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Category Archives: Innovation & Knowledge Economy
How we watch television is rapidly changing
How young people watch television is rapidly changing according to a new study of UK mobile internet users below the age of 25. 80% of those surveyed use a mobile device to communicate with friends while watching TV with 72% using Twitter, Facebook or mobile applications to actively comment on shows as they are watching them.
Rather than social networks and television competing for attention it seems that young people are happy to embrace both and use one to enhance their enjoyment of the other. The UK study found that 34% described the trend as ‘fun’, 32% said it made television ‘more interesting’ with 42% mentioning the ‘community’ aspect of ‘Social TV’.
Read more @ Digital-clarity.com [via]
Ah Google “Lists”
More smart social tweeting. Like twitter lists, now Google lists? Google Plus, or heading into Google (Yawn) Wave?
Update: Joining Google Plus means automatically going PUBLIC with your profile (oh great..)
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Internet Wars – Stuxnet
Stuxnet: Anatomy of a Computer Virus from Patrick Clair on Vimeo.
We hear the last 2 years more and more about cyber military teams being set up. The effects of this new war-race are now becoming more and more visible.
The suitcase is an example of course, but what about Stuxnet? It was in March on Ted, but did you know it was an open source weapon?
That makes it all a new ballgame.. (more…)
@thebestwestern why is Twitter blocked in your Saphir Lyon Hotel? #fail pls RT
To whom it may concern at Best Western Management,
Today I needed a rest and some hours behind my laptop, so I booked a room at your Saphir Lyon (France). I was a bit shocked to learn that you have blocked my WiFi service to Twitter:
La politique de filtrage de votre firewall ne vous permet pas d’accéder à cette url.
Site : ‘twitter.com’
URL : ‘/’Catégorie : ‘online’
I just climbed the Alpe d’Huez in France twice to raise funds for the Dutch Cancer Foundation and I wanted to share that experience with my friends on Twitter. You’re block kind of ruined that effort and the larger part of my evening.
Your reception guessed that you might have blocked access to Twitter to prevent your employees using the WiFi. Of course I’m not interested in why Twitter is blocked ‘just fix it’. The last time someone blocked access to my account was during a China trip.
This is insane, please grant me access to Twitter asap!
Regards,
Vincent
P.S. It would be a great if you’re able to stop the control freak working at this hotel.
It’s 2011 (mobile internet) and it’s France not China (firewalls)! Instead of firewalls you could simply stop printing the fixed user name and password on the room keys and replace it with with a more intelligent system.
I understand that the ’3 strikes and you’re out policy’ of the French makes a free and open WiFi complicated but please stop this madness.
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DRM with E-Books – Trouble all over again
For some reason, the industry doesn’t learn from itself.
Cancer is finally cured? Big Pharma has no interest!
Serious, someone in that business needs to buy more mirrors to look into themselves. You’re the Next uncurable cancer patient if you don’t pass this. More on cancer see here.
DONA – Urban Donation Motivating Robot
DONA is the robot that interactively solicits donations from passers-by. The robot roams around in a public outdoor space and solicits donations from passers-by by engaging them through pet-like inter-action.
More @ thisisminsu.com, Rachel Beer and UK Fundraising [via]
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Robert Frost’s poem rewritten
The original choral work “Sleep” was set to Robert Frost’s ‘Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening.’ Then came the legal tussle and Eric Whitacre simply rewrote the text via a good friend. He still created a great piece (see video). However, the big point here is:
The original poem was published in 1923. In a sane copyright regime, it would be public domain already. (Granting from death of author is just a bizarre notion).
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Larry Lessig’s talk at CERN on the context of copyright
The Architecture of Access to Scientific Knowledge from lessig on Vimeo.
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Facebook bad privacy status
Het is dé hype van dit moment: Facebook. Vier miljoen Nederlanders delen op deze website lief en leed met hun vrienden en collega’s. Maar ze delen hun hebben en houwen ook met een bedrijf dat een slechte naam heeft als het gaat om privacy. Niet verwonderlijk want Facebook verdient zijn geld met de informatie die de gebruikers er zelf op zetten. We laten zien dat Facebook zelfs het leven in kaart brengt van mensen die helemaal niet op Facebook zitten en zetten de privacy van de gebruiker af tegen het poenscheppen van het bedrijf.
This documentary includes interviews with Eu Commissioner Kroes, College Bescherming Persoonsgegevens, Marketeers and dutch researchers. Especially comes to light on which points and what law enforcement is now taking active measures to eliminate this behavior.
How Copyright Extention Really Works
It did not come to a vote last week, but there is a game plan by some of the opposing parties.
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EU MEP are going for copyright extention (AGAIN)
This is a dreadful idea that will damage our cultural realm for the benefit of a vanishingly small number of people.
So please write to your MEP now and let’s try and see this off.
WSJ – Top 10 Dying Industries
The U.S. economy is recovering from a severe recession, but some industries are unlikely to ever fully bounce back.
A new analysis by research firm IBIS World looks at 10 industries that appear to be dying. The list isn’t exactly shocking, but it represents a mix of sectors that are being left behind by technology or have been hurt by cheaper overseas competition.
| Revenue 2010 (in millions) | Decline ’00-’10 | Forecast Decline ’10-’16 | Established ’10 | Decline ’00-’10 | Forecast Decline ’10-’16 | |
| Wired Telecom. Carriers | $154,096 | -54.9% | -37.1% | 23,474 | -10.5% | -15.9% |
| Mills | $54,645 | -50.2% | -10.0% | 9,553 | -23.6% | -12.8% |
| Newspaper Publishing | $40,726 | -35.9% | -18.8% | 6,128 | -28.6% | -17.6% |
| Apparel Manufact. | $12,800 | -77.1% | -8.5% | 2,265 | -60.5% | -11.3% |
| DVD, Game & Video Rental | $7,839 | -35.7% | -19.3% | 17,369 | -34.8% | -11.2% |
| Manufact. Home Dealers | $4,538 | -73.7% | -62.0% | 3,968 | -56.7% | -58.7% |
| Video Post- production Services | $4,276 | -24.9% | -10.7% | 1,789 | -43.2% | -37.8% |
| Record Stores | $1,804 | -76.3% | -39.7% | 2,916 | -77.4% | -11.6% |
| Photo- finishing | $1,603 | -69.1% | -39.1% | 7,083 | -59.3% | -33.3% |
| Formal Wear & Costume Rental | $736 | -35.0% | -14.6% | 2,310 | -28.5% | -17.0% |
Source & Read full article @ Wall Street Journal
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Duke Nukem Forever last delay????
Duke Nukem Forever, the game that turned into the industry’s longest running joke as it entered development hell (its ridiculous 14-year development cycle) has encountered one ‘last’ delay to its launch. In an announcement today, Gearbox Software president Randy Pitchford surprised nobody with the news that the project has suffered a one more last-minute slip, moving from a 6th of May release date in the UK to the 10th of June – for reasons that have yet to be shared. Read more:
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