kids brains being rewired apparently

this is really interesting... news, information as currency and how it spreads.

the good ship trendwatchers add to their reputation "More and more, the offline world (a.k.a. the real world, meatspace or atom-arena) is adjusting to and mirroring the increasingly dominant online world, from tone of voice to product development to business processes to customer relationships."

via russell. web first print later is obvious but takes a while to kick in for the print indst. print as an aggregator of stories and web activity [i.e. 'social' interest such as feedback, popularity and attention]. lots of scope for ripples on differe

"The top three internet sites on Vodafone Mobile Internet are Facebook, Google and the BBC, while the top three searches by customers are Facebook, Bebo and eBay"

Useful tutorial on how to search for relevant material on the web. How to make the most of Google.

DIM :) I wonder how many video 'stars' are driven by fame vs money vs boredom aversion

"Internet addiction is a serious public health problem and should be officially recognised as a clinical disorder" Oh my word. I hate articles like this.

list of publications and papers about research conducted into the digital life of 'youth'