A new class of specialists is analysing which websites you look at, what you buy in the supermarket, and how you behave at work. As we produce ever more digital data, the numerati’s influence can only grow. http://www.newstatesman.com/scitech/2009/04/data-numerati-company-dots
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Wii Fit May Not Help Families Get Fit
Study done to measure the amount of "fitness" families are getting with the Wii Fit. I enjoy Wii fit, but I was always fairly skeptical of the "results". What do you think about the Wii fit?
Read more »Google Apps Drops Support for Internet Explorer 6
More bad news for the browser that just won't die: Google will phase out support for Internet Explorer 6 over the course of 2010, starting with Google Docs and ending by dropping support for Google Calendar and Gmail.
Read more »Game Changers: How Videogames Trained a Generation of Athletes
For years, the sophisticated play of professional teams trickled down to their college and high school counterparts. Recently, that flow has been reversed.
Read more »10 Secrets of the Best Social Media Users
Here are 10 steps to creating a successful social media marketing strategy.
Read more »The Elder Scrolls going in to Print
A publisher decided to take on the Elder Scrolls' huge back story in the form of novels.
Read more »Pirate Bay lawyer calls for retrial
A lawyer representing one of the men convicted in the Pirate Bay trial has called for a retrial after reports that the judge was a member of the same copyright protection organisations as several of the main entertainment industry representatives.
Read more »The Future of Video Game Input: Muscle Sensors
Muscle sensors might become the newest advancement in the video gaming world. They are presumed to take the hand controller's place and allow players to have a more "hands-on" experience.
Read more »In-Game Advertising Is a Worrying Trend
I'm not sure if this one really relates to the presentation, but I was reminded of it when Vlad was talking about advertising. For me, in-game advertising isn't a big deal if they do it right. For instance, ads on the boards in NHL 10 just look natural, so that works for me. Then again, the Snickers ads all over the Madden 10 "broadcast" are a bit intrusive. What do you guys think about it?
Read more »How torrents and their networks work
This is an interactive application that demonstrates how torrents work and how their networks operate. press p for more peers, press s for more seeds.
Read more »Augmented (hyper)Reality: Domestic Robocop [video]
A film produced for my final year Masters in Architecture, part of a larger project about the social and architectural consequences of new media and augmented reality.
Read more »For all those who hate Chemistry
A college is utilizing a computer game to help students 'blast' their way through chemistry 101. I figured that since we were discussing the educational merit of video games this was a good one.
Read more »Repair your N64 controllers
Due to a request I am placing this link that sells replacement parts for the N64 controllers that will fix your joystick issues.
Read more »how the size of your brain can predict videogame success
Interesting article about how the different parts of your brain can explain part of your gameplaying!
Read more »Making a living post-copyright
nteresting ideas about how to make a creative living in a post-copyright world, by one of the stars of indie game creation
Read more »Games future looks grim
Has the economy finally bested video games, and will society see a shift back to computer games from console games?
Read more »What the iPad Means for the Future of Computing
A dictionary of video game theory
Here's a tool for gamers like myself that might not be familiar with video game lingo and terms.
Read more »Secretary Clinton Announces Civil Society 2.0 Initiative to Build Capacity of Grassroots Organizations
In her remarks today to the Forum for the Future, Secretary Clinton announced Civil Society 2.0, which will help grassroots organizations around the world use digital technology to tell their stories, build their memberships and support bases, and connect to their community of peers around the world.
Read more »Apple to buy Twitter for 700mil?
Apple and Twitter are reportedly in serious negotiations over a possible $700 million sale of the social networking site, with the deal set to be announced in June if successful.
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