Steve Forbes, in a fireside chat at AlwaysON, really still wants to please his readers. Forbes is still a family business, after all. What’s important to Forbes today? Still covering democratic capitalism through an honest lens - by providing critical, format-irrelevant data. Interesting. Forbes considers information information, whether it’s via print, online or through blogs. Different formats can’t succeeed with the same staff though - but is this still true? He’s acknowledging Forbes history of embracing new technologies by giving the online property an entirely distinct staff. Will the offline and online staffs converge? In business press today, the platform drives the content - so the question remains how to identify tactics that keep the messages clean, fact-checked and truly reflective of the business landscape.

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AlwaysON NYC is rolling out a staggering number of new social networks, search engines, ad servers, widgets and applications. The common thread seems to be that the “new media”/IM generation has helped to flip the media switch from the broadcast model to the conversational model. Piczo, for example, claims a staggering number of coveted teen female memrbers - over 20 million in just under 2 years. Mobile applications imply that the addition of the third screen will turn us into a bunch of pinging zealots. What would have been a nice supplment to some of these panels? How about some actual, living and breathing teens? There are even teen entrepreneurs out there starting companies of their own. Rather than take an anthropologist’s arms-length approach, I would highly recommend integating some of this demographic onto the presenters stage. When “emo” is presenteed (by Bill Cleary, no less) as an obscure, new subculture, there’s a serious disconnect going on.

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If CES drove anything home whatsoever for me it was the incredible arms race for the ultimate simulation - higher res, bigger screen - more, more, more! Why look at a real butterfly when you can see one in 1080p across a 100 inch screen? When is real a bit, well, too real? When it’s porn, people! In addition to desperate housewives needing new makeup artists on HD-friendly ABC, it seems the adult industry is being hit by a spate of way too realistic HD picture quality. Today’s NYT has the details - all of them.

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Dear Infonauts! The word Infonaut has been listed by The Global Language Monitor (GLM) as one of the top ten words of 2006. GLM defines Infonaut as “those who blithely travel along the ‘infobahn’.” Congratulations to all, who are committed to the concept of “Infonaut” - exploring the infosphere, analyzing and mapping cyberspace, visualizing complexity, creating new knowledge and exciting service for a better life in the information society. I think it´s an excellent opportunity to celebrate the recognition of Infonaut as an important word not only in the English language but also as a global concept for people searching and sharing information and knowledge around the globe. If you are interested in the history of the word “Infonaut” and who is using it today and in the future, please visit http://www.infonaut.se/InEnglish.html If would like to expand the knowledge about the word Infonaut, its history and use, please let me know. You can also make your contribution in Wikipedia but do not violate the basic Wiki rules. I you want to be listed with your company name and weblink, please let me know for a special notice in the upcoming Infonaut Report 2007. With best wishes and sustainable success for 2007! Wolfgang Heller Infonaut, Sweden *************************************************************

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