Twitter is now a major force in politics, the sites CEO has claimed. With the ability for opinions to be uneducated or offensive, is it a good thing that politicians are taking its influence so seriously?
The Angry Birds creators have described seeing their app users as ‘fans’, and not ‘consumers’ – also stating that they’ve learn how not to battle piracy by looking at the music industries techniques.
At the Midem discussion panel, head of global digital business at Universal Music Group Rob Wells said that streaming services don’t cannibalize actual sales… but does make physical product more rare and collectible (presumably because less people are buying it). Hmm.
Universal is backing a new TV singing based competition show, where performers can battle it out on the mics for a cash prize. Why. Why.
John Brockman’s latest offering of essays asks “How is the internet changing the way you think?” It’s one of the most celebrated inventions in history, but how does it actually effect us?
Black March has come out of nowhere, not really fronted by anyone and claims that all people should ‘boycott’ entertainment products. They’re really missing the point of what the entertainment companies are angry about.
After nearly a century of prohibition, Absinthe is once again legal in France. And to celebrate, the drink is putting out a new campaign celebrating its cultural influence. Up next: How heroin helped write ‘The VU & Nico’.
How to turn the world into a massive animated art space? The growth of 3D projections has meant that brands such as Samsung can create incredible visual displays on everyday buildings.
In a week where Murdoch’s Sky network goes from being owned by the most evil man in the whole world to a very profitable piggy bank, ITV and the BBC have revealed new plans to integrate their watch again services via the Sky HD+ system.
Transport for London has launched a new campaign to get people aware of the effects the games will have on Olympic transport, via a website called ‘Get Ahead of the Games’.