LifeStreaming

April 25, 2009

I set out some of the logic behind, and tools you can use for lifestreaming at a recent Ignite event here in our Cardiff. Here’s a video of the presentation, the slideshow and some links you can check out. Ignite is an event where a load of geeks get together to drink, network and watch [...]

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Mike Wesch on social media, education and YouTube

January 8, 2009

They call him “The explainer”. Professor Mike Wesch is a cultural anthropologist from Kansas University who is studying the impacts of new media. You should tune into this guy. He’s just been made US Professor of the Year, to boot. Mike has created some awesome little videos that look at the changing nature of information [...]

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Why film style classifications won’t work for websites: old media solution for new media problem

January 1, 2009

UK Culture minister, Andy Burnham launched an idea into the debate on the protection of children on the web during the Christmas holidays by suggesting that film style age ratings be applied to websites. As a father of three young children, Mr Burnham was reflecting the genuine concerns that parents have about the exposure of [...]

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