In case you missed it, the biggest story of the weekend came from a man on a mission: Carter Wilkinson.
Carter appealed to the internets “HELP ME PLEASE. A MAN NEEDS HIS NUGGS”. No matter your stance on this, it’s interesting to see how (and if) an idea can spread and a moment can be formed.
Read MoreThe music industry has certainly not taken the digital revolution in its stride. Over 99% of artists are currently unable to make a living from their work.
The collective challenge is to design a strategy moving forward which avoids artists settling for traditional business models which capture almost none of the value they create in the digital age.
Read MoreDavid Heinemeier-Hansson, general good guy, creator of Ruby on Rails and 37 Signals founder penned an essay that caught our attention this week.
He believes that Silicon Valley’s thirst for exponential growth is devouring and corrupting businesses and entrepreneurs. If you start with the end in mind — and that end is a business worth hundreds of millions in an IPO, you have to build in a certain way. . .
Read MoreThis week we have seen Elon Musk pledge to bring the future forward, whilst the creator of the World Wide Web warns us all that we are losing control.
Tim Berners-Lee has made an appeal to the world 28 years after submitting his original proposal for the World Wide Web. Having watched the world contribute to the web we have today, he believes the responsibility falls with everyone. . .
Read MoreIn this week’s instalment of fascinating things to intrigue a curious mind we tackle new media trends, coffee pods and how blockchain is changing the finance world.
Nokia’s surprise comeback could well disrupt a market full of same-y monolithic glass phablets. It’s not just the 90’s kid nostalgia (though we loved snake). And it’s not just because potentially great, good value for emerging markets either.
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