November 2009

Why do crack dealers still live with their mums?

November 29, 2009

Freakonomics author Steven Levitt presents new data on the finances of drug dealing. Contrary to popular myth, he says, being a street-corner crack dealer isn’t lucrative.

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Clever use of Facebook from Ikea

November 27, 2009

The Swedish furniture company opened a new store in Sweden and rather than spread the word the old-fashioned way, they decided to go directly to the people using Facebook. Nice one Ikea.

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Convergence Culture by Henry Jenkins [video]

November 15, 2009

Henry Jenkins shares his thoughts about Convergence Culture and the power of media in a 21 century trans-mediated world. A world where converging technologies and cultures give rise to a new media landscape. Henry is an American media scholar and currently a Provost Professor of Communication, Journalism, and Cinematic Arts, a joint professorship at the [...]

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The Rise and Rise of Social media

November 12, 2009

A wee flash app from Gary Hayes…(twitter @GaryPHayes)

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