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Soundbite: Growing expectations of individual creativity

Posted by: mariamz on: April 12, 2012

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changes in media (broadcasting to mass participation, towers to platforms, scarcity to abundance) are changing the whole cultural landscape. I would argue that this new landscape affects the context within which we act, even if our actions are entirely offline. It engenders a growing expectation of, and desire for, individual creativity Amy Twigger Holroyd

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Is fear of Facebook manipulating offline interaction too?

Posted by: mariamz on: January 30, 2012

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I got chatting to a young man, a friend of a friend, the other night. He slowly revealed to me a love affair he was in the early stages of enjoying. But insisted I keep the precise details from our mutual friend. “Because of Facebook.” The relationship had complications- her divorce is in progress, a [...]

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Best friends mobile app combines personalized fun with multiple opportunities for action

Posted by: mariamz on: January 22, 2012

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With the ultimate aim of reducing homeless dogs in the United States – this new ‘Best Friends’ mobile app enables users to upload pictures of themselves to be shown a doggy ‘match’ based on facial characteristics. (Similar to this earlier Doggelganger site) The App also provides: adoptable dog search by zip code, simple giving to help [...]

Tags: activism, community development, innovation, location, measurement, mobile, not-for-profit, offline, technology

Adidas, Alzheimers, clever shoes are coming of age

Posted by: mariamz on: November 10, 2011

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Mobile is more mainstream than ever – are we even saying smartphone anymore? Some of the more exciting technological innovations – now we have explored every size screen for every type of scenario may not start to come from its blending with the everyday objects around us – like footwear. These new social football boots from [...]

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Soundbite: NASA tweetups help space geek tweeters replace reporters

Posted by: mariamz on: August 13, 2011

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For the final shuttle launch, “we had 130 Twitter users and only 60-some registered press.” While that might seem damaging for helping to spread the word of NASA, Schierholz believes it has actually fallen in line with this goal. One of the things NASA has faced as newspapers have shuttered is the loss of “space [...]

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Soundbite: watching how we walk

Posted by: mariamz on: July 9, 2011

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It turns out that the particular way we all walk–the cadence of our footsteps, the way we swing our arms and legs and so on–is about as individual as a fingerprint, and basically needs just enough seconds of video feed of someone walking to compare to a database. The benefits of gait spotting include working [...]

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