Jan 4

quub in the news (updated)

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A few quub-related items hit the news in the last week or so:
13 resolutions for social media in 2010“, in the O.C. Register:

Q. What was the social media highlight of 2009?

A. #1 “To shut off my mobile social media when I am with the people I care about. I want to experience my life without worrying about what I’m going to say about it.” – Don Patterson, quub.com

17 victories for social media in 2009“, in the O.C. Register:

Q. What was the social media highlight of 2009?

A. #2 “Use of social media in recent popular protests in Iran. It showed the power and resilience of social media to organize and to resist central control. It is both powerful and dangerous — depending on which side you end up on.” – Don Patterson, quub.com

13 surprises to hit social media in 2010“, in the O.C. Register:

Q. What will next year’s social media surprise be?

A. #8 “Growing number of things which aren’t strictly people on your buddy lists. Suddenly I think we will see people friending their laundromat to see when machines are available, the roads they use to watch traffic, and groups of their friends at once. The latter will be interesting because you will only see updates when all of your friends agree.” – Don Patterson, quub.com

Then a follow-up blog post, “What May Happen to Social Media in 2010 That Governments Should Be Aware Of?” commented about the second quote above.

“This is a glimpse of what I mean by “government 3.0”. Web-enabled consumer devices of all sorts that communicate with us but also with infrastructures that governments run or supervise will create a completely new meaning for terms like “social” and “engagement”. Just I doubt this will be mainstream in 2010 or even in 2011. But it is definitely a development to watch.”

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