How tech is helping people remember their deceased loved ones

It’s hard to make up for a loss of a loved one, however, technology is helping people remember them in different ways. For example, social networks like Facebook offerfeatures for the memorializationof the accounts of the deceased. You can also assign a legacy contact to handle your account after your death. Speaking at the TNW 2021 conference, Stefanie Schillmöller, Death Trends Expert & Innovation Strategist – Good Grief, said that we need to be more aware of the digital footprint we’re leaving behind....

3 min · 483 words · Daniel Bell

How TechHub is boosting London’s startup scene

In November 2010, UK Prime Minister David Cameronannouncedplans to transform the UK into a major international hub for technology and innovation. His vision is to make London’s Tech City one torivalSilicon Valley, and the means to achieve this were set out in the government’sBlueprint for Technologypaper. The proposed shakeup constitutes multiple facets, such as introducing special visas for entrepreneurs, conducting an independent intellectual property (IP) review – the results of which werepublishedin May, and a newpeer-to-patenttrial which is currently underway....

9 min · 1729 words · Paula Ross

How technology can help save money on travel

When it comes to travelling, the tech-savvy among us know how to make smart decisions that save time and money. These days there is so much that we can do online or with our devices, but how can you make your device work for you? Use these travel tips below to learn how using technology the right way can help save you money on travel. Entertainment on your deviceMost travellers these days are heading on planes and trains with all of their entertainment needs in the palms of their hands....

4 min · 753 words · Veronica Hull

How text messaging as we know it will die in 3-5 years

One of the technologies that we are all used to and use on a daily basis is the humble text message. We have all been using it for about 15 years. It has changed the way we communicate. But for the first time in its history the text message is under serious pressure for a whole range of competitors. The emergence of the smart phone, 3G networks and a range of new apps mean that SMS is feeling the heat and could be eliminated within the next 3 to 5 years....

5 min · 867 words · Jeffrey Miranda

How the BBC 606 radio show kick-started an online football community

“Today, after eight years and many hundreds of thousands of user comments, we are closing down the 606 website.” [Ben Gallop, Head of BBC Sport Interactive, 31st May 2011] The fall of 606 The end of the 2010/2011 football season also heralded the end of an era for the online football community. May 31st, 2011, was when the plug was pulled on an online institution for sport in the UK....

17 min · 3450 words · Christina Castro
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