By James Burke on
04 August 2009
The European Commission's Digital Competitiveness report published today shows that Europe's digital sector has made strong progress since 2005. Europe can advance even further as a generation of digitally savvy young Europeans becomes a strong market driver for growth and innovation. Building on the potential of the digital economy is essential for Europe's sustainable recovery from the economic crisis. Today the Commission has asked the public what future strategy the EU should adopt to make the digital economy run at full speed.
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By James Burke on
31 July 2009
Digital North East is a North East England regional strategy that aims to expand the digital sector and stimulate the regions economy through digital technology. The strategy, which is owned by ONE North East, is currently in draft form for comment and review by delivery partners.
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By James Burke on
06 July 2009
The Internet has evolved in the last 20 years from a network connecting people to a bigger network connecting more people, but has something more significant happened during this expansion? This is a copy of the presentation delivered at the #wdytyg workshop.
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By James Burke on
15 April 2009
I first came across these videos last summer but they still feel fresh and, to me, clearly illustrate what twitter can be to some people and the driving force of increasing followers!
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By James Burke on
12 April 2009
John in Fairfax provided this excellent scenario relating to his usage of technology discussed during Buzz out Loud episode 947
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By James Burke on
09 March 2009
Headup is a beta firefox addon that provides seamless access to relevant related content as you browse.
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By James Burke on
07 March 2009
Microsoft have been demonstrating Seadragon technology and Deep Zoom for a couple of years now primarily in the form of Photosynth; the latest concept tests from Microsoft Office Labs are really starting to show some potential for day to day use within the Office suite.
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By James Burke on
29 November 2008
Thinking Digital is in the final planning stages for May 2009 and their blog and twitter is worth a look at for updates as the programme and speaker list develops.
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By James Burke on
31 October 2008
Tag clouds may have become a little passe for websites but they offer lots of scope for written reports.
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By James Burke on
12 October 2008
Lots of thoughts, blogs etc. on the demise of Web2.0 in conjunction with the global financial crisis which Loren Feldman from 1938media sums succinctly in his own way!
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By James Burke on
11 October 2008
It was my second year at FOWA UK and although I left with a feeling that I saw nothing new or innovative I did leave feeling inspired which to me is what this conference is all about. Ryan Carson and the Carsonified team definitely deliver the best conference in this space and the fact that there will be hundreds of blog articles by people reflecting on the conference this week has got be a great complement.
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By James Burke on
04 October 2008
Steve Balmer was doing the rounds in Europe ealier this week and the BBCs Rory Cellan-Jones conducted a short but wide ranging interview with him on the 2nd October.
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By James Burke on
24 September 2008
A top 10 list of tools that I use on a regular basis that just make life easier with a computer...
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By James Burke on
17 August 2008
The iPhone is a great device but like many smartphones includes a large number of radio transmitters/receivers that may interefere with other devices.
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By James Burke on
15 August 2008
The BBC has many great podcasts from its radio channels available for downloading and transferring to an MP3 player, there is now a beta iPhone page that streams podcasts on demand.
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