Based on a question I asked Net Jacobsson of Facebook on stage at SIME08, they pose the question on how we can or should define microblogging, and if Facebook is not only the world’s biggest photo sharing site like Net claimed, but also the world’s biggest microblogging service.
But since Facebook status updates are not accessible outside Facebook, the updates behave less like the political arena that for example twitter has become.
Take a moment to look through the video material from SIME created by Urban Lifestyle Report. Re-live some of the interesting moments from the stage, or look at new content like the interview below with David Sifry in a cab. All the material can be found here.
We’re just uploaded a new batch of photos from SIME08, by photographer Chris Robertsson. You’ll find them in this set at flickr, and they’re all released under a Creative Commons license. Here are some gems from the set:
Ola at the SIME08 stage at Rigoletto
What’s Next in New Media recording with Joakim Jardenberg
Peter Sunde gave a talk at SIME about The Pirate Bay and in i discussion afterwards he shared some thoughts on the future of the music industry and Pirate Bay (basically whishing Pirate Bay is unneccessary in the future). Radon talked to Peter and asked him a few questions about piracy:
Radon is publishing a steady stream of their great video work from SIME. Enjoy a parade of what people don’t like on the internet, and the fabulous Mia Rose gig. More videos in the SIME vimeo channel, check out the great interviews with Dan Dubno and Dave Sifry.
The SIME Awards in the Technology category are being announced right now. First company to bag an award is SoundCloud, for Best Technical Innovation. Big congratulation!
I’m very proud to announce that the reality game and online entertainment drama project Sanningen om Marika that I produced last year has won the SIME Award for Best Online Entertainment.
