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Wikileaks, silver & austerity - Social Media defines its place in macro events

It’s interesting when worlds collide. Wikileaks, Banker profits and bonuses, the economic system, perceptions of Governments and the viral nature of information dissemination in todays über connected world. Now that the barriers of collective action have been removed, whether you are a major bank or the Government it might not be as easy to get away with the mischief you have created in the past

Windows 7 Phone ... app crapness

At this point in time Windows 7 Phone marketplace for apps, as available via their Zune software, is completely and utterly shocking. I understand that most people will not feel as strongly, especially since I am founding this opinion on the experience of using the app store alone and not a direct experience of the phone (which I completely love).

Apture, Contextual Search & The Young Lady's Illustrated Primer

Apture has completely blown me away with its beautiful simplicity. When I first saw their web site I didn’t really get it but after seeing a demonstration by Tristan Harris I could see how this could become a really interesting development for the future of browsing the web.

Web application design tips & tricks

The great thing about designing web applications is that it is still a relatively new field of design, the constant shift of peoples lives from the desktop to the web should provide work for web application designers for years. When you look at the work of 280 North you realise it will not be long before pretty much everything can be designed and built to work beautifully in the browser.