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Joost Van Nispen @ Jornada EUROECOM 08

27Nov08

L’Anella have posted a video of Joost Van Nispen speaking at the Jornada Euroecam08.
Click here to watch (in Spanish)

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Tags: acc1o, Joost van Nipsen, Jornada Euroecom, l'Anella

21st Century Deception

26Nov08

When I was a kid I believed the future would be a tech paradise….
Standing in chaotic queue at the hospital, everybody crammed into a small space to keep their place while the seats are empty becuse there is no turn system
Why can’t the doc do this – he’s sending me to another doctor -why can’t [...]

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Tags: administration, Barcelona, health, Hospital Arnau, hospitals, iPhone, Lledia, mobile technology, technology

Adam Greenfield: This Charming Man

23Nov08

A couple of weeks ago I went to Madrid to meet Adam Greenfield and record a conversation with him for the PodCamp Barcelona Podcast. Listen to the audio above, or click on the photo to access the (more-interesting) “enhanced” recording. This is the first part of the conversation – I’ll post the second part shortly.
I’d [...]

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Tags: Adam Greenfield, Everyware, Madrid, PodCamp Barcelona podcast, Speedbird

Watching Back

17Nov08

Cory Doctorow posted this on his blog today

Watching Back
Little Brother

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Tags: Cory Doctorow, education, Iceland, kids, Little Brother, Smári McCarthy, Watching Back

Vernacular Video by Howard Rheingold

17Nov08

Howard Rheingold posted this video to YouTube
“Inexpensive digital cameras, laptop editing, and network distribution have detonated an explosion of vernacular video, from YouTube to Open Courseware. This is a broad look at the ways video vernaculars are changing pop culture — and a hint of changes to come in education.”

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Tags: education, Howard Rheingold, video, YouTube

The Tool in Your Hand: The Mobile Revolution

16Nov08

Ever wonder what the social implications are of the mobile revolution? Take a look…
From MobileActive.org

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Tags: economy, mobile technology, MobileActive.org

Wii like to be under the sea!

15Nov08

Just read a great post on the Consolarium blog about how Mrs Bullivant, a teacher in Stirling, Scotland, and her class of P.6 children are using a game on the Wii in the classroom. Check it out here.

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Tags: education, Mrs Bullivant, Consolarium, Wii, Stirling, Scotland, P.6, technology, creativity, games based learning

A return to pre-industrial communities?

13Nov08

During his talk yesterday at the Jornada Euroecom, Joost van Nispen mentioned that somebody (sorry, I don’t remember who) has said that what is happening on Internet is a return to a pre-industrial community in the sense that your reputation has become your “brand”. The net is also creating bespoke products which had previously been [...]

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Tags: Joost van Nipsen, Jornada Euroecom, pre-industrial communities, Ricard Espelt, The Plate Is Hot

ACC1Ó?

12Nov08

Writing this on the iPhone on the way back to Lleida from the Jornada Euroecom organized by ACC1Ó, a new initiative by the Generalitat to promote innovation in business.
The event was aptly summed up by a question after one of the speeches when somebody asked for advice about a start-up instead of all the examples [...]