SIME Talks S2 Episode 9 : Data Overload? Watch this TED Talk and Think Again

Data Overload – cannot sift through information fast? Have to read piles of useless information before finding the content you are looking for? You typically spend a lot of time finding authentic articles on Google?

CNN has a decent cover on information overload

Well, information overload is an accepted residue from the internet era. There is to be more content produced in the next 1 year than the amount of information produced from the existence of man kind till now – that’s quite some stats ain’t it. Youtube alone has more viewers than the big 3 media houses in the US combined (the media houses can catch up in volume if they aired 365/24/7 from 1948 which was when ABC started broadcasting).

Watch this video to get wow-ed on some mind blowing stats

Back to the point, data overload is a serious issue plaguing brands, media companies and readers alike. Brands get lost in the buzz, media companies own so much data that they need to find smart ways to connect the information to revenue, and readers need to find information they are looking for in whichever medium they want to in the fastest possible time. At some level, its a search and find problem, but the web today is a collection of web pages. Not to be says Microsoft and Live Labs which think web should be pivoted around a collection of information and data made for you.

Here is a riveting TED Talk you must watch. Stop doing what you got, and spend the next 360 seconds with this man. He is taking you into the future and bringing you back in 360.

The SIME 2010 dates are out. We are in Barcelona, Silicon Valley, Helsinki and Stockholm

SIME is coming to the city near you. This year we have added Silicon Valley and also continuing our love with Barcelona and Helsinki, and Stockholm of course.

SIME Barcelona : 16 June (Save the date)

SIME San Fran: 13 – 17 September (Save the date)

SIME Helsinki: 21 October (Save the date)

SIME Stockholm: 17 – 18 November (Save the date)

Different Cities, Different formats

SIME Barcelona – ‘Taking the Leap’ 16 June is held together with the Barcelona Day of the Entrepreneur featuring over 5000 Spanish entrepreneurs, business angels, VC’s and members of the press. SIME Barcelona is a day with the best of SIME followed by business matchmaking for companies interested in doing business in Spain and Barcelona as well as expert workshops with international speakers. SIME Barcelona is offered free and matchmaking and knowledge tracks are charged separately based on your needs.

Read about SIME Barcelona here

SIME Silicon Valley - ‘Crossing the Pond’ 13 – 17 September is a high energy, international , thought leader journey focusing on digital opportunities. The participants are by invitation only movers & shakers from Europe and Asia that meet in their peers and exchange ideas in the heart of Silicon Valley. SIME brings together world class speakers in cutting edge topics, international match making opportunities, and some of the hottest entrepreneurs in the digital space SIME Silicon Valley is also a match making journey where local leaders from Europe and Asia come to Silicon Valley to meet future partners, clients, investors and new friends.

Read about SIME Silicon Valley here

SIME Helsinki – ‘Taking the Leap’ 21 October will focus on winning strategies for taking the leap to take market share, to find the best talent and to operate smarter. Join the smartest brains in the Finnish digital industry together with international thought leaders and SIME aficionados.

Read about SIME Helsinki here

SIME Stockholm – ‘Taking the Leap’  17,18 November

Tough times are behind us or at least something we have been forced to get use to. For some last year’s turmoil will mean falling behind… for others now is the best possible time to take the leap. Industry after industry are embracing strategies for capturing digital opportunities and more efficient ways of doing business and technology is in the very fabric of success.

Read about SIME Stockholm here

So save the date, and be part of one of the most important event of the year in the digital sector. SIME as usual will feature thought leaders, inspirational speakers across different dimensions. Stay tuned for the agenda, and a list of speakers.

Very welcome to SIME in the city closest to you!

SIME Talks Season 2 Episode 8, The Media Edition: How should media companies position and grow?

At SIME Talks, we feature different thought snacking concepts in the digital arena. Last week, we had a mobile edition from the operators perspective.

Read about the SIME Talks Mobile Edition here

Read about SIME Talks here

This week we thought lets talks about the media companies. We all know, traditional models are crumbling. Newspaper circulation is at its all time low, marketers do not want to advertise offline since they typically cannot track eye balls leaving media companies at cross-roads. Get eaten by the new wave or embrace it and move along. Ok, wait this is so 2007 right?
Actually it is. So what has really changed?

The Internet opens a pandoras box

For starters, big media companies know that the internet is changing the landscape. Technology is available everywhere and people like consuming content in different media. Twitter has become the new CNN. But what’s different from 2007 and now is, people see it clearer and acknowledge it. Companies are tearing down their walled garden approach and suddenly looking at being open, cool and socially nice. So then we wonder, what does make the rounds in the board rooms of these big media companies?
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