Talk given at Stanford University for a student entrepreneur group with a focus on Asia. I picked 8 things I learned working in the web/mobile space in Asia.
Talk given at the University of California Berkeley, Haas School of Business. Its purpose was to challenge some preconceptions around innovation with examples from the Asian tech scene. This talk was given twice the same day thanks to the invitation from a Professor after the first session. It includes 4 questions as an "orientation test".
Presentation on virtual goods in Asia covering gaming, SNS, virtual worlds, social games across China, Japan and Korea. Given at the Virtual Goods Summit in San Francisco on October 2009.
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http://edu.blogs.com/edublogs/2008/03/social-media-an.html
When you're designing a new piece of kit, a platform for the web or a nifty widget for Bebo, it's vital that you have an audience in mind, an understanding of what might be possible, and the ability to change your plans frequently without sacrificing the integrity of your project. That was the main message at my lecture to the BScs and BEngs at Napier University, Edinburgh, today.
Talk given at the University of California Berkeley, Haas School of Business. Its purpose was to challenge some preconceptions around innovation with examples from the Asian tech scene. This talk was given twice the same day thanks to the invitation from a Professor after the first session. It includes 4 questions as an "orientation test".
Presentation on virtual goods in Asia covering gaming, SNS, virtual worlds, social games across China, Japan and Korea. Given at the Virtual Goods Summit in San Francisco on October 2009.
Download it from www.plus8star.com
http://edu.blogs.com/edublogs/2008/03/social-media-an.html
When you're designing a new piece of kit, a platform for the web or a nifty widget for Bebo, it's vital that you have an audience in mind, an understanding of what might be possible, and the ability to change your plans frequently without sacrificing the integrity of your project. That was the main message at my lecture to the BScs and BEngs at Napier University, Edinburgh, today.
Presentation delivered for Texas State Certified Public Managar (CPM) Program for participants in Levelland, TX. Includes several Texas examples of social media use.
Tourism Businesses: How to Use Social MediaChris Celek
Overview of how to use social media to connect your tourism business with customer. Presented Oct. 13, 2009 to members of the Tourism Council of Greater Cincinnati.
Presentation delivered for Texas State Certified Public Managar (CPM) Program for participants in Levelland, TX. Includes several Texas examples of social media use.
Tourism Businesses: How to Use Social MediaChris Celek
Overview of how to use social media to connect your tourism business with customer. Presented Oct. 13, 2009 to members of the Tourism Council of Greater Cincinnati.
Με την υπ' αριθμόν 15407/13-10-2016 επιστολή της η διοίκηση της ΔΕΥΑΜΒ κοινοποίησε στις παρατάξεις της αντιπολίτευσης του Δημοτικού Συμβουλίου Βόλου τις δαπάνες δημοσιεύσεων και διαφήμισης για τα έτη από 2010-2016, απαντώντας σε σχετική ερώτηση της "Επιλογής Ευθύνης" που ζητούσε όμως στοιχεία σε βάθος δεκαετίας, τα οποία όμως δεν δόθηκαν.
This is a presentation made for a seminar organized by EU-China exchange program. It replied three questions. 1- why look at China? 2- What online media brings to China? 3- Sources of innovations?
Presentation on Asian best practices to a group of Silicon Valley investors, showing how Asian innovations can be relevant to Western markets. In addition to key ideas, several examples are included.
What can a startup do in Asia? How are the big Internet guys faring? And what is Asia anyway?
Presentation given at Geeknrolla in London on March 2011.
Are you sure you are not a robot? Are you aware the digital panopticon is watching you? This talk given at PICNIC in Amsterdam on Sept.09 highlights via some Asian examples the future ahead.
How does China compare to the Galapagos? Comparisons between China's digital species and the islands' Flora and Fauna.
Talk given at Media Evolution Conference in Malmo, Sweden, on August 2011.
The world is being redefined beyond frontiers by digital civilizations, and games are at the forefront of it. Talk given via Skype at Bitspiration in Poland on June 2012.
Can your game make millions in Asia? If 1% of Asians would pay a $1! This presentation is a bit of a reality check given for Yetizen given in May 2012 in San Francisco.
Talk given in Beijing in April 2009 on new media in China for a group of EU managers. Some interesting data comparing US and China web companies for data lovers.
Can China innovate? How does the Chinese Internet relate to Galapagos penguins? This -and more - unveiled for the price of free.
Talk given at the National University of Singapore in October 2011.
An introduction about the variety of social networks out there (like cheese and wine, they come in many styles). This was an introduction to a panel on social networking in China at the China Internet Forum in November 2009. Some data is included, notably on gaming.
Presentation for the "Geeks On a Plane" tour to Asia. The purpose of this presentation is to re-assess assumptions on innovation, cultural differences and arbitration opportunities. It also involves Underpants Gnomes, Mexican burritos and a gallery of deceased scientists.
Case studies of how some robotics startups from the HAX portfolio managed to finance their first stages, get to market and scale. Talk given at R18 Conference in Odense, Denmark in September 2018.
"Cultural Awareness" will help work globally, save your marriage and get deliveries on time.
This talk refers "culture codes" and the eponymous book by Clotaire Rapaille, as well as Samuel Huntington's "Clash of Civilizations" world model.
What is your Startup Ecosystem OS?
What is your cultural OS?
Can you upgrade them?
Talk given in New Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai on January 2013 for the World Startup Report.
Review of interesting Social-Local-Mobile services, with ideas on top. Talk given at KR8V.Asia in February 2012 in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta and Manila.
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
PHP Frameworks: I want to break free (IPC Berlin 2024)Ralf Eggert
In this presentation, we examine the challenges and limitations of relying too heavily on PHP frameworks in web development. We discuss the history of PHP and its frameworks to understand how this dependence has evolved. The focus will be on providing concrete tips and strategies to reduce reliance on these frameworks, based on real-world examples and practical considerations. The goal is to equip developers with the skills and knowledge to create more flexible and future-proof web applications. We'll explore the importance of maintaining autonomy in a rapidly changing tech landscape and how to make informed decisions in PHP development.
This talk is aimed at encouraging a more independent approach to using PHP frameworks, moving towards a more flexible and future-proof approach to PHP development.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
• The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
• Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
Search and Society: Reimagining Information Access for Radical FuturesBhaskar Mitra
The field of Information retrieval (IR) is currently undergoing a transformative shift, at least partly due to the emerging applications of generative AI to information access. In this talk, we will deliberate on the sociotechnical implications of generative AI for information access. We will argue that there is both a critical necessity and an exciting opportunity for the IR community to re-center our research agendas on societal needs while dismantling the artificial separation between the work on fairness, accountability, transparency, and ethics in IR and the rest of IR research. Instead of adopting a reactionary strategy of trying to mitigate potential social harms from emerging technologies, the community should aim to proactively set the research agenda for the kinds of systems we should build inspired by diverse explicitly stated sociotechnical imaginaries. The sociotechnical imaginaries that underpin the design and development of information access technologies needs to be explicitly articulated, and we need to develop theories of change in context of these diverse perspectives. Our guiding future imaginaries must be informed by other academic fields, such as democratic theory and critical theory, and should be co-developed with social science scholars, legal scholars, civil rights and social justice activists, and artists, among others.
Let's dive deeper into the world of ODC! Ricardo Alves (OutSystems) will join us to tell all about the new Data Fabric. After that, Sezen de Bruijn (OutSystems) will get into the details on how to best design a sturdy architecture within ODC.
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
"Impact of front-end architecture on development cost", Viktor TurskyiFwdays
I have heard many times that architecture is not important for the front-end. Also, many times I have seen how developers implement features on the front-end just following the standard rules for a framework and think that this is enough to successfully launch the project, and then the project fails. How to prevent this and what approach to choose? I have launched dozens of complex projects and during the talk we will analyze which approaches have worked for me and which have not.
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• “Innovation Arbitrage”
• Internet & Mobile Digital strategy
• Best practices from China, Japan & Korea
• Published reports
• Inside Cyworld (2007)
• Inside Tencent (2009)
• Inside Alibaba (upcoming)
• Contact
• www.plus8star.com
8. Work With Startups: Newt Games
• Mobile SNS in 2003 in Japan
– 3G
– GPS
– Avatars
– Virtual goods and AI!
• Too early!
9.
10. Work With Startups: Cmune
• Making the 3D Web happen
– fbFund winner
– First 3D FPS game on Facebook
– #1 Widget on Apple.com
– Virtual Goods
• Check it out!
– www.cmune.com
11. Most Advanced 3D Game on FB
Paradise Paintball by Cmune
http://apps.facebook.com/paradisepaintball/
Disclosure: I am an investor & partner of Cmune
13. 8 Things I Learned in Asia
A. Foreigner in Asia
1. Surprises
2. Bringing my own baggage
B. Innovation in Asia
3. Two-Way Bias
4. Simplification vs. Understanding
5. Techno-Darwinism
6. The Arbitrage Opportunity
C. Human Discoveries
7. Common Drives
8. Evolution Path
28. The Appearance
• Naver = “Google of Korea”?
• Rakuten = “Amazon of Japan”?
• Tencent = “Facebook of China”?
29. The Reality
• No real equivalent
• Powerful ideas get overlooked
• Virtual goods since 10 years ago
• Market 7 times USA
• More concepts not yet ported
30.
31.
32.
33. 5
Techno-Darwinism
or “How is that possible?”
1. Ecosystems at work
2. 5Cs of Innovation
3. Departing from models
34. Internet Mobile
1.3 billion 3.3 billion
Source: Morgan Stanley, 2007
35. Digital Population
Country USA China Japan Korea
Population 300 mln 1,300 mln 130 mln 50 mln
Internet users 225 mln 340 mln 100 mln 35 mln
Mobile users 260 mln 650 mln 100 mln 45 mln
x5
Total x2
x3
36. IT Infrastructure
100%
Avg. 7 Mbps
80%
Avg. 15 Mbps
60%
3G users
40% C
hi
n
20% a Avg. 4 Mbps
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0%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
% of Internet connections measured above 5Mbps
(Source: Akamai, 4Q08)
37. Comparison Hack for US Market?
1. Adjust with GDP/Capita
• Japan = x1.2 | Korea = x2.4 | China ~ x10
• (Avg. income of web user in China $400/month)
38. Comparison Hack for US Market?
1. Adjust with GDP/Capita
• Japan = x1.2 | Korea = x2.4 | China ~ x10
• (Avg. income of web user in China $400/month)
2. Adjust with Internet (or Mobile) Population
• Japan = x2.5 | China = x2/3 | Korea = x5
39. Formulas
$100M in Japan $300M in US
$100M in China $700M in US
$100M in Korea $1.2B in US
40. Quick Calculation
• China
• Online gaming $3 to $4 bln market (mostly VG)
• 10 Chinese online game companies on NASDAQ
• Tencent = $1 bln in revenue (2008)
• Japan
• 3 Social networks market-listed in Japan for over $1 bln
• 2 are 100% mobile with >50% revenue from VG
• Korea
• Popularized the free-to-play model
• $1 bln online gaming market, mostly VG
41. Sharks with Laser Beams vs. Irritated Sea Bass
Asia’s Virtual Goods Market Estimate for 2009
Asia: 7 Billion Dollars!
USA: $1 bln (Source: Inside Virtual Goods, Oct 2009)
42. Sharks with Laser Beams vs. Irritated Sea Bass
Asia’s Virtual Goods Market Estimate for 2009
Asia: 7 Billion Dollars!
USA: $1 bln (Source: Inside Virtual Goods, Oct 2009)
US market potential
3~35 Billion Dollars?
47. Alexa Ranking
USA China Japan Korea
#1 Google Baidu Yahoo JP / SB Naver
#2 Yahoo Tencent FC2 Yahoo
#3 Facebook Sina Google JP Daum
#4 YouTube Google China YouTube YouTube
#5 MySpace Taobao Rakuten Google
#6 MSN Netease Livedoor Cyworld
#7 Live Google Ameblo Nate
#8 Wikipedia Sohu Mixi Google KR
#9 Craigslist Youku Wikipedia Live
#10 eBay Yahoo Goo Facebook
48.
49. “Japan’s cellphones are like the
endemic species that Darwin
encountered on the Galápagos
Islands — fantastically evolved
and divergent from their
mainland cousins”
Takeshi Natsuno
Inventor of i-mode
63. 7
Common Drives
Same Aspirations, Different Balance
Culture
Fulfilling
Family
Work
How do
you
balance?
Financial Spiritual
Success Dev.
Friends
Social
Life
64. 8
Evolution Path
• Glimpse Into Local Futures
– Korea: Wired society
– Japan: Mobile society
– China: Communist Gov., Capitalist Population
65. Thanks!
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