A trio of researchers from MIT, the University of Southampton and Georgia Tech have put together an online study/app called “Who Gives a Tweet?” that aims to give people feedback on their tweets and gather info on what tweets people are likely to enjoy.
Continue reading… “Are Your Tweets Boring or Beneficial?”
Tweet frickin’ tweet!
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Everyone in Iran uses it, BBC radio presenters bang on about it incessantly and mega celebs use it to throw crumbs to their adoring fans. Yep there seems no stopping the rise of Twitter.
Well soon you’ll be able to get a degree based around the microblogging sensation (BA Hons Twit IIi?) as City University – a fairly decent academic establishment according to my old UCCA handbook, is going to offer students course in Twitter Studies.
Well, except that the course is called an Information, Communication and Society MSc and it focuses on teaching graduates to learn how to use digital materials such as social networking sites as effective comms tools…
Continue reading… “London University to Offer a Degree in Twitter. Essays Just 140 Charactars Long!”
Linden Lab chief executive Mark Kingdon shakes his head when he sees news stories heralding the demise of former Internet darling Second Life.
Continue reading… “Second Life Continues To Grow Despite Stories Of Its Demise”
Popular Mechanics announced its picks for the 2008 Breakthrough Awards awards in what the publication called The 10 Most Brilliant Gadets of the Year. Here’s the list of international winners; you may be surprised at the gadgets on the list.
Continue reading… “Popular Mechanics 2008 Breakthrough Awards Winners”
Here are some stills from an exhibition at the natural history museum in Basel, Switzerland. It imagines what the bone structure of some cartoon characters may look like. (Pics)
Continue reading… “Skeletons of Cartoon Characters”
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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