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Won’t somebody please think of the future?
When technology’s visionaries can’t even excite us about the future, things are looking grim. Eric Schmidt is a douche. For years, we (the people who use and design technology) have laughed at Microsoft’s attempts to peddle their devices and ecosystem by “predicting the future 5 years from now”. Weirdly, their future has always been today’s […]
Here today, gone tomorrow. Self-destructing content and the struggle to possess the Internet
March 19, 2013
I recently came across the concept of self-destructing content proposed by Aaron Steven Miller on Medium (a lovely site if you’ve got a few minutes). His idea was this: struggling writers who finally get published on an established website or magazine are often forced to delete earlier drafts of the work to give that publisher […]
Three hopes for Google Glass
March 8, 2013
Woops, almost forgot to post this week. It’s been like any other (i.e. busy), but for some reason I’ve not had time to digest my usual diet of videos and media stories. Instead of staying topical, I’m hung up on a headline from two weeks ago. Google finally took the first step in launching their […]
Does easier mean better: junk food algorithms and protecting our mental agility
February 19, 2013
“Technology is very seductive, and it is certainly changing the way things are designed and made and taught. The problem is when technology has seduced you away from thinking about things as deeply as you should” Arthur Ganson Given a shortcut or a way to avoid doing something, most people will take it. So with […]
Guessing games
January 30, 2013
We can’t predict the future, but it’s never stopped us trying. Sometimes we even get it right (aside from the bit about jet packs…) A while back, I found out about a thread on Quota inviting us to guess where the internet will be in 10 years. It doesn’t seem like a hugely long period of […]
Getting noticed on paper: print content marketing
January 23, 2013
Fashion and travel brands are showing off and standing out with their print wares. It was no surprise to hear that Timeout magazine in London was now being given out for free. Timeout might be the prince of listings for many people, but with a free website & Android app, no one was ever going […]
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