The future of media
Interesting video on the future of media. Some fun predictions, but of course the big shortcoming in this video is that it assumes that the dominant companies of the next decade will all be companies that were formed or got into media in the last decade. While it's fun to think of the Google Grid, NewsBotster or GoogleZon, I suspect that new entrants will play a bigger role than is represented here (an easy prediction because this video doesn't hypothesize ANY new company.)
I also think the paranoia about GoogleZon's hegemony is overblown, and personally feel that hegemony of this sort is impossible. Also, I also suspect that traditional media won't be as slow to act as is suggested here, but we'll see. But this is fun to debate.
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It took six weeks, But Chris Alden finally posts on his blog again. He has an interesting bit about the future of media. also cool video he links to. potential reading: There Is No Media Consolidation Read More
Chris Alden
Christopher J. Alden is Chairman & CEO of Six Apart, Ltd., the world's largest blogging company. Six Apart acquired Rojo Networks, Inc., creator of an innovative RSS feed reading service, where Mr. Alden was co-founder and CEO. Before Rojo, he was CEO of Red Herring Communications, Inc., publisher of Red Herring magazine -- described by the Wall Street Journal as the "bible of Silicon Valley" - which he helped launch out of his house in 1993. Prior to that he founded Computer Guides, a consultancy, and taught computer studies at Crystal Springs Uplands school. Mr. Alden also has a background in real estate development and hotel management, having worked for Western Land Corporation and Woodside Hotels & Resorts.
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