a recent survey, conducted by elon university, found that cloud-computing will increasingly gain importance in the future. the majority of social analysts, internet and tech experts questioned in the survey, predict this form of internet-based computing, whereby shared resources, software and information, are provided to computers and other devices on-demand, to prevail. mashable offers a great summary of this study.

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brian solis’s conversation prism portrays how comprehensive the social web has become and how wide the conversations range that define it:

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brian solis is a digital analyst, sociologist, and futurist. he’s recognized widely as one of the most prominent thought leaders in social media.

“why should i sign up for another website, and just add to all the sites i already use? …the idea for vreebit grew out of frustration with artificial limitations of these sites. vreebit does not just combine the most valuable elements of existing social networking and groupware technologies – it transforms these indispensible platforms into powerful and effective tools. in short, vreebit changes the very concept of social networking into one of versatility, simplicity, efficiency – and fun!”

ruder finn, a u.s. public relations firm, recently conducted a survey on ‘why people use the internet’. the firms puplic relations cover healthcare, technology, consumer, interactive, media, arts and culture, and environmental programming. according to ruder finn, the most popular reason for going online is to “pass time”. other popular reasons were “education”, “connecting with others”, “researching” and “sharing”.

…take a look at the complete survey here.

“from e-mail machines like the blackberry to svelte handsets like the iphone, many cell phones today are essentially small computers with microprocessors, gigabytes of memory and the ability to surf the internet. so why use a laptop at all? can’t we do everything now on a smartphone?…”

the new york times recently published a very ineteresting article about how projekt marketplaces, such as www.projektwerk.com/it, promote business especially in economically difficult times… definitely worth reading.

check it out & let us know what you think…