Next is Now

Next is Now depicts the human connections empowered by rapid changes in communications technology in Canada and around the world. Next is Now was produced by Rogers with support from 76design (www.76design.com) and Thornley Fallis (www.thornleyfallis.com)

Music by Young Galaxy (www.myspace.com/younggalaxy)

UPDATE: Please check out our 2012 video "Next is Now ... More than Ever" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk8kQ...

SOURCES
Facts in Next is Now are calculated based on data from the following sources:
[0:10] Google CEO Eric Schmidt, Information Week
[0:18] 24 hours of video uploaded per minute, The Official YouTube Blog
[0:25] Facebakers, Facebook Statistics Canada
[0:32] Normalized, averaged Facebook growth (Facebook Press Room milestones)
[0:49] iTunes download of The Godfather vs 56kbps
[0:55] Speeds of 50mbps and up in Canada
[1:16] Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association
[1:21] Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association
[1:29] Ipsos Reid Interactive Group
[1:39] Amazon Kindle capacity
[1:43] Bedford Public Library collection: nearly 12,000 books
[1:52] Android: Androlib / iPhone: Apple
[1:55] Match.com iPhone App
[2:32] OTX, 2008 Longitudinal Media Experience Study
[2:36] SRG, Digital Life Canada, November 2009
[2:40] SRG, Digital Life Canada, November 2009
[2:56] Amdocs, The Connected World Vision
[3:16] TweeSpeed
[3:20] 15 million in U.S. alone. CTIA-The Wireless Association, Wireless Industry Survey
[3:24] Symantec, 2000-2009: The Spam Explosion

• Category

  Science & Technology

[notso437]

great video! but they should have had a stat on how many people were on hold waiting to speak to a Rogers phone rep.

[Promod Sharma]

Nicely done! It's great to see stats from a Canadian perspective.

[JazzCat60]

Very cool ...however I don't think technology should be glorified. Has all this information made us any happier? Personally, I think people should disconnect themselves sometimes from the internet and go for a walk in the woods or maybe just go visit your friend rather than text. A lot of this stuff is just a big distraction. I'm not saying the internet doesn't have a place in society it's just not the panacea you'd like us to believe. Download the reality check App.

[albertjita]

Love the technic! Great video.

[capomatthew]

Very impressive!

[Alex Eisenberg]

So we're awash in messages, and followers by the bushel and information "over-byte" as never before witnessed. But as your film illustrates so nicely, what's important is that we still smile at each other and gather with friends. Let us never confuse meaning with meaningful.

[internettopmentor]

I love connecting with like-minded people. Add me!

[nogrules]

Real powerful! Thank you,

[inhousefilms]

great work.