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Free Network Foundation: the movement against a centralised Internet. VICE speaks to Isaac Wilder, the 21-year-old co-founder of the a non-profit, peer-to-peer communications initiative striving to liberate the global Internet from corporate and governmental interference.
via @motherboard.
Codify is a platform that game designers, educators and students can use to create games or simulations. Codify allows users to build and play interactive games and simulations directly on their device. It was developed by three Australians from Adelaide - Simeon Nasilowski, John Millard and Dylan Sale. Kudos guys, love the clean simple interface.
Via Apps in Education Blog & jottingmatt
(via jotmatt)
The internet weighs the same as a strawberry - about 40g of electons in motion… Facts courtesy of @lakefield83 and @zconsortium.
READ MORE:
Weight gained from e-books: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/25/science/25qna.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&sr…
Gadsby: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1466216735/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=486…
Flash Memory: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_memory
Map of the Internet: http://www.opte.org/
Size of the internet: http://www.martingover.com/2418/size-of-the-internetdata-growth-info-overload/
Weight of all electrons in motion that make up the internet: http://adamant.typepad.com/seitz/2006/10/weighing_the_we.html
Weight of all information on the internet: http://discovermagazine.com/2007/jun/how-much-does-the-internet-weigh/article…
Smallest sand particles: http://science.jrank.org/pages/6039/Sediment-Sedimentation-Sediment-size.html
The internet is being tailored for us: @elipariser TED talk. ‘There are 57 signals that Google uses to personally tailor your search results’ says Eli, talking about the way the internet serves us information. No longer when we do a search on the internet are we getting the same results, no matter who we are.
This means that in all likelihood we are not being opened up to as many options as we had previously. Only those recommended to us via our previous interests or circle of friends or acquaintances. A cynic could say that the benefit is mainly for the advertisers and marketers who can now do very detailed behavioural campaigns.
via @thekingmob
The results are in. @museumnext & @sumojim asked 500 people their thoughts on social media & museums via an independent researcher, revealing some interesting insights:
78% of all age groups, age 16-64+ years old use social media. The highest use is youngest group, 95%, dropping to 52% for oldest group.
74% visit museums and galleries, but only 18% are aware of museums and galleries using social media and only 10% follow museums and galleries.
What made you follow a museum or gallery? Top answers:
‘I wanted to promote and support the museum’ (motivation: philanthropic)
‘I enjoyed my visit to the physical space and wanted to tell me friends about it’ (motivation: badging myself)
‘It offers previews and offers’ (motivation: being in the know)
‘It reflects my tastes, opinions and views’ (motivation: confirmation of my knowledge and being part of the debate)
To engage people to follow, they state a museum must be topmost interesting and relevant, plus tell the audience that they are on social media through relevant advertising or editorial and offer up freebies and offers. Over 80% would visit an exhibition if a friend recommended it.
Around half follow brands on social sites, stating the main reason is to get offers and promotions, with secondary reasons being info on new products and interesting content
