social and mobile startups: opportunities in asia
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Social and Mobile Startups: Opportunities in Asia. Dr Madanmohan Rao Research Advisor, AMIC http://twitter.com/MadanRao [email protected]. New Languages of Digital Media. Tweeple, tweetups, twitterverse, megatwend Textmate Flirtextatious ObseSMSed Textiety, text addict - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Social and Mobile Startups:Social and Mobile Startups:Opportunities in AsiaOpportunities in Asia
Dr Madanmohan RaoDr Madanmohan Rao
Research Advisor, AMICResearch Advisor, AMIC
http://twitter.com/[email protected]
New Languages of Digital MediaNew Languages of Digital Media
Tweeple, tweetups, twitterverse, megatwendTweeple, tweetups, twitterverse, megatwend TextmateTextmate FlirtextatiousFlirtextatious ObseSMSedObseSMSed Textiety, text addictTextiety, text addict The Golden Age of App-ortunity!The Golden Age of App-ortunity! Indonesia: Blue Bird, Silver Bird, Angry Bird? ;-) Indonesia: Blue Bird, Silver Bird, Angry Bird? ;-)
The “8 Cs” of Digital MediaThe “8 Cs” of Digital Media
ConnectivityConnectivity ContentContent CommunityCommunity CultureCulture CapacityCapacity CooperationCooperation CommerceCommerce CapitalCapital
The “8 Cs” of Digital MediaThe “8 Cs” of Digital Media ConnectivityConnectivity
– Connectivity, bandwidth, devices, platform, interfaces, standards, Connectivity, bandwidth, devices, platform, interfaces, standards, portal; costs, tariffs, fees; licensesportal; costs, tariffs, fees; licenses
ContentContent– Language, mode (voice/SMS/multimedia). Creation, classification, Language, mode (voice/SMS/multimedia). Creation, classification,
archival, retrieval, trackingarchival, retrieval, tracking CommunityCommunity
– Target audience. Interest/vocational communities, levels of affinity, Target audience. Interest/vocational communities, levels of affinity, online/offline, evolution of communitiesonline/offline, evolution of communities
CultureCulture– Trust, support, learning organisationTrust, support, learning organisation
The “8 Cs” of Digital MediaThe “8 Cs” of Digital Media CapacityCapacity
– Roles, organisational support, training, HR; outsourcingRoles, organisational support, training, HR; outsourcing CooperationCooperation
– Between departments, units; with customers/partners, Between departments, units; with customers/partners, industry, external institutes (eg academia)industry, external institutes (eg academia)
CommerceCommerce– Transactions, incentivisation, payment, monetisationTransactions, incentivisation, payment, monetisation
CapitalCapital– Investments into knowledge communication, RoI metricsInvestments into knowledge communication, RoI metrics
Mobile Social Media: Spectrum of ActivitiesMobile Social Media: Spectrum of Activities
Level I: filter, rate, tag, relayLevel I: filter, rate, tag, relay Level II: social profiling, social networkingLevel II: social profiling, social networking Level III: remix, modify, mashupLevel III: remix, modify, mashup Level IV: compose original content, applicationsLevel IV: compose original content, applications Level V: collaboratively create content, Level V: collaboratively create content,
applicationsapplications Level VI: online + offline (eg. “tweetups”)Level VI: online + offline (eg. “tweetups”)
Network power proportional to # of members,Telecom/broadband density correlates with GDP
Propaganda, Influence,Framing/de-coding,Mobilisation/confrontation,“Foreign factor”
Manuel Castells: two-way “mass self-communication”,Compressor/accelerator/ catalyst/amplifier,Tipping point
Information designMedia reach v/s richnessTaxonomy, ontology, folksonomyUsability, testing; localisation
Cultivation, Gatekeepers, Structural flows of international news, Agenda-setting
Business and Mobile: ChallengesBusiness and Mobile: Challenges
Mobile media fatigueMobile media fatigue Need to move from ‘busy’ metrics to ‘engaged’ Need to move from ‘busy’ metrics to ‘engaged’
metricsmetrics Going beyond tactical benefits to strategic Going beyond tactical benefits to strategic
benefitsbenefits Moving from ‘social business’ to ‘better business’Moving from ‘social business’ to ‘better business’
Maturity Levels of Maturity Levels of Mobile in BusinessMobile in Business
Mobile neutral/phobicMobile neutral/phobic Mobile awareMobile aware Mobile capableMobile capable Mobile centricMobile centric Mobile transformedMobile transformed
Brand ComponentsBrand Components
ExperienceExperience ValueValue AttachmentAttachment Events, processes, activitiesEvents, processes, activities Campaigns, communities, conversationsCampaigns, communities, conversations Customer “watering holes”Customer “watering holes”
““Brands should join the Conversation Economy.Brands should join the Conversation Economy.””
- - Jody TurnerJody Turner
Founder, CultureOfFuture.comFounder, CultureOfFuture.com
Metrics: Assessing Metrics: Assessing Impacts of SoLoMo Media Impacts of SoLoMo Media
Activity metricsActivity metrics Process metricsProcess metrics Knowledge metricsKnowledge metrics People metricsPeople metrics Business metricsBusiness metrics
The Road AheadThe Road Ahead
Take a look at your competition and Take a look at your competition and counterparts in mobile media spacecounterparts in mobile media space
Look outside the mobile industryLook outside the mobile industry From back channel to main channelFrom back channel to main channel Not all SoLoMo media are created equalNot all SoLoMo media are created equal Not all SoLoMo media will remain the sameNot all SoLoMo media will remain the same
Questions?Questions?
Email: Email: [email protected]: Twitter: http://twitter.com/MadanRaoBlogs: Blogs: http://mobile.techsparks.com