I’ve just finished reading ‘Futurevision’ by Richard Watson. If Futurevision was a dessert, it would be one of those really rich yet super tasty and complex puddings that needs a while to consume, along with a strong coffee. You know the type – yo…
Just reading Future Minds by Richard Watson was a story in itself! I started reading the book as soon as it was released, because after I read Watson’s first book, I’ve been thinking about his trends of the future ever since, and regularly comment…
Thanks to Richard Watson for noticing this excellent new map from Tim O’Reilly via Ross Dawson. I’ve seen a similar map before, concentrating on social networking. This new one however shows how different industries including payments, platforms a…
If I’ve bumped into you during the last 3 or 4 weeks, I’ve probably mentioned the book I’ve been reading – Future Files by Richard Watson. My introduction to the book began in the reception of a creative agency in central London. I picked up the b…
Every year I write an article to predict technology changes in the coming year. The article is one of the most read pages of this blog. Thanks to Jonathan who came up with an idea to write an updated version due to the Coronavirus situation. When thinking about and writing these types of articles, there … Continue reading Life in December 2021
Highlights from Richard Watson’s latest Brainmail: In the UK, 5.5 million homes (around 20% of all homes) now possess a voice activated assistant. 20 per cent of 3-5-year-olds now own their own iPad. Google and Facebook have more than a fifth of the world’s advertising spending (they have 50-60 per cent of digital advertising spend). … Continue reading Why the 20% of UK homes that own a voice assistant don’t read the terms and conditions
It’s time for my annual blog/ RSS feed clean up, and to share my preferred thought-provoking digital news feeds: 1. Chris Matts (The IT Risk Manager). Chris regularly updates his blog with practical advice for technology teams and senior managers such as “executives and transparency”, and he focusses his agile transformation articles on business managers … Continue reading Top 10 favourite digital blogs
Post holiday, I’ve tidied up (pruned is more like it) my RSS feeds in Outlook and it’s been a while since I shared the RSS feeds which I subscribe to. The updated list is below.
Readers of this blog will know that I’m a bit of a fan of the author Richard Watson. One of the topics Richard regularly writes about is public libraries and their role in 2013. I use my local council library sometimes when I work from home and just want to get out of the house … Continue reading Why do we need libraries in 2013?
At a recent event, I met up with a regular reader of this blog, Andrew, who asked me what websites and news feeds I read regularly to keep track of trends within digital media, social media and the web in general. I’ll start the answer with a disc…