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Illusions, whistleblowing and Anonymous: the power of the unseen [Wired 2013]

The mid-morning session (dubbed “The Power of the Unseen”) of Wired 2013 kicked off with a rousing performance from TED alumni and cyber-illusionist, Marco…

From projection mapping to the bridge between apps and music [Wired 2013]

Kicking off the afternoon session at Wired 2013 were two very different technologists — one from an East London technology shop and the other…

From cancer diagnostics to DIY fixer putty: tech’s maker revolution [Wired 2013]

Post lunch and there is no let up on day one of Wired 2013 as “The New Makers” session relentlessly impresses on you how…

Wired.com goes creative commons: Memeburn’s 10 favourite images

Wired has a long and well-respected history and standing in the tech world. Hardly surprising given that it has been providing “a glimpse into…

‘The blog is dead, long live the blog’ — Chris Anderson on the future of media

We may need new words for journalists, editors and the “news”, because their definitions are constraining and changing. Maybe the editors of the future…

The ‘closing’ web: The Memeburn interview with Chris Anderson Pt I

With additional reporting by Michelle Atagana and Steven Norris. If you don’t know who Chris Anderson is, you don’t really understand the internet. He’s…

Coming soon: Exclusive Memeburn interview with Wired’s Chris Anderson

Memeburn will on Wednesday publish a fascinating two-part interview with prominent internet commentator and Wired Magazine editor, Chris Anderson. Anderson was named by Time…

Google’s Larry Page wants to change the world

Steven Levy, a senior editor at Wired, spent a lot of time at Google researching his new book, “In the Plex”. He also spent…

Rehabillitation clinic aims to help South Korea’s internet addicts

An internet rehabilitation clinic has opened in South Korea in the hopes of making a dent in the millions considered to be internet addicts…

Media piracy: You’re not as anonymous as you might think

Enforcing statutory penalties on intellectual property infringements in the media industry is moving up a notch. In the US, a federal judge recently agreed…

Media? What's that?

There is so much confusion on the future of media, journalism and news — demonstrated with utmost clarity (or lack thereof) here in a…

Wikis working for media

There have been several attempts by media to harness the beast of the wiki. It appears that so far the wiki has eluded mainstream…

Apple: Be evil?

Here’s a riveting read from Wired magazine, “How Apple Got Everything Right By Doing Everything Wrong”, analysing the factors behind Apple’s success. Wired argues…

World's publishers face off against Google: It's getting ugly

I had a feeling this would be the end result. At first there was co-operation and pleasantries exchanged between the media publishers and Google,…

As Google embraces the stock exchange, many dot.com kids are rubbing their hands with glee at what could signal a return of the good times. Matthew Buckland has been through dot.boom and dot.bomb and spent lots on expensive therapy to forget it all, but here he reminisces.

Why we love and hate Google

net savvy Why we love and hate Google Local online publishers need to keep an eye on Google Publishers love and hate the world’s…

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