
Wyclef Jean (aka @wyclef, aka Toussaint St Jean) is using his Twitter showing 1 million+ followers and TwitVid (Twitter+Video) to launch his new Mixtape EP “Walk Away”. S...

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What will storytelling look like in future decades? Ken Eklund’s “World Without Oil,” may give us a window. The project built a massive, original narrative by posing a provocative question to an online community: What would happen if we ran out of oil today? Hun...

I am writing this from a beautiful, serene space with nothing to distract or disturb me. No Twitter feeds, no Facebook updates, no emails. There is calming music and my keyboard is giving me harmonious sounds of approval as I type. It’s lovely here. ...

The connections we make socially, however we make them, can be invaluable. But in case you need some hard-hitting #s, here’s the latest vid from Socialnomics… What strikes you most about the video? Lo...

The Trendwatch Sci-Fi writers hate the future! #foe4
Warren Ellis » The Science Fiction Writers Of America Weigh In On The Advent Of The Electric Telegra
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I think the ongoing and increasing sublimation of the private space of consciousness into public netspace is profoundly pernicious. For that reason I don’t much like to blog, wiki, chat, post, LiveJournal, or lounge in SFF.net. ...

The Trendwatch "Free is a promotional device, not a business model" - Paul Dalen, who helped crowd fund Jill Sobule's last record http://jillsnextrecord.com/home.asp
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I want to thank you all for your donations and helping my lovely daughter reach her goal. She finally sent me the CD (I do not know how to open up MP3s. I think it's great and possibly her best. What else am I going to say?

The Trendwatch http://Backchan.nl provides an interesting method for using http://pleasefixtheiphone.com style principles for moderating live discussions.
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backchan.nl is a tool for involving audiences in presentations by letting them suggest questions and vote on each other's questions. backchan.nl is intended for conference or event organizers who want a new way to solicit questions from the audience and make better use of question and answer time.

The Trendwatch Infrastructure for publicizing artists to consumers will explode with the failure of traditional distro models. Can brands take advantage of this gap?

The Trendwatch #foe4 Internet & population dynamics: "I can definitely see people moving based on internet connections in the future" - Avner Ronen

The Trendwatch Cheap microcinemas in Nigeria could provide an alternative model to multiplexes for pop entertainment in the West. #foe4

The Trendwatch "There's not a pushback to spending money on a phone like there is on the web" @dddangoldmannn #foe4

The Trendwatch @ Futures of Entertainment. Comic artist Dan Goldman, who is pioneering new approaches to distributing comics across platforms, uses an elegant solution to setting up a stripped down digital studio: the modbook.
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The award-winning Modbook is the one and only Mac® tablet — a portable all-in-one studio that enables you to create wherever you go. Learn more

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