BBC NEWS | Technology | UK forges ahead with next gen net "Do-it-yourself broadband schemes are springing up around the UK as communities refuse to wait for big firms to roll out faster networks." (tags: technology internet broadband participation anticipation geography communication commerce networking

Vodafone | receiver » Blog Archive » The rise of the sensor citizen – community mapping projects and locative media Anne Galloway comments on 'Citizen Sensing', citizen science conducted using sensors within off-the-shelf tech: "Ultimately, I believe that researchers, artists and citizens should be encouraged to experiment with new ways of using mobile technologies, [...]

Digital guru Clay Shirky's media forecast and predictions for 2009 | Guardian Shirky provides a forecast for 2009 on the fate of newspapers, TV and online systems of distribution. (tags: anticipation prediction futurism futurology forecasting future)