Posted on July 30, 2012 in Media Culture by Mod7
The position that higher education (and education in general) is sorely falling behind the times is no longer a contentious one. Nearly everyone…
Posted on July 27, 2012 in Media Culture by Mod7
Facebook's Q2 2012 has ended and the results are in. So how's it going, Facebook? Revenues up, but slowly. Average revenue per user (ARPU) is still…
Posted on July 26, 2012 in Media Culture by Mod7
Between Kiva and Kickstarter there would seem to be room for lots of other types of crowdsourced business endeavours.Enter Smallknot .Online…
Posted on July 25, 2012 in Technology by Mod7
Computer scientists at the University of Rochester, New York, are developing an app for deaf people that could deliver subtitles for live events. By…
Posted on July 24, 2012 in Media Culture by Mod7
An Associated Press story has been making the rounds lately. Apparently, head organizer of the 2012 Olympics and two-time Olympic…
Posted on July 23, 2012 in Design by Mod7
Little Boxes is a playful, tangible-meets-digital, music box prototype created for the iPad.Each of these music boxes is comprised of a crank that…
Posted on July 20, 2012 in Games by Mod7
Life isn't too short to play video games. In fact, this particular game is intended to help people live a longer, healthier, happier life.In this…
Posted on July 19, 2012 in Technology by Mod7
The Bionic Woman... by mail order. We can make you look better, see better and—now—hear better, too. By browser and mail. No scientists…
Posted on July 17, 2012 in Design by Mod7
Has the novelty of the world's most famous crowd-sourced encyclopedia finally worn off? At the Wikimania Friday conference in Washington, DC…
Posted on July 16, 2012 in Design by Mod7
The fact that Wellcome Trust is funding a program that brings together PhD's and game developers is cool enough, but what we really love is their…