There are some great articles broadcast on the BBC Digital Planet
Monday, 14 March 2011
My Digital Life
Ten years ago there was no Facebook or Twitter. Fifteen years ago broadband access to the internet in your home was an unimaginable luxury. Just twenty years ago you still had to buy your books, music and feature films from a high street shop. The digital revolution might still be young, but it has arguably brought about the biggest change in our lifestyles in the last two hundred years.Where did it all begin? How does it work? Where is it going? These are just some of the questions you could ask.
Consider the following:
- the ownership of data
- how the World Wide Web works
- the privacy and security of personal data
- online identity in virtual worlds
- how online businesses survive (or not)
- and many more aspects of living in the digital world of today
Scan Barcodes Easily with your Phone
barcoo links products in stores with independent consumer information. Your mobile becomes a barcode scanner and shows you everything you need. For free!
Who is watching you on CCTV?
The UK is one of the heaviest users of CCTV in the world but for many shops, there is nobody to monitor the cameras so internet users are being invited to help in return for cash prizes. View article by Peter Price BBC Click
For £13 a year, subscribers can become part-time crime fighters. "We receive live feeds from CCTV cameras from shop owners ... images are then made available, over the Internet, to you and to other registered users (Viewers)" Internet Eyes
Wednesday, 9 March 2011
Google Docs as a live wiki
This was a recording of a projection where students collaborated in a shared blank google doc and added their research to a timeline regarding mydigitalworld and technology/websites that have developed over time.
Saturday, 5 March 2011
infosthetics
Check out: http://dataviz.com.au/home.html who created the above and http://infosethetics.com for more interesting projects.
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