Lower teen crime rates – is the internet responsible?
Apparently the peak age for teenage offending is 15. A new report claims there has been a drastic improvement in the behaviour of 15 year olds in Sweden since the mid-1990s – and researchers are...
View ArticleThe future of TV
Variety has published a story about a new reality show called @SummerBreak. That might not sound too interesting, but what makes this show stand out is that it will unfold over four social media...
View ArticleIs Higher Education value for money?
The UK’s Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) and the consumer organisation Which? has published the 2013 survey of the student academic experience at English universities. The first survey, in...
View ArticleMeasuring the value of the British Library
Measuring the value of the British Library Oxford Economics has published a report evaluating the economic value of the British Library. The researchers used a benefit cost analysis (or BCA) to...
View ArticleBYOD – latest trends and predictions
Two new reports on the impact of BYOD on business and individuals have appeared this month. BYOD strategies enable employees to use their own devices to access data and enterprise applications....
View ArticleEnlightened enterprise – the Etsy economy
The CEO of Etsy believes business should be conducted as if people and place matter. Etsy is an online global marketplace and community of 900,000 creative people around the world. The focus is on...
View ArticleDigital natives love libraries!
America’s ‘digital natives’ are fans of digital content and traditional media. The latest research from the Pew Internet & American Life Project shows that 16-29 year olds are heavy users of...
View ArticleFlexible working arrangements and the talent pool
New technologies and working practices should mean that many people can work at a time, and from a location, of their choosing. But what is the real picture? Catalyst has been conducting a...
View ArticleMeasuring the digital economy
Research suggests the government is seriously underestimating the size of the UK’s digital economy. A report by the National Institute for Economic and Social Research (NIESR) commissioned by Google...
View ArticleCyberbullying, trolls and good manners
Anti-bullying charity Ditch the Label has surveyed over 10,000 young people in the UK about their experiences of cyberbullying. 70% of respondents aged between 13 and 22 claim to have been victims of...
View ArticleDigital skills for life: OECD survey
The OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) has published the initial results of its worldwide survey of adults’ skills. The report focuses on the literacy, numeracy and ‘key...
View ArticleMOOCs and librarians – fulfilling the potential
Recent OECD research measured the literacy, numeracy and information skills of adults in 24 countries. The results show how the divide between those who have skills and those who do not can be...
View ArticlePublic access to ICT: Another reason why libraries matter!
The Technology and Social Change Group of the University of Washington’s Library School published its report of the five-year project exploring the impact of public access to ICT around the world. The...
View ArticleDigital romance and relationships
“Living like a 1950s housewife has saved me money, helped me lose weight and kept my marriage strong”. Leafing despondently through a copy of WI Life, I came across this feature. The interviewee and...
View ArticleTeenagers, Facebook and message apps
If teenagers are losing interest in Facebook, where are going – and why? Facebook’s Q3 earnings statement revealed that it had exceeded its revenue targets. However, in the company’s accompanying...
View ArticleWomen at work – quotas, booth babes and clones
Two of Germany’s political parties have reached a policy compromise supporting the ‘Frauenquote’ – a move to regulate the representation of women on the boards of large companies. The policy would...
View ArticleFrom Selfish Giant to Slumdog Millionaire – lessons from Channel 4 film and...
Sometimes it is good to step outside of the information echo chamber. What can we learn from leaders in another profession – one which seeks to balance creative vision with tight budgets; is...
View ArticleHow to be happy – love, friendship and altruism
The Grant Study is a 75-year longitudinal study of Harvard graduates (1939-1944) and ‘disadvantaged’ youths growing up in Boston (1940-1945). All white American men, the subjects were followed for 68...
View ArticleBeing happy with the ordinary
Researchers explore what makes us happy – and how this changes with age. In a series of studies, Cassie Mogilner and Amit Bhattacharjee considered what they defined as ‘ordinary’ and ‘extraordinary’...
View ArticleWomen in business – still under-represented at the top
“Still no progress after years of no progress” Gender equality in politics continues to be a news story. In the UK, the leader of the opposition stated the Prime Minister was failing women. Four...
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