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First LIFT09 France videos are online

The first LIFT France conference took place last way in Marseilles. Being in Seoul, South Korea, myself, I missed it entirely, but luckily the videos are now becoming... Experientia
From Putting People First | June 23, 2009 at 10:23 AM

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Four must-read pieces on UX Matters

Four must-read pieces on UX Matters: The social buzz: designing user experiences for social media By Junaid Asad, UX and human factors professional With the rise... Experientia
From Putting People First | June 23, 2009 at 09:53 AM

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The rise of the sensor citizen

Anne Galloway was one of the excellent presenters at the recent LIFT conference in Geneva. So it is with much pleasure to notice that she has written the latest... Experientia
From Putting People First | June 23, 2009 at 09:28 AM

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Towards social business design

Social business design is a new concept that could potentially become quite important for businesses and corporations: In “From Social Media To Social Business... Experientia
From Putting People First | June 23, 2009 at 06:41 AM

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The revolution will be fetishised

Now that the refrains of “Twitter Revolution” and “the first uprising powered by social media” are fading into the distant memory that is 24 hours ago, we can start... Experientia
From Putting People First | June 23, 2009 at 06:17 AM

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A range of new products will be created from social data

LinkedIn founder and CEO Reid Hoffman says in an interview on Nokia’s Ideas Project that the unprecedented accumulation of social network data provides fertile... Experientia
From Putting People First | June 23, 2009 at 05:32 AM

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Technology is for revolution (and repression)

Far from being a tool for oppression, as often portrayed in old science fiction, technology has become a means of liberation, argues the Financial Times. “Technology... Experientia
From Putting People First | June 23, 2009 at 05:10 AM

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As blogs are censored, it

The New York Times discusses extensively the “Cute Cat Theory of Internet Censorship”, as propounded by Ethan Zuckerman, a senior researcher at the Berkman Center... Experientia
From Putting People First | June 23, 2009 at 04:57 AM

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Mobile impact

Last week I quoted from Robert Fabricant’s contribution to a Fast Company discussion roundtable on the impact of the mobile phone. Robert has meanwhile posted the... Experientia
From Putting People First | June 21, 2009 at 12:14 AM

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Thomas Crampton on his transition from journalism to digital strategy

Thomas Crampton, a former correspondent for the International Herald Tribune and the New York Times, was asked to address an OECD gathering in Paris about his transition... Experientia
From Putting People First | June 19, 2009 at 06:49 PM

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UK report on how cities use innovation to tackle social challenges

British Council press release: Breakthrough cities is a groundbreaking report on how cities can mobilise creativity and knowledge to tackle compelling social challenges... Experientia
From Putting People First | June 19, 2009 at 06:23 PM

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A complex vision of citizen media

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From Putting People First | June 19, 2009 at 06:11 PM

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Even the BBC believes that we are all hackers now

My quest of understanding the mainstreaming of hacker culture is now also endorsed by the BBC: “The maze of electronics on a typical circuit board can be difficult... Experientia
From Putting People First | June 19, 2009 at 12:44 PM

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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