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EU lays out plans for the

The European Commission has announced plans for Europe to play a leading part in developing and managing interconnected networks formed from everyday objects with... Experientia
From Putting People First | June 19, 2009 at 12:36 PM

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Could Twitter ever be used to trigger a genocide?

Jamais Cascio asks in a Fast Company article if the same technologies that have allowed for a potential democratic revolution in Iran could emerge just as readily... Experientia
From Putting People First | June 19, 2009 at 12:26 PM

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Four new Dott07 case studies

The UK Design Council just published — a little late — four short case studies based on the experience of Dott07, a year of community projects, events and exhibitions... Experientia
From Putting People First | June 19, 2009 at 12:15 PM

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Large scale user testing project as part of the Digital Britain initiative

According to NewMediaAge, the UK Technology Strategy Board (TSB), the government body for business innovation in technology, and NESTA, the National Endowment for... Experientia
From Putting People First | June 18, 2009 at 03:30 PM

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Clive Thompson on the future of reading in a digital world

Clive Thompson explores the future of reading, and of books, in a digital world, and remains optimistic. “Books are the last bastion of the old business model Experientia
From Putting People First | June 18, 2009 at 11:31 AM

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The blind leading the deaf

A recent HarvardBusiness.org article about the use of anthropology and ethnography in global R&D strategies (blogged about here), has got Nokia’s user anthropologist... Experientia
From Putting People First | June 18, 2009 at 11:21 AM

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We are all hackers now (ctd.)

In my ongoing exploration of the theme “we are all hackers now” (also the title of a talk I will give on 29 June in Brussels), I once again found quite a lot of... Experientia
From Putting People First | June 18, 2009 at 11:07 AM

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The social life of health information

The Pew Internet & American Life Project has published a report that shows how Americans’ pursuit of health takes place within a widening network of both online... Experientia
From Putting People First | June 15, 2009 at 06:09 PM

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The rules for balancing technology and relationships

Emma Cook asks in The Times of London if our increasing desire to stay in the loop is distracting us from the people who should matter the most in our lives. “According... Experientia
From Putting People First | June 15, 2009 at 05:56 PM

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From business to buttons

Interaction designers, business strategists and usability experts gathered last week in Malmö, Sweden for the third edition of the “From Business to Buttons” conference... Experientia
From Putting People First | June 15, 2009 at 12:27 PM

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Identity crisis in the West and innovation in the developing world

Nokia’s Ideas Project published two feature stories today: Digital We: A (Multiple) Identity Crisis We create new digital identities almost without limit – at the... Experientia
From Putting People First | June 15, 2009 at 10:14 AM

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Nokia to offer Life Tools for rural mobile users

Nokia plans to roll out its Life Tools group of services to more emerging markets following a successful pilot program in India, a company executive said Monday... Experientia
From Putting People First | June 15, 2009 at 09:31 AM

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Smartphone rises fast from gadget to necessity

The increasing popularity of BlackBerrys, iPhones and their kin owes as much to sociology as technology. Steve Lohr reports in The New York Times. “The smartphone... Experientia
From Putting People First | June 15, 2009 at 09:27 AM

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Anthropologist Stefana Broadbent speaker at TEDGlobal

Stefana Broadbent, the acclaimed tech anthropologist, will be an invited speaker at the upcoming TEDGlobal conference (21-24 July, Oxford, UK). Stefana is currently... Experientia
From Putting People First | June 15, 2009 at 06:55 AM

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US Government providing cellphones for the poor

A US federal program providing subsidized phone service now offers cellphones, showing how much society values them, reports The New York Times. “The users are... Experientia
From Putting People First | June 15, 2009 at 06:32 AM

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Products are worthless

A somewhat controversial post by Helge Tennø, strategic director and digital planner at digital agency Screenplay in Oslo, Norway. “Products are just stuff, and... Experientia
From Putting People First | June 15, 2009 at 06:25 AM

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Italians say goodbye to property

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From Putting People First | June 14, 2009 at 04:59 PM

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In South Korea, all of life is mobile

Somehow I missed out on this 24 May New York Times article about South Korea being the test case for the mobile future, thanks to its high-speed wireless networks... Experientia
From Putting People First | June 13, 2009 at 12:55 PM

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Bill Thompson, BBC tech art critic at the Venice Biennale

Bill Thompson, back from the Venice Biennale, reflects on digital art and its relationship with technology. “While there was a lot of interesting art, I saw little... Experientia
From Putting People First | June 13, 2009 at 12:29 PM

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What will mobile phones look like 10 years from now?

When Fast Company asked some people in the industry what mobile phones will look like 10 years from now, the first couple of answers seem to reinforce my gut feeling... Experientia
From Putting People First | June 13, 2009 at 12:17 PM