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Reports this week illustrate the yin and yang of the exploding arena of mobile payments: one study suggests that mobile payments will grow to $22 billion by 2011, thanks to technology which will turn your mobile device into a virtual ATM in your pocket; yet other reports cite significant security issues as banks scurry to protect data and dollars as more customers use mobile devices to make payments.
The presentations at TED are always thought-provoking. This 35-minute talk by Bill Strickland is another excellent example. Here is the synopsis from the presentation page (you can see the video in a larger size from the site):
“With subtle accompaniment by longtime friend Herbie Hancock, and a slide show that has opened the minds (and pocketbooks) of CEOs across the country, Bill Strickland tells a quiet and astonishing tale of redemption through arts, music and unlikely partnerships.”
Strickland’s unique delivery style contributes to a compelling message. Thanks to Garth at Presentation Zen for the point.
Doc Searls just posted a SlideShare presentation (embedded below) with the 95 Theses of the Cluetrain Manifesto (Doc was one of the authors). Every time I read their theses, I am amazed at how prescient they were in 1999 seeing what was ahead, and what now is, in many cases, fact.
Move over Second Life. Kid-focused virtual worlds such as Club Penguin, Webkinz, and a string of site start-ups loom as the new and hot Web playgrounds for 2008. 
According to a State of the Media Democracy 2007 study recently complete by Deloitte, user-generated content is in big demand on the Web. Over 50 percent of adults now report watching or reading online content created by other Web users including blogs and streaming video. Among Millennials (those ages 13 - 24), that figure rises to 71 percent.
In addition, the study states over 40 percent of all consumers are now creating online content (videos, photos, blogs, etc) for themselves or others. The study also said the traditional media such as TV, magazines and books remain “deeply engaging” to most consumers with 72 percent of respondents reporting they still read print magazines even if those magazines are available online.
