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Christmas on Facebook

  • By Iain Simons
  • 05 January 2009

Perhaps we are much less tolerant of our extended families who descend on our homes for Christmas Day afternoons? Perhaps the TV wasn’t quite as good as expected?

Tags: people internet

Kosmix

Kosmix

  • By Iain Simons
  • 10 December 2008

What's the difference between a search engine and a browse engine? The latest challenge to the mighty Google, Kosmix, promises to be a window to what's happening on the web

Tags: software internet

They're all twittering...

They're all twittering...

  • By Iain Simons
  • 04 December 2008

The beauty and shortcomings of microblogging as experienced on Twitter is something Iain Simons would encourage you to try

Tags: people internet

Tantalised by the Big G

  • By Iain Simons
  • 20 November 2008

Whilst the sensation of rummaging around in history is wholly intoxicating, the possibilities for a real sense of traveling through it are tantalising...

Tags: google gmail internet

Microsoft's social network

  • By Iain Simons
  • 14 November 2008

This week, Microsoft radically extended the services offered on their live.com service. Previously it was but a humble search portal, but overnight it’s been transformed into a plaxo/facebook/yahoo hybrid that’s so socially networked it sensed I’m writing this and has already added me as a friend.

Tags: internet microsoft socialnetwork instant messaging

Digital rights

  • By Becky Hogge
  • 16 October 2008

The decisions we make now about the internet will define our future

Tags: internet digital rights privacy

Very poor phorm

  • By Becky Hogge
  • 02 October 2008

Advertisers should not be allowed to spy on net users' browsing habits

Tags: internet digital rights privacy

A state for snoopers

  • By Becky Hogge
  • 25 September 2008

Official assurances that our privacy will be protected yet again seem false

Tags: internet digital rights privacy politics

US politics and the internet

US politics and the internet

  • By Iain Simons
  • 18 September 2008

Were the election to be decided on clicks alone the Democrats would be walking away with both a landslide victory and lots of Facebook friends

Tags: Vote USA 2008 internet myspace

Time to take notice

  • By Becky Hogge
  • 18 September 2008

Will new laws to protect copyright make life easier for the censors?

Tags: internet digital rights copyright

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New Media Resolutions #6: Anthony Rose, Controller, Vision & Online, BBC

iPlayer boss makes some pledges for ‘09…

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Researchers Want to Team Up With ThePirateBay to Understand Youth Morals

New research in progress investigating the forming of social norms online. Researchers are attempting to recruit sites such as ThePirateBay as collaborators…

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BBC NEWS | Technology | BBC iPlayer now available on Mac

Finally, the beeb releases a beta of iPlayer for Mac and Linux… Just in time for Christmas Doctor Who…

Tags: software internet iplayer

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WEB WEB BOY

Keita Takahashi’s new project is finally dated. As the official site proclaims, “It’s hard to explain it in detail, so we will skip it here.”

Tags: games internet littlebigplanet

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bopaboo

This surely must be a joke. We can only assume that the lawyers are on their way…

Tags: internet music drm

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Google Earth : Ancient Rome

The Ancient Rome 3d layer has been added to Google Earth. Amazing…

Tags: google software internet

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Sackbook shuts.

Further non-cuddly brand management from Sony as Sackbook site is slammed shut… Has there ever before been a cuter character with lawyers as vicious?

Tags: games internet littlebigplanet

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Grogger - Don’t Get Smashed

The City of Melbourne delivers the road safety message…

Tags: games internet serious

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TweetDeck

A beautifully elegant twitter client which addresses one of the core problems of the service - how to make sense of it…

Tags: software internet twitter

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