At New Media Expo in Las Vegas last month, I joined Chuck Joiner for a discussion of Social Media and its implications for corporations. We discussed whether or not corporations “get” Tweeting, blogging and other aspects of Social Media and whether it’s too late for those who don’t. As always, it was a lively and (I hope) interesting conversation. My apologies in advance for the fact that it’s a video interview.
You can watch the interview here or on Chuck’s MacVoices website.
My geek lust is in full bloom today, after Apple and Barnes & Noble (yes, B&N) both released some pretty cool products. Apple unveiled a new iMac model with a better screen, faster processor and bigger hard drive. It’s mostly just the kind of speed bump you’d expect, but this one comes with a 16:9 widescreen LCD display that’s capable of displaying 8-bit color, meaning millions of colors instead of thousands.
But the real star of this release is the “Magic Mouse,” the successor to Apple’s Mighty Mouse. The Magic Mouse is a sleek, buttonless, wireless mouse that recognizes “gestures” the same way as Apple’s most recent laptops. I haven’t tried one yet, but it looks incredibly cool.
The other product is the “Nook” ebook reader by Barnes & Noble. I’ve seen Amazon’s Kindle (in all three varieties) and never found it compelling. The Nook, though, looks exciting, with a color touchscreen display, built-in WiFi to complement its 3G networking and books at just $9.99. Oh, and it also supports the ePub book format. At $260, I’m still willing to wait and see how it fares in the market, but it’s the first time I’ve seen something of its kind that shows promise. I’d love for my wife to give it a try.
Photograph by the author
Over the years, I’ve come to appreciate fall for what it is, not just for what it means is coming next. It’s become my favorite season of the year. The temperature is brisk, the air clean and full of wonderful aromas and the colors are of course spectacular.
Oh, and the fact that there are no bugs doesn’t hurt either.