Archive for June, 2008
I called it in December 2007 – Oil hit $140 by mid-year
On December 21, 2007 the price of oil was in the $90 range. As we recorded “Outlook 2008” on that day I predicted a price of $140-150 by mid-year. And, yesterday on June 26, 2008 I was proven right, as oil climbed above $140 for the first time. Looking ahead, let’s put to rest one [...]
Full StoryBook now in Brazil, Portuguese Translation
My book, Turning the Future Into Revenue, still generally available but most easily obtained via Amazon, is now available in a Portuguese translation, published in Brazil. My publisher, Wiley & Sons, just sent some copies, which look nice. img id=”image478″ height=96 alt=”Book Portuguese Translation” src=”http://www.futurist.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/BookPortTrans.thumbnail.jpg” /> Glen Hiemstra is a futurist speaker, consultant, blogger, internet [...]
Full StoryThe Long Tail
In the digital ecosystem, it’s the head that gets the hits: the most popular and visible players garner the most attention, and therefore revenue. Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired, has drawn attention to the rest of the animal in his book, The Long Tail. Anderson proposes that the smaller entities—likened to a long tail streaming [...]
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