Tag: Platforms Filter Filter by All Automation Blog Creativity Data E-Commerce Future Innovation Leadership Management Media Metaverse Purpose Sustainability Trends Videos close Make mine the Metaverse By Adam Tinworth The Metaverse may well be the next wave of digital disruption. Act now, and you can avoid a handful of companies becoming its gatekeepers. We need an ongoing digital fix By Adam Tinworth In the midst of the digital backlash, it's important to remember that tech itself is neutral - it's what we do with it that counts. How will the end of smartphones look like? By Martin Recke The fourth cycle of personal computation will be dominated by strong platforms that can tie lots of very different devices together with software and services. The winner will be whoever provides the superior user experience. With Regulation on the Rise, is there a Future for the Online Marketing Industry? By Martin Recke Government regulation is not only seen in a much more positive light now, it is also widely regarded as an urgently needed fix for the digital woes our societies suffer from. We need to create a Digital Renaissance By Adam Tinworth Human culture did not start in the mid-2000s. We have untold generations of art, science, politics and philosophy we should be making available. And we’re not. In the Digital Age, Trust is Distributed By Martin Recke Still wonder why Donald Trump became President of the United States or the British people voted for Brexit? It's a matter of trust, or lack thereof. THE BLOCKCHAIN OPPORTUNITY TODAY & TOMORROW Jamie explores how blockchain technology will both reform banking and insurance as well as disrupt the disruptors of Web 2.0. MORE THAN WECHAT – PLATFORM TRENDS IN ASIA China accelerator William Bao Bean says that we’re underestimating the huge business opportunity in Asia – but it’s a different… NEXT16: How do companies become platforms? By Adam Tinworth Can companies embrace digital and become true platforms? A panel discussion between speakers from Audi, Deutsche Bank ann Allianz sought to find out… Playing the Platform Game By Martin Recke These days, everybody and their uncle wants to be a platform. The Four Horsemen of Tech — Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon, or in short: GAFA — might still be dominant, but others are rising. Tariq Krim fell out of love with technology By Martin Recke Tariq Krim recently posted a Facebook note that resonates well with this year's NEXT theme, albeit from a critical point of view. Given that he is a seasoned internet entrepreneur, we should carefully listen. Twitter is no longer a platform, it’s a service By Adam Tinworth Twitter has broken off negotiations with DataSift over access to its "firehose" of data. It's another milestone in the closing up of a once open platform. The secret of success in the multi-device age? By Adam Tinworth Product thinking is broken. Devices are proliferating all around us, and treating our apps on every one as a separate product is impossible. So, what's the answer? Thomas Kiessling: making the right choice to support innovation By Adam Tinworth Deutsche Telekom isn't content to provide network provision - it wants to be a platform provider that enables startup innovation. Thomas Kiessling explains why, and how open wins… Here be dragons: old websites are doomed to die By Adam Tinworth Can websites bounce back from disruption. The rebirth of Flickr suggests that it might just be possible… Here be dragons: The Platform Paradox By Adam Tinworth The scuffle between Twitter and its customer PeopleBrowsr in the courts is a stark reminder that the "platforms" of today's social networking are only platforms for as long as it suits them. Beta testing digital government By Adam Tinworth The UK Government has released the beta of a new website that could pave the way for true digital Government Social Data: What it Communicates, Who Owns it, and Why You Should Care Cornelius Puschmann, University of Düsseldorf… What’s Up Next with Magento? Michel Goossens, Magento… Platform Strategies Discussion Jimmy Nordbeck, Golden Gekko Joe Pezzillo, Push.IO Phillip von Criegern, Maris Consulting Christian Leybold, BV Capital (moderator)…