new technology

List with a Twist: my Best Learning Books in 2009?

I am always looking for the next great book to read and thought I’d tap into the collective intelligence, the annual end-of-the-calendar-year trend for lists, and the power of new tools such as Twitter to find the next great book to read. Below is some of the why, ... Read More

~ posted by Wayne Hodgins on 12 Dec 09
   tagged as :books, change, discovery, learning, mashups, new technology, personal development, personalization, perspectives, recommended reading

Snowstorm of News (Continued)

In my last posting, I noted a recent example of mass personalization or the Snowflake Effect taking hold of news. I just ran into another and perhaps even more significant example, which some are referring to as “printernet”, described as custom printing for newspapers, magazines, and even wikis. ... Read More

~ posted by Wayne Hodgins on 26 Apr 09
   tagged as :change, content, mashups, new technology, personalization, recommended reading, snowflake, worth a look

The Snowflake Effect on News

I’m seeing a virtual snowstorm of recent products and services that are trying to find ways to “snowflake” their offerings.  My fellow Snowflake Effect partner (and one of my favorite snowflakes) Erik Duval recently posted an example  “Snowflakes at Time Magazine” showing how publishers are sticking their toes into ... Read More

~ posted by Wayne Hodgins on 30 Mar 09
   tagged as :content, discovery, new technology, other blogs, personalization, recommended reading, snowflake, worth a look

CNN “The Moment”: 2nd time’s the charm with MS Photosynth?

Since I received a lot of responses and follow up (thanks!) to the posting Photosynth: Mashups of Our Collective Intelligence via Photos, I thought you would be quite interested to know the most recent use of  Microsoft Photosynth, which creates 3D spaces from a mass of ... Read More

~ posted by Wayne Hodgins on 21 Jan 09
   tagged as :change, cool tools, current affairs, new technology, vision & sight, worth a look

PhotoSynth: Mashups of Our Collective Intelligence via Photos

I don’t know about the rest of you who have your own blogs, but I seem to add many more items to my list of things to write about than I get around to finishing, so my list just grows. Here is one item that I am finally catching up ... Read More

~ posted by Wayne Hodgins on 11 Dec 08
   tagged as :change, content, cool tools, design, education, mashups, media, metadata "tagging", new technology, research, worth a look

Cool Translation Tools

As you may recall, I’ve been focusing on my fascination with language learning for the past few months, and I'm finding that many of you share similar interests. So I wanted to share some of the Cool Translation Tools I’ve been using to help with my language learning and usage. ... Read More

~ posted by Wayne Hodgins on 18 Nov 08
   tagged as :change, competencies, cool tools, language, learning, new technology, personal development, worth a look

The Fourth Screen and Counting

I don’t get to see much TV in this new grand adventure I’m on, not that I ever seemed to have time to watch much before either, so many of you may have seen this before but it was new to me.  Here is great example of why ... Read More

~ posted by Wayne Hodgins on 12 Sep 08
   tagged as :change, content, design, mashups, new technology, sense of taste, snowflake, touch, TV, vision & sight

Coming to our Senses

If you have been kind enough to listen to me or read some of my entries on OCOT or my other writings, you may have correctly concluded that I suffer from a severe case of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). Contrary to popular opinion (and even some “experts”), ADD is not ... Read More

~ posted by Wayne Hodgins on 20 Aug 08
   tagged as :change, competencies, design, natural interfaces, new technology, perspectives, research, sense based interfaces, sense of audio hearing & sounds, sense of smell, sense of taste, sense of touch & feel, strategic thinking, thought sparks, vision & sight

Cool Tools: LiveScribe Pulse Digital Pen and Paper

I truly believe that every one of us (yes, that includes YOU!) has cool tools that we use on an everyday basis and stories about how we use these tools and how we came to find and use them. I'd like to hear about yours. This week’s Cool ... Read More

~ posted by Wayne Hodgins on 1 Aug 08
   tagged as :change, content, cool tools, fun, mashups, new technology, other blogs, worth a look

Sources of Innovation, Discovery and Design?

Perhaps it is just a case of seeing what I want to, but I seem to be finding more and more evidence to support my long-term prediction that for the next few decades at least, we will find that one of the greatest sources of innovation, new ideas, and inspiration ... Read More

~ posted by Wayne Hodgins on 23 Jun 08
   tagged as :change, competencies, discovery, learning, new technology, other blogs, recommended reading, thought sparks, worth a look