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It’s a funny moment when you realise that the internet has changed your body. I was burning through another late night session of League…
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The web people are better dressed than the music people this year, futurist Bruce Sterling remarked in his SxSW closing remarks. Not just better…
The game layer and what it will look like
“The game layer is coming,” he said, and everyone in the room believed him. At SxSW 2011, the young CEO of SCVNGR, Seth Priebatsch,…
Why journalists could (and should) become professional explainers
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Is Gawker Media’s hydra-like content network ‘death of the blog’??
Gawker Media launched a redesigned version of its hydra-like content network this week, bringing with it talk of the “death of the blog”. Its…
6 ways gaming could change forever in 2011
While it’s fun to comment on which new shooter will capture the imagination of hardcore gamers this year, there are wider trends and factors…
Where good ideas come from
It is often claimed that Cape Town’s Table Mountain contains a greater number of plant species than the entire British Isles. So what is…
Hey Internet, where’s my cultural interface?
When you think about things the internet doesn’t do particularly well, it’s easy to imagine that someone out there is working on a platform…
Qwiki and Storify: Disruptive storytelling comes of age
On October 26, Qwiki, a new “information experience” platform, opened its doors to pre-invited users as an Alpha web product. As this year’s winning…
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