Microsoft Vine (view the demo)

http://vine.net/

Interesting study of teenagers and how they would like to interact with news, the study included some well considered prototypes.

http://www.naafoundation.org/upload/teens_know/teens%20know%20report.pdf

Mobile phone use in Zanzibar.

Hello Africa … movie preview #1

Hello Africa, trailer #2

Now online, features Alan Blackwell.

http://www.bcs-hci.org.uk/files/usermedia/file/interfaces_69on/interfaces78.pdf

New book coming from Tim Brown (CEO of IDEO)

http://www.ideo.com/news/item/article/change-by-design/?changebydesign

Social Trends Report

As well as general demographic info, chapter 13 of the social trends report is interesting, for example:

Chapter 13: Lifestyles and social participation

“More than four in ten (41 per cent) men who used the
Internet in the three months prior to interview listened to the
radio or watched television through the Internet compared
with 27 per cent of women. Similarly, nearly three in ten
(29 per cent) men who were recent Internet users
downloaded and/or watched movies, short films or video files
compared with less than one-fifth (17 per cent) of women.”

Showcased on the BBC site, love their ideas:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7997961.stm

From the press release: “The combination of Intel’s leading capabilities in ethnographic research and technology development combined with GE’s world-class expertise and global distribution strengths in healthcare IT, electronic medical records, critical care and passive monitoring is a strong strategic fit.”

http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/20090402corp.htm?iid=pr1_releasepri_20090402r

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/03/health/03health.html?_r=1

http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/04/03/45822/intel-ge-invest-250m-in-tech-healthcare-alliance.htm

Visualization of current Internet trends:

http://informationarchitects.jp/web-trend-map-4-final-beta/

Looks familiar!

Google’s Eyes-Free code for Andriod Applications:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu5FCQmtdJU&feature=channel_page