How video is changing young people

…and turning them into reporters, commentators, producers. This video is quite impressive in its being so simple, yet compelling.

While tapping into some very interesting points in itself, the clip was produced by Demos, a “think tank for ‘everyday democracy’”, as a teaser for their report on Network Citizens (PDF). From a first glance, the [...]

Aurora shows future user experience for the web (which rocks)

Aurora is Adaptive Path’s take on a possible future user experience for the Web. As you can see in the video below, it rocks.
Aurora (Part 1) from Adaptive Path on Vimeo.
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Study: Real vs Fantasized Identity on Social Networking Sites

FaberNovel Consulting has just published a study on best practices from social networking sites.
The whole study contains a great overview over what’s important if you analyze social networking sites. Two aspects stood out for me, though:
First, the authors pointed out four dimensions to help distinguish social networks:

Second, the study also covers the way, identity is [...]