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Are Virtual Worlds a Refuge from the Recession?

March 17, 2009

PRESENTERS Lauren Bigelow – WeeWorld Maura Welch – WeeWorld DESCRIPTION Virtual worlds could be recession-proof because the economy won’t change the fundamental desire users have to evolve their identities and express themselves creatively. Virtual worlds allow this in ways never before possible. Some claim that virtual worlds are in a recession, based on low currency [...]

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That Doesn’t Suck! Inspiring Creativity With Spore

March 13, 2009

A post about the game ‘Spore’, using Live Blogging tool – CoverItLive PRESENTERS Caryl Shaw – Maxis DESCRIPTION Spore took the concept of creating and sharing User-Generated Content in video games a step farther than any other game. The creation of multiple in-game editors that were easy (and fun) to use and the sharing of [...]

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Web 2.0 articles in bdaily #8 – Conclusion

March 2, 2009
This entry is part 8 of 8 in the series bdaily

n.b. This was originally published on bdaily. Photo credit to bootload “Web 2.0: Conclusion With Justin Souter of Souter Consulting Part 4 [sic] of a series of articles on the application of Web 2.0 In writing this conclusion, I first would like to thank you for staying with me since January, and for your comments [...]

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Web 2.0 articles in bdaily #7 – Who

February 18, 2009
This entry is part 7 of 8 in the series bdaily

n.b. This was originally published on bdaily. Photo credit to Saad.Akhtar [Update: this isn't me, it's some random geezer on Flickr, chosen because 'Who' was in the shot ;-)] “Web 2.0: The ‘Who’ With Justin Souter of Souter Consulting Part 7 of a series of articles on the application of Web 2.0 I thought ‘Why’ [...]

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How might Thinking Digital exploit Web 2.0? #TDC

February 18, 2009

This post is pretty much about what it says in the title! I met with Maxeen & Lewis from Codeworks last week and we had a think about how to maximise awareness and appreciation of Thinking Digital. Thinking Digital is an annual conference where the world’s greatest thinkers and innovators gather to inspire, to entertain, [...]

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Web 2.0 articles in bdaily #4 – When

January 28, 2009
This entry is part 4 of 8 in the series bdaily

n.b. This was originally published on bdaily. I originally titled last week’s blog post ‘How’ – doh! You can find the ‘How’ article here. Cartoon credit to Geek & Poke “Web 2.0: The ‘When’ With Justin Souter of Souter Consulting Part 4 of a series of articles on the application of Web 2.0 It’s happening. [...]

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Web 2.0 articles in bdaily #2 – What

January 14, 2009
This entry is part 2 of 8 in the series bdaily

n.b. This was originally published on bdaily. Photo credit to ocean.flynn “Web 2.0: The ‘What’ The ‘What’ of Web 2.0 can be difficult to pin down. Tim O’Reilly’s original description doesn’t give a succinct definition. However, the analyst Forrester defines Web 2.0 as: “A set of technologies and applications that enable efficient interaction among people, [...]

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Janus – looking forward and back

January 5, 2009

January is named after Janus, the Roman “god of gates, doors, doorways, beginnings and endings”. Janus looks both forward and back, and I thought it would be a suitable hook for me to do the same. Photo credit to Red Jinn Clearly, 2008 was a calamitous year for many. Timing my voluntary redundancy from Fujitsu [...]

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ThinkBalm releases its premier Immersive Internet report

December 17, 2008

I realise it’s lazy to post someone else’s material, but I figure Erica Driver at ThinkBalm wouldn’t mind the plug for her new Company. I’m a big believer in the possibilities of virtual worlds / the immersive internet, and wanted to do my own little bit to push things along. The Executive Summary of their [...]

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