I will get an iPhone, not because of the hype by Gen Y-ers, but because of the hype from old farts like me. Too many people who I respect have called the iPhone revolutionary and ‘game changing’. It isn’t about ‘keeping up with the Joneses’ or trying to be ‘young and hip’; it’s about staying in touch with the wave of new technology and thinking of ways to apply it to business. It’s about staying young with my thinking, rather than letting laziness and inertia get in the way of mental recharge and regeneration.

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Business Revenue 2.0: my brain hurts

by Lee Hopkins on April 24, 2009

in PR, Revenue models, customer service, ethics, marketing, micro-blogging, tools

Too many people lost out during the dotbomb era and I’m not convinced this ‘give it all away’ model is completely dissimilar. How does one eat whilst waiting for those greater rewards?

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Part Two of my interview with Metaverse Journal

by Lee Hopkins on December 18, 2008

in Second Life, Second Life & 3D virtual worlds, interviews

I sum up the government’s understanding and appreciation of virtual worlds by using the title of a famous movie: extra points if you can guess what the movie is before you read the interview

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Views on the 3D virtual world

by Lee Hopkins on December 17, 2008

in Second Life, Second Life & 3D virtual worlds, interviews

Just as the wardrobe was the entrance to a magical kingdom of Narnia, so today’s computer is the entrance to a magical kingdom every bit as rich, as deep and as nuanced; only now we have the opportunity to be not just a passive reader but a very real and active participant.

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