McMaster, Roger von Oech, Rohit Bhargava, Ron Shevlin, Ryan Barrett, Ryan Karpeles, Ryan Rasmussen, Sam Huleatt, Sandy Renshaw, Scott Goodson, Scott Monty, Scott Townsend, Scott White, Sean Howard, Sean Scott, Seni Thomas, Seth Gaffney, Shama Hyder, Sheila Scarborough, Sheryl Steadman, Simon Payn, Sonia Simone, Spike Jones, Stanley Johnson, Stephen Collins, Stephen Landau, Stephen Smith, Steve Bannister, Steve Hardy, Steve Portigal, Steve Roesler, Steven Verbruggen, Steve Woodruff, Sue Edworthy, Susan Bird, Susan Gunelius, Susan Heywood, Tammy Lenski, Terrell Meek, Thomas Clifford, Thomas Knoll, Tim Brunelle, Tim Connor, Tim Jackson, Tim Mannveille, Tim Tyler, Timothy Johnson, Tinu Abayomi-Paul, Toby Bloomberg, Todd Andrlik, Troy Rutter, Troy Worman, Uwe Hook, Valeria Maltoni, Vandana Ahuja, Vanessa DiMauro, Veronique Rabuteau, Wayne Buckhanan, William Azaroff, Yves Van Landeghem

World Map of Social Networks

Found at Oxyweb

social media, map, world

Customized Advertising Space

Idea is fantastic! Imagine webpages where you could fill out advertising space with things you are interested in and care for. Bold idea from Papercut in Sweden.

Internet is Disconnected

When you think about is, it is true. Plenty of information that isn't connected and can't be connected in easy way. Mash-ups are not spread as we would believe. But we are on the way to become more connected by ubiquitous mashing-up. See yourself.

Ubiquity for Firefox from Aza Raskin on Vimeo.

internet, mash up, Firefox

Social Hallucinations Goes Mobile

Thanks to Neil I've found a smart service that allows you to create mobile site for your blog for free. It is called MoFuse.

I like applications that a so easy to set up.

Here is link to Social Hallucinations mobile site: http://socialhallucinations.mofuse.mobi/ . There is also a MoFuse badge in the sidebar.

mobile internet, MoFuse

What Monks Has to Do with IT Rage

Put together THIS ..

... with THIS

"Patience is one of the characteristics of monastic life, but even the patience of the brothers was being tested by our slow dial-up internet service," said Father Daniel, the Abbot of Caldey Abbey.

When it comes to IT and gadgets we are all equal and expect reliability and speed. :-)

via Charles Firth and PSFK

IT

Internet is The Most Influential Medium

Digital Influence Index study from PR firm Fleishman-Hillard and research firm Harris Interactive covering the impact of the internet on consumer behavior (UK, France and Germany), suggests that the internet is twice as influential as television and eight times as influential as print media.

The internet is the most important medium in the lives of Europeans, they use it to seek information and product reviews that are to some extent a base for their decisions. In the UK, for example, 66% declared that the internet helps them to make better decisions, only 28% said that they trust the information companies provide on the web. They visit the corporate sites when they are ready to buy or interact with company. Internet behavior is driven by trust to other people that makes this medium so different and more powerful than traditional media. The latter one suffer from the scarcity of trust and authority. This takes us back to people trust people model as the most powerful communication tool.

Internet is definitely the most underinvested media group. Marketers underestimate its power and aren't keen to try the new ways to communication. We stick to what we know. The key fact is the you can influence your audience by creating smart connections with your consumers and by adding value to their life.

The fact of Internet being eight times as influential as print requires at least giving a thought to your budget split and taking a step forward by exploring how Internet can be used within your business. And I am not talking about banner advertising.

You can download the whole report here.

Found at Matt Dickman blog

internet, influence, Fleishman-Hillard, Harris Interactive, media spend, people trust people

The Exact Center of the Internet

Internet is the fascinating universe full of ideas. Have you ever wondered whether this universe has it is center? I've always struggled with those questions. Where universe starts and ends? Does it have a centre? Those questions gives you headache because no one really knows how time and space hangs together. Universe is endless and it is impossible to embrace it. So I was kind of disappointed to find the exact center of the internet. It means Internet has boundaries. It means Internet has the beginning and the end. it kills my idea of Internet as endless universe with endless ideas and never ending stories. Along with having the exact center became Internet just a planet.

... fortunately this is a joke! So my idea can stay alive.

taggalaxy, internet, the exact center of the internet

Submerged in Technology

I've found a fascinating series of photography by Evan Baden called Illuminati in filemagazine. He captured people "enlighten" by the light of technology. Their faces express astonishment, they look hypnotized and totally submerged. It is like they've seen the light and choose to follow it to find the truth, to find the answers. Those pictures are for me the illustration of belief that technology became extension of ours. We are no longer isolated individuals, we are connected via those technological extensions. The technology creates environment itself and place for us to exists, act and self-realize.

Search Meets Impatience

According to web usability guru J. Nielsen people are increasingly impatient and expect sites to delivery exactly what they are looking for. It is more about optimizing experiences to meet people's needs, instead of creating cool experiences that are just time wasters and don't give people what they were looking for.

People don't get to the information they need through webpage, today "only 25% of people travel via a homepage". The rest uses search and get directly to what they are interested in.

Search definitely rules and it is hard to expect today's consumer waste their time to find you. You must fear those who outsmart you on search. This is where the war for attention takes place.

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