Forrester's CEO, George Colony outlined three social "thunderstorms" at LeWeb (2011) approaching the tech & business world. Watch the video before reading the comments :)

Thunderstorm 1:  The Death of the Web
The application economy has the potential to tap both processing power and the cloud to change the Web. This will be a move away from a client/server model to something more cleaver…

Things to think about from me as I am not sure it is this simple…

I agree with the move away from Client/Server for some apps services, however there are a number of balances

1.  user experience vs security – this is always a balance and depends on more than where the processing power is

2.  scale vs fragmentation – control does offer a few things, think…Apple iOS vs Google Andriod

3.  access speed vs cost – not everyone can afford everything

4.  data vs rights – stop pushing data and just send links and seek the rights

5.  realtime vs now – realtime has demands that are very different to now….

6.  privacy vs control – the more you control the more privacy you may believe you have.

Thunderstorm 2:  Social Saturation
We are only blessed with 24 hours in a day and social needs create value to cut out some real time based on effectiveness or efficiency gains.

Things to think about from me – totally agree however…

1. experts are clueless on what is of value
2. customer cannot tell you what they need therefore go create and discover
3. jump to the next curve – but not sure where it is as yet
4. you need data to learn ( if you are not a player you cannot play)

Thunderstorm 3: The Enterprise
Enterprises like social technologies as it provides a link to their customers

Things to think about from me however…

1. capture data ( enterprise is good at both internal and external)
2. Store data (expert in this at all levels)
3. Analyse data (value and wealth creating focus)
4. Create the feedback loop to exploit more data capture and value from analysis – big problem area and one that boards cannot get their heads round……

You heard constantly about the millennial generation--that they're tech-savvy, and different from everyone that came before. It's not just hype, or vanity on the part of the youngsters: People who are 18-29 right now have markedly different attitudes, beliefs, and mores than any generation preceding them.

More on their lifestyle, education and work are here

AMP v Person’s Unknown [2011] EWHC 3454 (TCC)

Essentially AMP either lost or had her mobile phone stolen (it was reported as stolen with the police) and with it sexually explicit images of the claimant - although the judgement is not clear we can assume she was "sexting" her boyfriend. It is clear that (a) AMP owned the copyright in these images and (b) they were private images obtained illegally via the theft. Soon thereafter the images appeared on a Dutch file hosting site for a short period but were removed from there at the request of the claimant but not before the images had been downloaded by others. As the judgement makes clear a number of blackmail demands followed, possibly from the same person. 

http://theitlawyer.blogspot.com/2011/12/new-approach-to-privacy-amp-v-persons.html

http://www.scribd.com/doc/76130846/AMP-v-Persons-Unknown

……Whilst you cannot ask Torrent Trackers or the providers of Torrent Clients to block as they essentially cannot do so due to the nature of BitTorrent. What you can do though is prevent people from seeding Torrents if they are within the jurisdiction of the Court. Matthew surmised that as AMP is not a celebrity (or in any way famous) anyone sharing the images was likely to know her personally either from her circle of acquaintances at home (ex school colleagues etc) or from University. These people would be based in the UK (England & Wales) and would be the key to seeding the Torrent. Take out the key Seeders and the Torrent would pretty much wither on the vine. 

Global News – After a very busy month, Mr S. Claus was caught sleeping and was easily captured earlier this week according to Mr Jobs Worth who today announced a payments of fines levied against him for infringement and violations of the personal privacy, entering without permission, setting off alarms, storing data and keeping lists of the naughty and good.

 “Mr. S. Claus has been collecting children’s preferences for toys and tracking their behaviour so as to judge and maintain a data base of naughtiness and niceness, without the necessary licences.  Further holding this personally identifiable information, including all children’s names, addresses, and ages is against the law. He has solicited this information on and off line, in some cases passing data to third parties so they may fulfil children’s wishes.”

Mr Sad Person who led the global collaborative investigation by the US and EU government, also confirmed that “Mr Clause has been entering houses using this information and has done this on a massive scale for too long!”

Claus was fined $200 Bn based on the value of the information and breaches and has been ordered to end any contact.   

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Been playing with ResumUP – a site to try and make your CV look a little more interesting that a side of A4 ….

Google has unique insight into the spirit of the times from a good % of the world. Trending Google searches of the year are a glimpse into what's we have been draw towards by “traditional media” and amplified by digital.  For the past 10 years, Google has published a year-end Zeitgeist report on the major search trends around the world.

Whilst the number one trending search was Rebecca Black (fully digital not traditional push) this years site is dynamic, detailed and easy to explore. Drilling down by region reveals some timely insights into what interested the wired world in 2011.

Your digital footprint is part of this data……

http://dickhardt.org/

Mobiles automatically soak up the metadata associated with every incoming call, email, or text message, it's not uncommon to have way to may in a contacts list.  Leo van der Veen is behind Kontakt which scans the contact list in your iPhone and reformulates them into a simple playful interface where your phone numbers include bold colour bar charts and line graphs, as well as less obvious visualizations like extruded pie charts and illustrations of daisies.

Whilst Kontakt is more art than tool – it does remind us of the uses of data.

The annual report provides (Dec 2011) an overview of progress on the actions of the Digital Agenda for Europe, updating the list of completed actions since the Digital Agenda Scoreboard in May 2011, and outlining the work ahead. This document is part of the efforts of the European Commission on the implementation and governance of the Digital Agenda, further to other activities in 2011 including the Digital Agenda Scoreboard, the Digital Agenda Assembly, and the Digital Agenda Going Local. The overall aim of the Digital Agenda is to deliver sustainable economic and social benefits from a digital single market based on fast and ultra fast internet and interoperable applications. The Digital Agenda is a key component of the Europe 2020 strategy to provide growth and jobs in a sustainable and inclusive manner.