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26 March 2013 at 15 : 10 PM
When Did You Last Switch Off Your Smartphone?
How often each day are you truly disconnected from the internet? If you have a smartphone then it's probably not very often at all. If you take a flight then it's likely you might have to endure several hours without social network updates - though many airlines are now offering wifi access on board leading to many inane Facebook updates saying little ...
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7 May 2012 at 15 : 28 PM
Do Twitter users ever meet in 3D?
For as long as I can remember some people have suggested that the use of computers to communicate with others is anti-social and leads to the decline of in-person socialisation, like having a pint in the pub with friends. But I can recall using CompuServe 20 years ago and participating regularly in the rock music forum, which led to pub meetings and gigs ...
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18 April 2012 at 14 : 52 PM
London 2012: One Hundred Days To Go
It is exactly one hundred days until the opening ceremony of the London Olympic games when, under Danny Boyle's direction, thousands of British volunteers will show the world that the UK can match anything China did four years ago. Well maybe the budget for fireworks will be less than China managed, but at least we won't stoop to lip-syncing children ...
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22 December 2011 at 16 : 37 PM
ITD helps to connect UK-Brazil IT industry
If you are based in London then you might be interested in an event on January 20th at the Brazilian embassy. UK Trade & Investment along with the main British ICT trade association, Intellect, are hosting an event focused on the hi-tech IT and communications sector in Brazil - in particular the opportunities for Brazilian and British firms to work ...
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14 November 2011 at 11 : 41 AM
IT Decisions CEO shortlisted for major prize
It's always an honour and a pleasure to be shortlisted for any major award, but to find myself on the shortlist twice for something as prestigious as the Computer Weekly Social Media Awards 2011 is quite a thrill. Computer Weekly is the premier technology journal in the UK and their Social Media awards have been running for four years now - almost as ...
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5 October 2011 at 06 : 49 AM
Brazil is digital now, but maybe it’s not obvious?
It's great to see US entrepreneurs coming down to Brazil and writing about the hi-tech economy in well-read media such as The Huffington Post - a title I write for myself - but it's not always so great when some of the facts are misrepresented or mistaken. So when I read Steve Rosenbaum's report from the Digital Age 2.0 conference in São Paulo last week ...
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28 September 2011 at 13 : 34 PM
Bringing crowd wisdom into Brazil’s classrooms
After our recent comment on how Brazilian educators need to embrace changes in technology if they want to succeed in preparing pupils for the twenty-first century, an old friend of IT Decisions got in touch with his own comment. George Bell is a human resources and organizational behavior expert from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He is a visiting lecturer at ...
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27 September 2011 at 16 : 09 PM
Brazilian educators must embrace technology
A few days ago, London held a TEDx event themed around the Education Revolution, homage and a follow up from the latest TED talk by Sir Ken Robinson where he spoke about changing education paradigms. ...
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16 August 2011 at 17 : 53 PM
Shakespeare can wait – give people useful skills
What is the link between education and access to technology and instances of social unrest instances seen in Brazil and Europe? London-based Brazilian, the marketing head at talent community specialist BraveNewTalent Ramon Pedrollo Bez argues that young people must be given education that is relevant, in a guest article for IT Decisions. ...
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28 July 2011 at 11 : 20 AM
One year to London 2012
Yesterday I made the official launch to my Olympic blogging efforts at the UK Consulate General in São Paulo. The British Consul General introduced the event, which included the deputy sports secretary for São Paulo, Gilberto do Carmo Nucci, and several former Olympic champions from Brazil. There was extensive coverage of the event on Twitter and I ...
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