Profile

Ian Lamont oversees development of online community content and multimedia programming for Computerworld, a trade publication covering the IT industry. He is also a writer and blogger, and frequently writes about Second Life, 3D technologies, and the development of China's high-tech and Internet industries. Recent articles have explored the use of virtual reality in education, the impact of networked technologies upon Chinese media controls, and the demographic factors behind the shift in global media consumption patterns. Besides writing for Computerworld and his two blogs, he has been a contributor to Terra Nova, the South China Morning Post, and The American, and regularly gives talks about Internet media and emerging networked technologies.

 

Ian is currently pursuing a masters degree at the Harvard Extension School. His focus is modern Chinese history, and his masters thesis is based on a computer content analysis of articles published by China's state-run news agency in the post-Mao era. 

Web Presence

Recent Publications

• "Meeting the Second Wave: How Technology, Demographics, and Usage Trends Will Drive the Next Generation of Media Evolution". (Read it HERE)