This week an explaination about what the difference is between ubiquitous computing and augmented reality, boomers slowly moving to the mobile web, should IT run like a business or a nonprofit and the next generation user interface: skinput.

• Socializing with the Fortune 500
  A longitudinal study from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Center for Marketing Research shows steady uptake of social media marketing activities by Fortune 500 companies, with Twitter a clear winner.
• 5 Reasons Why Chatroulette Is Addictive, and Worth a Try
  Everyone from the mainstream media to celebrities is obsessing over Chatroulette, the website that randomly connects users through one-on-one videochat with strangers around the world. Why is it so addictive?
• Feature checklist dysfunction
  The tech press loves checklist comparisons. Let’s evaluate the iPhone to see whether it’s a good product:
• Defining ubiquitous computing vs. augmented reality
  What’s the difference between Ubiquitous Computing (“ubicomp”) and Augmented Reality (“AR”)?
• Boomers Slowly Warm to Mobile Web
  Baby boomers are on the verge of adopting smartphones and the mobile Internet, and in the vanguard of this movement are younger boomers.

Light reading:

• 8 Things Your Phone Will (Probably) Replace
• The Strategy Trap: Why focusing too much on strategy could be killing your ability to execute
• Forget Touchscreens, The Future’s Going To Be Skinput
• Should IT run “like a business” or “like a non-profit?
• 7 Social Media Behaviors That Won’t Win You Customers

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Rick Mans is a social media evangelist within Capgemini. You can follow and connect with him via Twitter or Delicious