We’re half awake in our fake empire…

We’re more connected than ever before. But, in a cruel paradox, we’re not. In his inauguration speech Barak Obama said: “It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break; the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our [...]

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Twitter on the up.

On the eve of Twitter’s “mainstream TV debut,” news comes out that the social networking/ mirco-blogging site has grown almost 1000% in one year. Check out my del.icio.us tags for all of the twitter stories… some of them are very useful. Oh and Katie, welcome to the world of tweeting from your phone

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Music, Marketing and Web 2.0

We have all spoken about the negative aspects of social media on culture – the narcissistic element integral to MySpace and Facebook; the violence that seems to be endemic on video hosting sites; and the potential risks associated with living a cyber life. But do social media also have the potential to help stimulate cultural [...]

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You really should listen to this!

Excellent Tech Weekly Podcast. They chat to Twitter founder Biz Stone and discuss the Lori Drew/ MySpace Bullying case in the US. (See my previous post for more details.)

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Just a quick heads up!

Thought you may all be interested in this link. Just like the Mumbai attacks it looks like Twitter may be playing an important part in the media coverage in the Gaza strip. But this time the government are using the Twittersphere for their own ends. The original Times article can be found here. N.B. The [...]

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