Tag Archive: ethics

Best Ethical Apps for iPhone and Android 2011

App Store (image by Cristiano Betta, Flickr, CC)

In an app marketplace dominated by games, to-do lists and social media, I thought it would be worth highlighting some ethical apps that are worth taking a look at. Turns out you can use your smartphone to help change the world (and no, I don’t mean by getting Justin Bieber trending on Twitter again).

Augmented Reality: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (Part Three: The Ugly)

Over a year ago I started a series entitled Augmented Reality: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly. The Good and The Bad were covered in due course, however the third part – The Ugly – never saw the light of day…until now.

Millionize Your Lashes: Cosmetic Dreams of Absurdity

Millionize your lashes. These were the words staring me in the face late one Friday evening. I literally started crying, sobbing like a little baby. Admittedly, I may have been more than a little bit intoxicated; but still, those words affected me. Millionize your lashes.

The Shifting Paradigms of Alternate Reality Gaming

The phone rings late one evening. You answer it to hear the voice of a woman in distress: ‘I can’t keep this up any longer, they’re getting to close to the truth!’. She hangs up suddenly, but not before leaving you with a cryptic clue – a password to some online network that she had managed to get a hold of. Your next move, should you choose to take it, is to log onto that network and download the encrypted data hidden within.

Discussion: Does social media negatively impact spirituality?

I wanted to try a slightly different angle with this post and create a call-out for discussion surrounding a particular topic: does social media negatively impact spirituality?

Google’s Safe Harbour for the Pirates

So, big news today for those watching the ongoing battles surrounding online breaches of copyright – the first major round of the war between YouTube (Google) and Viacom (plus others) has been won by the accused.