Topic: Business
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with John Beck, a Senior Research Fellow at USC's Annenberg Center of the Digital Future. He warns that the "Gamer
Generation" is about to enter the workforce -- and that means change. John Beck is the author of "Got Game -- How the Gamer Generation is Reshaping Business Forever." [Tech Nation audio from IT Conversations]
Marc Benioff, the bombastic and outspoken CEO of Salesforce.com is always entertaining and surprising, In this conversation from the Web 2.0 Conference, Marc describes how his company has become a force in the enterprise platform space. [Web 2.0 Conference audio from IT Conversations]
John Batelle speaks with Marc Andreessen, Chairman and Co-Founder, Opsware, Inc., and Dan Rosensweig, COO, Yahoo. What did they learn the first time, and what's different in a Web 2.0 world? [Web 2.0 Conference audio on IT Conversations]
Cell phone entertainment is hot and growing fast, and SofTECH has brought panel of experts together to discuss pending business opportunities. The global entertainment software market is currently estimated to be in excess of $3 billion. Cell phone games alone are currently $200 million to $300 million in the United States, and between $800 million and $1 billion globally. Over the next several years, the world market for this industry is expected to grow to more than $8 billion. Are 3D games just around the corner? What does this mean for the classic games like Tetris, Frogger and Pac-Man? Wouldn't we all like to know if this is a good time to get in on the action? These are some of the questions to be addressed by SofTECH's panel of experts. [Audio on IT Conversations]
Malcolm Gladwell is back on IT Conversations to discuss his new book, Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking. Dr. Moira Gunn asks him, "Do you really think there's a science of decision?" We have two kinds of thought, Malcolm says. The first is the rational, deliberate and conscious thought that we analyze and cherish. The other is the kind of thinking that occurs below the level of awareness, and it doesn't happen slowly and deliberately, but really quickly. We tend to dismiss the latter in our society, but in the past few years psychologists have referred to this as the product of the adaptive unconscious. It's a kind of a big computer that does all the background tasks. It's powerful and fast, but because it's not part of our consciousness, it's rather mysterious.
Join Moira for another great (audio) interview with an IT Conversations favorite.
James Currier, CEO of Tickle from the Web 2.0 Conference: Every great consumer business is built around the psychology and emotions of the individual. Come take a deep dive into consumer psychology and its implications for the future of online consumer services. (IT Conversations audio)
So, Is This a Bubble Yet? No greater shroud hangs over Web 2.0 then the fear that we'll repeat the financial mistakes of the past. With dozens of tech IPOs either recently completed or in the works, how are we doing? Leading analysts Lanny Baker and Safa Rashtchy join top financier Bill Janeway and London-based Danny Rimer to address the state of the internet's finances. (IT Conversations audio from the Web 2.0 Conference)
What can we learn from the adult industry? Andrew Conru, CEO of Friend Finder, answers this question in his High-Order Bit presentation at the Web 2.0 Conference. (IT Conversations audio)
Moira speaks with futurist and forecaster Mary O'Hara-Devereaux, a forecaster, the CEO of Global Foresight, and author of "Navigating the Badlands: Thriving in the Decade of Radical Transformation." She believes we've entered a period of disruptive innovation, and the next two decades will be a wild ride - she calls them "The Badlands." (Tech Nation podcast on IT Conversations)
In this week's BioTech Nation interview with Moira Gunn, Dr. Sunil Maulik, chairman and CEO of GeneEd, Inc., explains how you can learn the basics of biotech -- online. You won't be a scientist, but you might have a new career. (Tech Nation podcast on IT Conversations)
