When you think of an Internet pirate, what image forms in your head? A surly, hooded yoof (slumped over his keyboard), downloading the latest rave toons and sci-fi shows?

Well it’s probably not a million miles off is it? Which is why the current top of the top 10 most pirated tv shows seems so odd to me … read full post »

Anne Hopkins (though she probably wouldn’t admit it), is special in at least two ways.

One, she’s our first Knitware ‘Guest’ blogger and two, she knows a lot about the world of Social Gaming.

Here are her notes from the recent London, Hide & Seek Festival Of Play. read full post »

Wikipedia:Mashup - Web application that combines data from more than one source into a single integrated tool.

Unless you attended ‘Mashed 08‘ you might be left thinking … ‘what’s all the fuss about’ … so I’m here to introduce the miracles of the modern Mashup. read full post »

• hooeey - Records browsed links so that you can do research without interruption.
  (tags: hooeey, links, record, bookmarks)
• pdf-search - An e- book search engine … checks sites, forums, message boards for pdf files.
  (tags: pdf, search, engine)
• Wirewize - Connect that hardware
  (tags: connect, hardware, wire, cables)

The video of Matt dancing around the globe hit the Internet a couple of years ago.  However, he has released a new and final video which is inspiring - not just because of what he achieved, but because a brand sponsored him and they didn’t change a thing.  No, seriously, it sounds crazy but it’s true and it worked…   read full post »

Just thought this site was pretty cool and empowering in an art kinda way:

http://www.blockposters.com/

Upload an image, have it saved as a multi-page pdf, and print yourself off a massive poster. Check out the gallery for ideas.

That’s all.

Have you noticed those people who talk about stuff they’ve found on the web … there’s often a sort of subtle one-upmanship thing going on?

They casually drop in a … ‘have you seen …  insert-stupid-name-here.com‘ and anyone who hasn’t … seen it, logged in and uploaded a picture … is somehow marked down a digital point.

Of course you can claw back a little respec’ buy countering an … equally-stupid-name.com … but the damage has been done.

So how do you keep ahead of the curve and increase your internet knowledge …? read full post »

Recently I posted about Hyper Island an amazing school for technology and digital discovery. It wasn’t until a few days later that I realised one of the founders of Hyper was now working for Vodafone and I had a contact there.

So could I speak to the man himself? The answer was yes. So here’s my interview with David Erixon, Director of Brand Strategy & Manifestation, Vodafone Global Marketing. Oh yes … and co founder of Hyper Island.

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Apple, Google and Microsoft moved into Nokia’s crosshairs yesterday as the Finnish company bought Symbian, the major threat to the iPhone and Android SDK’s and Microsoft’s Windows Mobile OS. read full post »

Sometimes when you see a wave you just have to dive in. If you’re even close to being cool you would have made your Spore creature weeks ago.

Here’s my creation … ok, so it’s got a little sheep DNA in there somewhere. What did you expect from a blog called Knitware? read full post »