My Digital FootPrint

So I delivered a pitch this week at International Payments Summit 2012, in London.  Part of the pitch was that Value Chains are dead.  I was taken to the side immediately afterwards by a number of bankers who disagreed - so this is my response..... source: http://b logs.hbr.org/cs/2012/02/why_porters_model_no_longer_wo.html Essentially the article says: Most existing big organizations, the 800-pound gorillas, subscribe to Michael Porter's  value chain framework (as we were taught it on our MBA programmes). This model optimizes for efficient delivery of a known thing. Organizationally it means Z follows Y, which follows X. It carries with it one fundamental assumption: that  customers are tangential  to the process. Which is different from where we are today where supply chains have given way to customer "data" eco-systems and there is no customer on the end. Control has been given up. At the end of the old thinking is now who is offering you terms?  The diagram a

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Cross-Platform Tools 2012 - key insights.pdf Download this file   Cross-Platform Developer Tools 2012 reports on the landscape of 100+ cross-platform developer tools with an analysis of key vendors and the metrics of developer experience. This is a research by VisionMobile, conducted via an online survey of over 2,400 developers, as well as in-depth interviews with key cross-platform tool vendors and developers. The full report is available for free download at www.CrossPlatformTools.com Some of the major insights: -         PhoneGap and Sencha lead in terms of mindshare, as they are currently used by 32% and 30% of cross-platform developers, irrespective of their primary tools -         PhoneGap (23%), Xamarin Mono (22%) and Unity (22%) are the tools most developers plan to adopt, irrespective of their primary tool -         The most important CPT selection criterion for developers is the breadth of platforms that the tool supports, cited by nearly 60% of respondents -

Source Getting Results From Crowds   One of the most important issues in using service marketplaces is choosing between fixed fees and hourly rates.

The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University published a new report from the Youth and Media project: “Youth and Digital Media: From Credibility to Information Quality” by Urs Gasser, Sandra Cortesi, Momin Malik, & Ashley Lee. Building upon a process- and context-oriented information quality framework, this paper seeks to map and explore what we know about the ways in which young users of age 18 and under search for information online, how they evaluate information, and how their related practices of content creation, levels of new literacies, general digital media usage, and social patterns affect these activities. A review of selected literature at the intersection of digital media, youth, and information quality—primarily works from library and information science, sociology, education, and selected ethnographic studies—reveals patterns in youth’s information-seeking behavior, but also highlights the importance of contextual and demographic factors both

Source: http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2012/02/13/for-personal-data-use-value-beats-sale-value/ In defence of value to me of my data and not having to sell data to get that value.

PIP_Future_of_Internet_2012_Young_brains_PDF.pdf Download this file This study  released by Pew sheds light on the question: Are actual consequences to the hyperconnected lifestyle that many 21st century millennial Americans live!  There are some major downsides to relying on the Internet as our "external brain," including the desire for instant gratification, and the increased chances of making "quick, shallow choices." But researchers also say we networked young people are nimble, quick-acting multitaskers who will do good in the world.