The Futurist

Posts published by Nick Crowther

Big Stories, Small Towns has been selected as a finalist in competition at SxSW Interactive!

Author: Nick Crowther

Big Stories will compete for the best community site of 2011 at the SxSWi Awards in Austin, Texas this March. These awards are held during the SxSW Festival and Conference, an annual event encompassing film, music and interactive, with over 30,000 attendees. 

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What is Responsive Design? Why should you care?

Author: Nick Crowther

In the beginning there was a website. Then there were Flash and HTML versions of the site. Then there was a WAP version. Maybe. Then the Flash version got binned. Then there was probably an iPhone version. Then just in time, designers got smart, browsers got good and Responsive Design was born.

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Beware the irrational, however seductive. Shun the ‘transcendent’ and all who invite you to subordinate or annihilate yourself. Distrust compassion; prefer dignity for yourself and others. Don’t be afraid to be thought arrogant or selfish. Picture all experts as if they were mammals. Never be a spectator of unfairness or stupidity. Seek out argument and disputation for their own sake; the grave will supply plenty of time for silence. Suspect your own motives, and all excuses. Do not live for others any more than you would expect others to live for you.
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What will it take for Google to succeed in social?

Author: Nick Crowther

You may have heard of Google+. It’s Google’s (latest) attempt to take on Facebook and at first glance it seems to be pretty good. If you haven’t seen it, go and check this out and then pop back here.

People who talk about social networking are debating whether Google+ can overcome Facebook and that's an interesting question with many angles to consider. Does Google have to beat Facebook to succeed? Is Google+ the Facebook competitor it seems to be? Is Google attacking or defending?

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This post is tagged Social, google, facebook

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