John Gauntt

Cloud Computing Journal The next killing in media and marketing will likely be hosted on a computing cloud. It won't be a smooth evolution either. The future will lurch forward---as it always has. Thus, the main challenge for media and marketing people trying to understand cloud computing isn't so much engineering as it is imagination. ... (more)

Summary of Mobile Cloud Computing Report

What happens when you promise end-users a persistent connection to data, applications and services regardless of the device they’re using? Mobile cloud computing aims to deliver just such a promise. Mobile access to popular web-based services such as Facebook and Gmail, combined with next-generation smartphones like the iPhone, Palm Pre and Android devices, is driving broad adoption of mobile data. However, the center of economic gravity is shifting. Historically, access to the mobile network was the service. But as users have expanded the uses for those bits, what the user does ... (more)

Video E-Commerce: MD Speaks with Ooyala

I spoke with Sean Knapp, co-founder and CTO of Ooyala regarding work the company is doing with Wheels TV and eBay Motors to provide a new, video-based consumer shopping service for people looking for pre-owned vehicles (POV). The three companies have teamed to offer buyers five minute video reviews of about 200 make/model/year automobiles for sale on the eBay Motors site. The POV reviews are produced in co-operation with J.D. Power and Associates and include EPA mileage estimates as well as crash test videos on top of the J.D. Power ratings. The key aspect of this project are the... (more)

Where the Hell's All This New Media Heading?

I'm In Langley, WA this coming Saturday September 19th to speak about the media play for cloud computing at New Media 2012. I like the agenda and set up. Each speaker gets five min to make their case. Then comes a panel discussion. The line-up includes people from the telecom world, gaming, visual media and journalism. Here's the speaker list: Tom Kennedy, Former Director, Multimedia, WashingtonPost.com Brent Friedman, Partner, Electric Farm Entertainment John du Pre Gauntt, Author, Consultant, Technologist Joe Pulizzi, Junta 42; Author, Get Content, Get Customer Alexis Gerard, Founde... (more)

Back in the Saddle

Since the last post 33 days ago, We moved our house… took a Canadian vacation to decompress… I then wrote a research report for GigaOm Pro on mobile cloud computing… Woof. But I’m back…. ... (more)