By Ian, on October 30th, 2006 The Washington Post has a story about youngsters leaving MySpace in droves that recently hit the front page of digg. And the WSJ agrees with a spookily similar story. Hang on. I recall reading another remarkably similar story four months ago [digg link — the newspaper has moved the piece]. I think these stories Continue reading MySpace Doooomed. Allegedly. By Ian, on September 4th, 2006 Illegal sharing and downloading continues to have a major appeal for music consumers, in spite of several high-profile litigation campaigns. Two thirds share music and over a third of us have used illegal download networks like Kazaa, Limewire and Soulseek. That’s according to a new report from Entertainment Media Research. The sample comprised over 3,000 music Continue reading Pirate Nation: Two-Thirds Share Music By Ian, on August 30th, 2006 News has emerged about a new music download service, SpiralFrog, due to launch in December. This story has been extensively covered on boingboing and Techcrunch. However, if you’ve missed it, the gist is that the service will offer the Vivendi Universal Music Group catalogue for free download. Talks are underway with EMI and Continue reading Downward Spiral in the Music Biz? By Ian, on August 30th, 2006 Children’s safety may not always be at peril when they go online. In fact, the latest developments are hopefully a move in the opposite direction. I received news yesterday about a new attempt to tackle bullying through roleplay in a virtual world. The scheme is being developed by a consortium of nine European universities. Professor Ruth Aylett, Professor of Computing Continue reading Virtually Safe By Ian, on August 2nd, 2006 While most teenagers use shorthand expressions in their instant messages, it’s not actually lowering standards of grammar. That’s according to a University of Toronto study by Sali Tagliamonte and Derek Denis. Detailed analysis found that while the words and phrases differed from the registers that would be expected by parents and teachers, the structures of Continue reading instant messaging don’t break your grammar | About this BlogSocial tools, devices and web evolution are creating epochal change in media, society and business. The plan is to hide under the floorboards till it’s all over document some of the interesting parts of that change. More…. |
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