Online voting gone wrong
The NHL’s voting for this year’s All-Star game, which was played last weekend, was carried out via unlimited online balloting. Anyone could vote for any player as many times as they wanted, as long as they filled out the entire ballot.
A campaign to ‘Vote for Rory’, a not very spectacular player who normally wouldn’t […]
Red Pandas
On the subject of Red Pandas – I saw a fascinating documentary over Christmas (narrated by David Attenborough of course) which clarified the ill-founded rumour that Red Pandas are part of the Racoon family, which is of course non-sense, they are in fact small bears - Glad that’s all sorted.
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Evolution required
Today I’ve spent time with a company which has reinforced a view I’ve had for a while: The growth in participatory media is going to drive the evolution of products and services like never before.
Let me explain. The company I’ve been with today have a great product. Whatever way you want to measure it, their […]
Urban Warriors
One trend that we’re loving at the moment is the final emergence of Urban Gaming (think flash mobbing crossed with a kind of competitive digital orienteering) as something almost mainstream.
Usually relying on a mix of online and mobile elements to push users towards some truly participatory entertainment it’s something that, while not appealing to […]
Amateur?
Who said there was nothing entertainng on YouTube?
Mouse on the musical pulse?
Ever feel like you aren’t really up with what the kids are listening to? Well, as 30 disappears far behind me and 40 approaches fast on the horizon, I definitely have my moments of feeling out of touch with the ever changing musical landscape.
Sites like Last.fm have their uses, I get to see what friends […]
Prim and proper in Second Life
So, I was minding my own business, checking out some of the tourist beauty-spots in Second Life and generally keeping a customised eye out for a dishonest way to make a fast buck (not an uncommon pastime as it transpires) when I found myself outside the offices of Wired magazine in the middle of the […]
