April 16th, 2010
Posted by Afua
Under: Afua, Europe, Global Perpective, North America, Silicon Valley, Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford
Tags: Apple, Blogs, Citizen Journalism, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, internet, Newspapers, Silicon Valley, Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford, social media, Technology, Traditional Media, Universities, Web 2.0
Over the next few months entrepreneurs, entrepreneurial organisations, investors, innovative business models, technologies, influential commentary, events and ideas representing key moments during the past 10 years [spanning the period of Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford's existence] shall be discussed, dissected and explored…
Procrastination ensured that I am only now recording my thoughts about ”The Cult of the Amateur: how today’s internet is [...]
April 16th, 2010
Posted by Afua
Under: Africa, Afua, Asia, Australia/NZ, Authors, Europe, Global Perpective, Latin America, Middle East, North America, Silicon Valley, Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford
Tags: Amazon Kindle, Apple, Books, business models, economic development, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Europe, Film, Google, India, Innovation, internet, iPAD, Music, Newspapers, Oxfordshire, Schumpeter's Creative Destruction, Silicon Valley, Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford, social media, Sony eBook, Technology, Television, Traditional Media, Twitter, Web 2.0
2010 marks the 10th anniversary of Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford
www.siliconvalleyoxford.com
Key Theme: 10 Years
Reflecting on the last 10 years, and looking forwards to the next 10 years of innovations in technology, business models, investing and the business environment, Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford 2010 shall explore the disruptive technologies and business innovations of the past 10 [...]
April 16th, 2010
Posted by Barbara
Under: Barbara, Silicon Valley
Tags: Apple, Citizen Journalism, corporate blogs, Facebook, Google, Innovation, internet, journalism, New Media, Newspapers, PR, social media, Technology, Traditional Media, Twitter, Web 2.0
Blogs, Twitter feeds and even Facebook pages are increasingly featuring in the arsenal of PR strategies employed by large corporations and public institutions. This is not an idle choice: corporate blogs at both Google and Apple have at times, been the locus of intense media attention at times when new products have been announced or [...]
September 15th, 2009
Posted by Barbara
Under: Authors, Barbara, Social Media Conference
Tags: Blogs, Citizen Journalism, Congress, constituents, democracy, Election Campaigns, Facebook, Grassroot Supporters, Huffington Post, Innovation, Intellectual Property, internet, MPs, politics, social media, Technology, Traditional Media, Twitter, US presidential campaign, Web 2.0, wikis
The outcome of political careers and even campaigns is increasingly dependent on the successful mastery of new communication tools including social media. Many MPs and members of Congress are embracing the use of social networking tools to keep in touch with their constituents, whilst Facebook, YouTube and even Twitter have potentially changed the nature of [...]
September 15th, 2009
Posted by Barbara
Under: Authors, Barbara, Social Media Conference
Tags: Blogs, Citizen Journalism, Innovation, Intellectual Property, internet, Science, Science Communication, Scientific Journals, scientists, social media, Technology, Traditional Media, Twitter, Universities, Web 2.0, wikis
Journals and peer-reviewed publications are still the most widely used channels through which research is disseminated within the scientific community and to a broader audience. However, social media is increasingly challenging the supremacy of editors, reviewers and science communicators. Blogging about science has become a new way of engaging “the public” directly with researchers whilst [...]
September 15th, 2009
Posted by Barbara
Under: Authors, Barbara, Social Media Conference
Tags: Blogs, Citizen Journalism, democracy, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, internet, Newspapers, politics, social media, Technology, Traditional Media, Twitter, Web 2.0, wikis
Theorists such as Yochai Benkler have suggested that the accessibility and inherently social nature of Web 2.0 tools such as blogs, social networking and wikis mean that we might expect them to enhance our democratic freedoms through the opening of new channels for debate and collaboration. Academic research suggests that such new opportunities have not [...]
July 2nd, 2009
Posted by Barbara
Under: Barbara, Middle East, Research, Silicon Valley
Tags: Innovation, internet, politics, social media, Technology, Twitter, Web 2.0
Twitter could not buy this publicity! Current events in Iran show how widely the use of social media tools, such as Twitter, Facebook, Blogs & Co, have revolutionised politics and indeed political dissent. Unquestionably, corporations, newspapers and even governments are increasingly embracing blogs and Twitter feeds as key-elements in their communication strategies. Yet, research shows [...]
