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Category Archives: Digital culture
Steam punk heaven!
This is too cool for words – a way to integrate your iPad with a manual typewriter keyboard. I don’t even own an iPad, but may now have to buy one just to get this out on the train (or … Continue reading
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Digital cash – nothing to see
Here’s a link to the PDF of my 2012 map. Regarding Europe, which features heavily towards the centre of the map, I had an interesting chat with Anthony Hilton from the Evening Standard the other night about the European situation. … Continue reading
Posted in Debt, Digital culture, Money & Financial Services
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Seven Sides of Cyber
1). Everyday acceleration. People are spending more time online and are increasingly ‘always on.’ I even heard a father recently say that his teen now exists in one of two states: “Asleep or online”. Add to this the impact of … Continue reading
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iPads in schools?
I’m slowly putting together a piece on the use of iPads in schools (use by kids aged under 12 or 13 largely) and I’m interested in any proper studies showing positive or negative outcomes in terms of educational attainment. The … Continue reading
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The future of publishing..or just a passing fad?
Read all about it right here…..an interesting article by Alexandra Alter in the Wall Street Journal (made all the more interesting if you’re at all interested in the use of iPads in schools, but more on this issue a little … Continue reading
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The Seven Sides of Cyber (Part 1)
This topic is a huge, and rapidly evolving, so I’d like to restrict myself to a small area. But before I do this I’d like to add a bit of context and discuss the area of forecasting and prediction. In … Continue reading
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Things we know for sure
Here’s a book some folks may be interested in (if you liked Future Minds or Alone Together you may like this…). The Tyranny of Email: The Four Thousand Year Journey to Your Inbox by John Freeman BTW, just been thinking … Continue reading
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Indoor Play
According to Play England, only 20% of children in the UK frequently play outside near their homes. A generation ago the figure was over 70%. 33% of current kids have never climbed a tree or built a den and 10% … Continue reading
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Burning Man
The week-long desert festival known as Burning Man might seem like an odd place for Silicon Valley types and assorted artists and free-spirits to unwind, especially since cell-phones won’t work, the internet is more or less unavailable (sometimes due to … Continue reading
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