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About The Open Gardens Blog

I (Ajit) founded the blog on May 26, 2005 based on my vision and philosophy of OpenGardens i.e. the philosophical opposite of 'walled gardens' especially as applicable to the mobile data industry.

Today, the OpenGardens blog is one of the few blogs that span both the Web and the Mobile domains.

The blog covers wireless/mobile applications, open networks and mobile web 2.0. My vision behind the OpenGardens blog has been :

  • The blog is about the Mobile data industry and Digital convergence('Mobile web 2.0')
  • Analysis is more important than story/controversy. I don't believe that bloggers are true journalists. The blog is not about the latest 'story' but it's more about independent analysis/viewpoint
  • The OpenGardens blog is broadly about opening up the networks, growing digital usage and digital businesses i.e. we don't advocate closed networks, broadcast media etc
  • It is about disruptive digital technologies

Founder and Chief blogger : Ajit Jaokar

Ajit Jaokar is the founder of the London based publishing and research company futuretext (www.futuretext.com) focussed on emerging Web and Mobile technologies -including Web 2.0 and Mobile Web 2.0.

His thinking is widely followed in the industry and his blog, the OpenGardensBlog (www.opengardensblog.futuretext.com), which was recently rated a top 20 wireless blog worldwide

In 2009-2010, Ajit was nominated as part of the Global Agenda Council on the Future of the Internet by the world economic forum. He hopes to use this opportunity to further extend the pragmatic viewpoint of the evolution of Telecoms networks in an open ecosystem.

(Note: The Network of Global Agenda Councils plays a significant role in shaping the global agenda by monitoring global issues and elaborating recommendations to address them. Each Council, comprised of 15-20 Members, serves as an advisory board to the Forum and other interested parties, such as governments and international organizations. The Global Agenda Councils also act as the intellectual drivers of the World Economic Forum's Global Redesign Initiative, an unprecedented international, multistakeholder and multimedia dialogue that aims to develop a 21st-century vision of global cooperation. Members of the G20, the UN and other International Organizations have pledged their support for this initiative. )

Ajit is best known for his books Mobile Web 2.0, Social Media Marketing. Two new books ('Open Mobile' and 'Implementing Mobile Web 2.0') are being released in 2009.

His consulting activities include working with companies to define value propositions across the device, network, Web and Social networking stack spanning both technology and strategy. He has worked with a range of commercial and government organizations globally including The European Union, Telecoms Operators, Device manufacturers, social networking companies and security companies in various strategic and visionary roles

His recent talks and forthcoming talks include: CEBIT 2009;MobileWorld Congress(2007, 2008, 2009); Keynote at O Reilly Web20 expo (April 2007);Keynote at Java One; European Parliament – Brussels – (Electronic Internet Foundation); Stanford University's Digital visions program;MIT Sloan;Fraunhofer FOKUS ; University of St. Gallen (Switzerland); Mobile Web Strategies (partner event of CTIA in San Francisco)

Media appearances include BBC – Newsnight – 3phone launch; CNN money; BBC digital planet

Ajit chairs Oxford University's Next generation mobile applications panel and conducts a course on Web 2.0, Social networking, Mobile Web 2.0 and LTE services at Oxford University.

Ajit lives in London, UK, but has three nationalities (British, Indian and New Zealander) and is proud of all three. He is currently doing a PhD on Privacy and Reputation systems at UCL in London. Ajit is a fan of animation especially Tom and Jerry, Tintin and Asterix and likes the music of ZZ Top and other rock bands

You can contact me at ajit.jaokar at futuretext.com

You can follow me on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/AjitJaokar

See a video of my talk at CEBIT in Hannover
(intro in german - presenttion in english)

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May 22, 2007

Horizon channel: Relaunch using a rich FAQ format: seek feedback ..

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Hello all

As many of you know, I launched Horizon channel earlier this year. I have been running it in Beta for some time now – trying to understand how to provide the best value to the community

So, based on that feedback (many thanks for that!), here is how I see Horizon channel evolving

Of course, I seek your feedback on this!

Horizon channel is a next generation media channel. The overall objective of the Horizon channel is to showcase the best research, innovation and cutting edge thinking.

The Web, as we know it, is a rich but unvalidated repository of information.

As the web matures, there is an increasing need for validated content. Wikipedia has been successful in covering a range of content but lacks the authority in specific sectors due to its existing format. Thus, we now see sites such as Encyclopaedia of Life which work in specialist niche areas.

Horizon channel aims to emulate this strategy of mastering specific niche topics using the concept of Rich FAQs

Horizon channel is based on the format of a Rich FAQ (Rich frequently asked questions) i.e. an FAQ that includes video and audio in addition to a traditional list of frequently asked questions. The FAQ format is well understood . It lends itself to user generated content and also a moderated FAQ can be used to capture insights about a specific topic from the community and can be fed back to the community in the same format.

Hence, by combining multimedia(embedded video clips), we create a content repository which we call ‘Rich FAQ’. Its characteristics include

- The Rich FAQ is based on a theme which Horizon channel initiate(for example Widgets , Mobile Ajax and Social networking to start off with)

- The Rich FAQ includes multimedia elements(embedded audio and video)

- The Rich FAQ can be enhanced by other users

Horizon channel will provide an NPOV (Neutral point of view). Its editorial skill (including topic identification and validation of changes) is it’s key function

Advertising will be the key revenue model – but other revenue models will also be explored

The first Rich FAQ will be the long overdue Mobile Ajax FAQ followed by one on Mobile Widgets(which includes video podcasts).

We will continue to enhance the FAQs by adding updates, links and more importantly video and audio podcasts. Of course, we welcome your input i.e. if you want to suggest improvements to an FAQ that will be included in subsequent updates provided it is approved.

I seek your thoughts on

a) This format

b) Topics you want us to work with(the three topics we are working on are Mobile Ajax, Widgets and Social networking. What else should we consider?

Many thanks for this!

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1 Comment »

  1. Diversinet does over-the-air provisioning of its MobiSecure mobile soft tokens for two-factor authentication using one-time passwords, and this technology has been licensed to RSA, too.

    Comment by Mark in CA — May 22, 2007 @ 7:31 am

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