I watched the Nesta event yesterday that was streamed live. Stephen Fry, Biz Stone, Founder and Chief Executive of Twitter; and Reid Hoffman, Founder and Chief Executive of LinkedIn discussed the phenomenon of social media and its future impact.
It can be viewed here http://www.nesta.org.uk/assets/events/social_media__a_force_for_good
Some technologies are allowing writers to publish their work at no cost. Authors can use Amazon’s Digital Text Platform and upload their work for Kindle download in seconds. Smashwords, is another publishing medium. that allows authors to upload their work for purchasing in multiple electronic formats. It’s easy. It’s quick and cuts out the middle layer of publishing. …
I received an email via a community informatics list. The author is c.wagner BBC News Magazine just published an interesting article about the fading interest in Second Life. If corroborates what many of us Second Life users have experienced already, namely that it’s pretty lonely out there in Second Life. See http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8367957.stm I don’t think…
What would a sustainable world involve? Can it be achieved? Should we leave it to politicians and corporate interests to determine our future? If you are a thinker and doer and want to be part of the process of finding solutions to some big issues, NESI may be for you. On 19th-22nd April, Málaga (Spain)…
The nature of technology and the media as it relates to the concept of a digital divide is a huge topic and a good deal has been written about this subject. This article will look at this concept from a social policy perspective with some transgression into the role of community information as an approach…
Cadburys – Kraft takes it and covers it in? 1968, Cadbury’s, green grassy banks, packed lunches and school friends. 19 January 2010, husband, greenhouse, twitter and tapas lunch. Memories and reality collided in the pit of my stomach today, as it was announced that Cadbury’s had accepted the takeover deal from Kraft. Shareholders have till…
Last winter I did an online digital storytelling course with Daniel Greenberg from the Findhorn Foundation. After collecting a few photos and deciding that my story would be about Community and my friend Eva, I dived into We Video and played with iMovie. It was a great experience and I plan to do more. Here…
