I sometimes wonder if there is any industry with more pantomime, histrionics, and at the same time, sheer brilliance than the technology industry. It’s the stuff of Hollywood movies, front page fodder, back page gossip, and in some form or another affects and permeates the lives of just about every ...

There’s no doubt that online video is becoming more and more of an important medium for brands. Here are some of the best campaigns we saw in 2011.1. The Inside Experience (Intel and Toshiba) You know that experience when you’re watching a horror film and the heroine starts doing something obviously ...

2011 was the year Twitter truly came into its own -- from being a key tool in the deposing of dictators, and essential to democracy's "primal scream" --- users of the social network shooting out bursts of 140 characters have made the service much more than anyone ever imagined it ...

Google doodles bring a special brand of happiness to a person's day. A well done doodle has the potential to unleash a procrastination session of epic proportions.Google has kept us captivated with its ability to translate the simplicity and pure elegance of its logo into the doodles."In 1998, before ...

It’s that time of year again when we feel the need to look back and consider everything that has happened and been achieved over the last twelve months. YouTube recently published its official list, which contained few surprises. Our list is a little different and contains some our favourite viral ...

The year 2011 saw the web become the great democratic tool it's always had the potential to be. That does not, however, mean it stopped doing what it's best at: providing us hours of meaningless entertainment with meme, after meme, after meme.And while nothing in 2011 was able ...

The year 2011 has come and gone. Social games ruled the roost and with billions of dollars being made in exchange for virtual goods, the wave of casual gaming may never die down. Here are ten of the top performing social games of 2011.1. Sims Social Combine social networks with The ...

As 2011 draws to a close Memeburn looks back at its most popular articles -- the most tweeted, shared and liked by you, our readers. Here is a chance to go back in time and read your favourite articles again.1. The future of WordPress: Q&A with founder Matt MullenwegMemeburn got ...

The rise of Amazon has been pretty spectacular. From humble beginnings in 1994, when Jeff Bezos took bookselling online from a garage, Amazon has gone on to become the number one e-tailer on the planet, surviving the dotcom crash along the way.Amazon now has data and support centres all ...

In many ways, 2011 was the year when previously overhyped technologies suddenly became mainstream (you may not have noticed because you were too busy checking BBM). Gadgets that had been at the top of everyone's "Trends" lists for the past two or three years finally started making it onto people's ...