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Sunday
Jul102011

Going to the office is going away by 2021, in the UK

Study: 58% of UK workers expect the office to be extinct by 2021 — Online Collaboration

The current crop of web workers might be the pioneers on the virtual work trail, but it seems that the general working population believes that it’s not too far behind. A new study commissioned by Virgin Business Media reveals that 58 percent of U.K. workers think the offices of today will not exist in ten years’ time.

Wednesday
Jun292011

Cyber bullying a human rights abuse?

Cyber bullying likened to human rights abuse - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

 

The Australian Human Rights Commission says in the world of the web, cyber bullying is an abuse of human rights.

Cyber bullying is when a child or teenager is threatened, harassed or humiliated by another child or teenager using the internet, interactive and digital technologies or mobile phones.

Catherine Branson QC, the president of the Australian Human Rights Commission, says the damage caused by cyber bullying can last a lifetime.

 

Sunday
Jun262011

Mastering the Ego search

How To Find Yourself Online And Master The Ego Search | Lifehacker Australia

 

Sometimes you just have to know what people are saying about you on the internet. It may not be vain for you to want to know these things, but it can be pretty difficult to satisfy that curiosity. 

The problem isn’t so much a lack of tools, since there’s no shortage of search engines, but more an abundance of people who have the same exact name that you have. Sorting through the noise takes a little bit more effort than just entering your name in Google and hitting the Search button. These tips should help you find yourself on the internet, and what people are saying about you.

 

Sunday
Jun262011

"Users are not idiots. They buy use cases, not hardware."

Why Nokia’s Elop is wrong about mobile sales: users aren’t idiots — Scobleizer

 

Now, lots of people love to argue with me saying apps don’t matter. But they do. And if you say they don’t then you are betting that there’s a huge market of idiots out there who don’t care about apps. Hint: that market is shrinking all the time.

Think about it. If you buy a phone and then you sit next to someone with an Android or iPhone, and they show you all the apps they are using that you don’t have, won’t you feel like an idiot? Of course you will.

 

Saturday
Jun182011

Boredom is in the Another Castle, the trailer