5 Essential Digital Media Links from the Delvinia Team: 2011 Feb 7 – Feb 13

Each week we feature the 5 most viewed links on our Posterous link sharing blog. This week’s links include the latest on the HTML5 vs Native-App debate, creating emotional attachments to digital objects, a talk on threats to personal privacy online, Google’s breathtaking Art Project and a demo of a 10 meter-wide interactive touch screen. Enjoy.

Stay the course with HTML5 or Go Native?
TechCrunch looks at the latest developments in the ongoing developer debate between native-app development and HTML5. Nice comparison of the different approaches of technologies big three; Apple, Google and Facebook. Link shared by Jim Morrison, Director of Technology

Creating emotional attachment to digital objects
PSFK’s explores thoughts on the application of real-world characteristics, such as weathering and hand-written notes to digital devices and their applications to create emotional resonance and personal expression. Link shared by Randy Matheson, Director of Emerging Media.

The Future of Privacy [video]
Salim Ismail of Singularity University speaks about the threats to personal privacy as we turn our lives into information property. Video recorded at San Francisco’s Big Think Presents: Farsight 2011: Beyond the Search Box. Link shared by Jim Morrison, Director of Technology.

Avoid the Lineups, Google a Museum Today
Using Streetview-type functionality Art Project Powered by Google is providing amazing remote access to museums around the world. Get up close to masterpieces without worrying about security escorting you to an exit. Link shared by Ricardo Queiroz, Art Director.

My Superbowl Party 2015 will Have This [video]
Check out the video demo of a 10 meter wide “Reality Touch Screen” created by students at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. The screen is able to handle up to 100 multi-touch inputs at a time. Link shared by Randy Matheson, Director of Emerging Media.

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Facebook’s Next Big Step

The importance of the recent announcements of Facebook changes at the F8 conference cannot be under estimated and should be understood by individuals and businesses alike. For the individual you should be aware of how your data will now be shared and distributed across the web. Robert Scoble points out in a great post on privacy how he suddenly had access to all his friends music selections the day of the F8 conference. He speculates that few of his friends were aware that this data was now public in this way. Music favorites are only a small part of the big picture. What sites you like outside of Facebook can now be tracked and measured via Facebook. Your interactions across the web are now accessible by Facebook. The level you choose to share is ultimately up to you. You can always close your Facebook account as some Google employees are doing. The first step however is understanding what the changes now mean.

For business you need to re-calibrate your on-line strategies to make Facebook a greater consideration then ever before. Most businesses are incorporating Facebook into their digital roadmap in some way, however this planning needs to be ramped up to a new level. The access to user data, the ease of distribution of that data and the policies around this require some very structured and nuanced thinking. It’s no longer acceptable to dabble in Facebook or play around with social networking. You are now connected to your customers in ways that were impossible last month.

Whether you are interacting with Facebook on behalf of yourself or your company the ramifications just got a lot more complicated. Take the time to educate yourself on this new reality because the changes are coming fast and furious.