It has been undeniable that 2009 was the year that Twitter put itself on the map. Not just as the home of the early adopter, or as a tool for celebrity brand control, but as a method of social activism and justice.
Sentient City exhibition in NYC explores future use of technology
I’ve just found word of a great exhibition being held at the moment in New York – called ‘Toward the Sentient City’ – which showcases various reactions to the future use of technology in society. There are some great installations set up, many of which blur the line between art and prototype fantastically well. The… Continue Reading
Ethical Blogging: Climate change, blogging for the common good
Those of you paying attention might have questioned why we didn’t have an ethical blogging post yesterday – being Wednesday and all. Well, the reason is that I wanted to save the post for Blog Action Day ’09, an annual event where bloggers unite to bring attention to an issue of global importance.… Continue Reading
Vote for us for Rookie Blogger of the Year!
I just wanted to send out a quick call to action and ask all of our wonderful readers to head over and vote for us for Rookie Blogger of the Year. Although the award is a small one relative to many of the more well-known blogging awards, we’re still very grateful for having been nominated and such recognition motivates us to continue bringing posts to you as often as possible.
Broadband soon a legal right in Finland
With the internet age well and truly upon us, many governments around the world are trying to implement wide-scale broadband access to ensure that their citizens are connected. South Korea is a famous example, but it seems that Finland is the first country to officially pass a law that makes a broadband connection a legal right.
Cancer detection improving with new biosensor
Talking of technologies that may emerge in forty or fifty years is one thing, but we musn’t forget that there are some very big medical advances just around the corner. The latest biosensor chips that can detect certain forms of cancer are ones of these life-changing advances that will literally save hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of lives.