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  Search engines ‘rewire our memory’

  15th July 2011 | Quotations, Speaking & Writing | admin | Comments Off on Search engines ‘rewire our memory’

  Internet search engines have changed the way that memory works, researchers have claimed. A study from Columbia University suggests that the ability to find almost any information

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  The (not so) new digital consumer

  7th July 2011 | Speaking & Writing | admin | Comments Off on The (not so) new digital consumer

  To reach the digital consumer businesses have to develop a seamless, multi-channel approach. This presentation is designed to highlight key shifts in our use of technology and

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  Study claims that popular Facebook users feel more stress

  18th February 2011 | Quotations, Speaking & Writing | admin | Comments Off on Study claims that popular Facebook users feel more stress

  A study published by researchers at Edinburgh Napier University stated that Facebook users with more friends suffer more stress and “neurotic limbo” from feeling they

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  Artist makes imaginary Google town a reality

  18th May 2010 | Speaking & Writing | admin | Comments Off on Artist makes imaginary Google town a reality

  I was reading an article about the FutureEverything gathering which started today in Manchester and happened to notice a nice story which explores the idea of map making in

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  The Art of Maps and the influence of technology: do electronic maps democratise?

  12th May 2010 | Speaking & Writing | admin | Comments Off on The Art of Maps and the influence of technology: do electronic maps democratise?

  Last night I attended a talk entitled ‘The Art of Maps’ held at the British Library as part of the ‘Magnificent Maps. Power Propaganda and Art’ exhibition. I went along

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  So really, how revolutionary is the iPad?

  8th May 2010 | Speaking & Writing | admin | Comments Off on So really, how revolutionary is the iPad?

  I had a play with an iPad a week or so ago whilst visiting a friend. Before I’d actually had the opportunity to try it out I have to confess that I’d been a bit sceptical, I

• Can we really be addicted to the Internet?

  12th June 2009 | Speaking & Writing | admin | Comments Off on Can we really be addicted to the Internet?

  The news that China’s parents are resorting to electro-shock therapy in an attempt to ‘cure’ their children of internet addiction is nothing short of terrifying. According

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  Susan Greenfield’s latest claim: playing video games to blame for financial crisis

  2nd June 2009 | Speaking & Writing | admin | Comments Off on Susan Greenfield’s latest claim: playing video games to blame for financial crisis

  Baroness Greenfield’s been at it again: in this month’s Wired article entitled, ‘Did video games make bankers more reckless?’ Rather bizarrely, Greenfield’s

• Video games v the novel: which moves you more?

  28th May 2009 | Speaking & Writing | admin | Comments Off on Video games v the novel: which moves you more?

  I'm a very casual gamer, with a preference for instantly gratifying 'beat 'em ups' like the Tekken and Soul Calibur series or first person shooters like Time Crisis, but I love

• Why are we so willing to confess all online?

  14th May 2009 | Speaking & Writing | admin | Comments Off on Why are we so willing to confess all online?

  We’ve all heard stories of employees who leave derisory Tweets about their client’s hometown or teenagers who slate their job on Facebook and get fired. We are more open,