This is an important topic, I think - let me know how you like it. Topics: why data is the new Oil, why most content will be paid for by 'attention', the radical convergence of media and what it means, the total redefinition of 'consumer', going from 'the network' to 'The Networked' etc. More at http://gerd.fm/m9SN2f

4. “Think of personal data as the digital record of everything
a person makes and does online and in the world”

5. Image licensed from sevensheaven.nl

14. Source: Forbes Blog Post by Venessa Miemis

15. Source: Flickr.com/dunechaser

16. Source: Economist.com Satoshi Kambayashi

17. Image licensed from sevensheaven.nl

18. Source: Layar.com/Youtube
Source: Kevin Kelly

24. Dumb Smart

25. Dumb Smart

28. Source: Trendspotting.com

29. Source: PaidContent.org

32. Hat tip to Shelly Palmer

34. Timely & Likable Better service: fluid,
contextual clean, safe and easy
Fair and
attractive Better interface
pricing *
Social and inter-
Better tools connected

36. Transparency: data usage disclosure, at all times
Control: opt-in participation with immediate
feedback in rewards balance, re-set options
Trust: certified by standards and maybe a
recognized and acceptable identity consortium
Value: discounts, special offers and lots of ‘free
stuff’ as a result of allowing data collection