MediaFuturist: Mobile

Quick twitter poll: do you prefer my downloadable apps, or my new mobile sites?

I would be delighted if you could help me with figuring this out; am getting mixed signals from people. My free iOS and Android apps are here, and my mobile site is here. Please try both and let me know what you think via the poll below. Thanks!!

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Posted by Gerd Leonhard at 10:40 AM in Mobile, Mobility, Polls | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Maslow needs hierarchy, take 2

Mobile device right after food an shelter - ain't that the truth, pretty much anywhere.

Posted by Gerd Leonhard at 4:32 PM in Mobile, Mobility | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

New video: Social Local Mobile Video: the future of Apps (my BDigital Keynote)

Here is a new video with my keynote at the BDigital Apps Conference, November 16, 2011, in Barcelona (my part starts at 02:04). You can download the PDF with my slides here.

The topic: "SoLoMoVi": apps and the future of content, business and communication" Wireless broadband, mobile applications, smart mobile devices, social networks and over-the-top video are exploding and will dramatically change how we communicate, how we buy and sell, how we create and consume content, and how we do business or run our governments. Pre-mobile & social, the Internet was just in its infancy, now it's a rebellious teenager testing the limits and pushing relentlessly. Where will the mobile Internet - and apps in particular - take us, in the next 3-5 years, what opportunities will emerge, what will happen in sectors such as education, media, politics and culture, and what can we learn from how this is already unfolding in the developing countries?

http://eng.bdigitalapps.com/

Posted by Gerd Leonhard at 4:47 PM in 21st Century Content Ecology, Apps, Attention Economy, Mobile, Monetizing Content, MY PRESENTATIONS, My speaking engagements, My videos, Networked Society, Social Media, TeleMedia, VIDEO BLOG, Videos I Like, Web/Tech | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Smartphone usage in Brazil (nice slideshow by McCann Brazil)

Some very helpful stats here

Outlook of Smartphone Usage in Brazil

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Posted by Gerd Leonhard at 4:33 PM in Brazil, BRIC, Broadband Culture, Mobile, Mobile Advertising, Mobility, Resources | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Video of Sept. 8 vPanel: Mobile Commerce: The Decade Ahead (IBM Global Business Services)

I really enjoyed being a speaker on this IBM panel discussion and webcast, today. More details. Twitter Buzz here

The other panelists were:

Alon Kronenberg, Practice Lead, Mobile Applications Practice, IBM Global Business Services (Host)

James Wester, Editor of Mobile Payments Today (@jameswester)

Molly Garris - Director, Digital Strategy at Arc Worldwide (@girliefromthed)

Watch live streaming video from newintelligence at livestream.com

Posted by Gerd Leonhard at 10:30 PM in eCommerce, Future of Business, Future of Selling, Gerd in the media, Gerd on TV, Interesting, Made me think, mCommerce, Mobile, Mobile Advertising, Mobility, Must-watch, Online Seminars, Predictions, Real-Time Web, Video, VIDEO BLOG, Webinars | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Join me for this IBM-presented webinar on mobile commerce futures Sept 8 12.30 pm EST

Join me for this event next week - should be fun (and it’s free :)smarterplanet:

Join our next live, interactive virtual panel discussion on the IBM Global Business Services Video Channel on Livestream. SIGN UP HERE

Date: Thursday, September 8, 1230pm ESTTopic: Mobile commerce is poised to take a great leap forward over the next ten years. How will it change the digital landscape in the process?Panelists:Alon Kronenberg, Practice Lead, Mobile Applications Practice, IBM Global Business Services (Host)James Wester, Editor of Mobile Payments Today (@jameswester)Molly Garris - Director, Digital Strategy at Arc Worldwide (@girliefromthed)Gerd Leonhard - CEO and Founder, The Futures Agency (@gleonhard)Set a reminder to join IBM and our virtual panel of thought leaders to examine how mCommerce may reshape our lives over the next ten years.See all our past vPanel webcasts (as a bit.ly bundle), and subscribe to the vPanel Series.

via www.futureof.biz

Posted by Gerd Leonhard at 2:13 PM in Announcements, Consumer Insights, Future of Business, Interesting, Lifestreaming, Mobile, Mobile Advertising, Mobility, Must-watch, The Futures Agency, Trends, Webinars | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

People of the Screen - and what it means (new video)

Riffing off Kevin Kelly's theme in this short video, I comment on what is this trend means for creators, curators, publishers and consumers. This video is part of a new series of short videos I filmed in Switzerland, this summer (all between 5-10 minutes) - visit my Youtube channel to get updates when they go live.

Posted by Gerd Leonhard at 5:40 PM in Mobile, My videos, Networked Society, Print & Newspapers, Real-Time Web, Realizations, Social Networks, The Cloud, Trends, VIDEO BLOG | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Check out my Future of Business blog on Tumblr

I started using Tumblr a year ago, and because of its easy use of viral tools and instant-post options via Instapaper etc I have build a pretty good following there, already. I usually post interesting snippets I find via Twitter, Flipboard or my 1000+ RSS feeds (no, I don't actually read all of them), and only the most crucial ones are presented. In other words, this is not a river but a drip-feed:) Check it out at Futureof.biz , on any mobile devices try the new Conduit-powered mobile app.

Posted by Gerd Leonhard at 9:54 AM in About Me, Announcements, Attention Economy, Blogging, Me, Mobile, Must Reads, My Mobile App, News | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Mobile Marketing Futures: my presentation at the MMA's CEO/CMO Summit

Mobile Marketing Futures: Futurist Gerd Leonhard @ MMA CEO/CMO Summit

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Posted by Gerd Leonhard at 6:57 PM in Marketing2.0, Mobile, Mobile Advertising, Mobility, MY PRESENTATIONS, My speaking engagements | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Internet access is shifting from computers to mobile devices (nice graph via Softbank)

I just found a nice illustration of this global trend in a presentation by Softbank's Ted Matsumuto, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, a few weeks ago (see all of the presentations, here, and Ted's PDF: Download 02_Ted Matsumoto ). Food for thought.

Posted by Gerd Leonhard at 11:27 AM in Images, Mobile, Mobile Advertising, Mobility, Trends | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Data is the new Oil: video interview with me, via AMEInfo (Dubai)

Source: AMEInfo (thanks!): 'Data is the new Oil' according to Media Futurist Gerd Leonhard who explains the concept to Phil Blizzard during a discussion on media innovations. The CEO of the Switzerland-based Futures Agency also talks about the need for creating networked societies, social engagement and creation of tribes in order to survive online. Note: this is where I found this powerful meme.

Posted by Gerd Leonhard at 1:18 AM in 21st Century Content Ecology, Advertising Trends, Data is the new Oil, Gerd in the media, Interviews, Mobile, Mobile Advertising, Monetizing Content, Must-watch, My speaking engagements, Open Network Economy, TeleMedia, Television, The Cloud, Trends, VIDEO BLOG, Videos I Like | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

New video: my talk at MidemNet Academy 2011 on Innovation: music industry learnings from other industries

This is a good one - loads of information in here, and pretty well recorded. More details and PDF with all slides, here. Enjoy and spread the word. Subscribe to my video RSS feed, here, if you want (download all videos directly to iTunes, watch on your iPod etc).

Posted by Gerd Leonhard at 11:45 AM in 21st Century Content Ecology, Advertising Trends, Attention Economy, Augmented Reality, Best of Gerd, Branding, Broadband Culture, Convergence, Cool Tools, Crossmedia, Crowdsourcing, Data is the new Oil, Decentralization, Devices, Digital Music, Events, Future of Advertising, Future of Agencies, Future of Books, Future of Broadcasting, Future of Media, Future of Money, Future of PR & Communications, Future of Selling, Future of TV, Futurism, Gadgets, Innovation, Inspiring, Interesting, Lifestreaming, Link Economy, Mobile Advertising, Music Like Water, MY PRESENTATIONS, My videos, Networked Society, Open Network Economy, Open Source, Openness Issues, Privacy, Sharism, Shopping2.0, Social Commerce, Social Networks, Telepresence, Trust, TV, VIDEO BLOG, Videos I Like | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Selling 2.0: The Future of Commerce in a Mobile World (today's presentation at Google Zuerich)

Here it is - video to follow soon.

Selling 2.0 The Future of Commerce: Gerd Leonhard at Google Zuerich

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Posted by Gerd Leonhard at 6:31 PM in Advertising Trends, Branding, Broadband Culture, Conferences, Consumer Insights, Data is the new Oil, Facebook, Friction is Fiction, Future of Advertising, Future of Business, Future of Marketing, Future of PR & Communications, Future of Selling, Google, Link Economy, Marketing2.0, mCommerce, Mobile, Mobile Advertising, MY PRESENTATIONS | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

A must watch: full-length video of my talk on the Future of Communications and Social Media at NBS Brazil

Here is a real must-watch: a 90 minutes tour-de-force on pretty much anything you'd ever want to know on the Future of Communications, Marketing, Advertising, and (Social) Media. This presentation (and the event that was put on by the NBS agency who have also graciously provided this video recording) got a lot of attention in Sao Paulo and in the Brazilian media, so give it a whirl.

Future of Communication and Social Media: Gerd Leonhard at NBS Sao Paulo

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