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Reith Lectures 2011: Reith Responses - Dissent As Vocation Featuring: audio, Creative Commons Image lewishamdreamer under CC-BY-NC licence

By Dr Geoff Andrews (The Open University), Professor Michael Saward (The Open University), Rosemary Bechler (Guest)

06 July 2011

In response to the 2011 Reith Lectures, our experts explore the idea of dissent as a calling - and how far new technology has inspired...  Read more : Reith Lectures 2011: Reith Responses - Dissent As Vocation

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Michael Birch on starting up and keeping going Featuring: video,audio, The Open University

By Michael Birch (Guest), Dr Leslie Budd (The Open University)

30 June 2011

The OUBS' Leslie Budd talks to Bebo founder Michael Birch. Can small start-ups still outstrip big brands online, and can we avoid a second dotcom...  Read more : Michael Birch on starting up and keeping going

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Friendship on- and off-line: Facebook in TrinidadThomaspajot | Dreamstime.com

By Professor Laurie Taylor (Guest), Professor David Wall (Guest), Professor Daniel Miller (Guest)

20 April 2011

Daniel Miller's study of  how Facebook is used in Trinidad raises many questions about whether it can be a community - and about privacy.  Read more : Friendship on- and off-line: Facebook in Trinidad

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Privacy in a connected world Featuring: audio, William Attard Mccarthy | Dreamstime.com

By Gareth Mitchell (Guest), Professor Jeff Jarvis (Guest), Andrew Keen (Guest)

19 April 2011

Unless you live in a cave, your privacy will be affected by digital technology. Jeff Jarvis and Andrew Keen agree on this; the question is...  Read more : Privacy in a connected world

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Daniel Miller and why his work is importantPolity / Berg

By Dr Hugh Mackay (The Open University)

12 April 2011

An introduction to Daniel Miller and his work.  Read more : Daniel Miller and why his work is important

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Why are social scientists interested in social networking sites?Creative Commons Image digital_shutterbug under CC-BY-NC licence

By Dr Hugh Mackay (The Open University)

12 April 2011

Social networking is a relatively young form of communication - and Daniel Miller and others are developing our understanding of how it connects and changes.  Read more : Why are social scientists interested in social networking sites?

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Michael Rake on the business challenges of technology Featuring: video,audio, BBC

By Sir Michael Rake (Guest)

18 February 2011

"However large you are, you have to learn to be very agile"  Read more : Michael Rake on the business challenges of technology

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Rita Clifton on the business challenges of technology Featuring: video,audio, BBC

By Rita Clifton (Guest)

17 February 2011

"Things can happen with such speed and on such scale, social networking has made a difference"  Read more : Rita Clifton on the business challenges of technology

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What does the future hold for brands? Featuring: video,audio, The Open University

By Bernard Hours (Guest)

16 November 2010

As customers discuss brands online more and more, how you react will determine your future success, believes Danone's Bernard Hours.  Read more : What does the future hold for brands?

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Hollywood Highlights: The Social NetworkLjupco Smokovski | Dreamstime.com

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

25 October 2010

In 2004, during his sophomore year at Harvard, Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook. In summer 2010 there were 500 million active users. 'The Social Network'...  Read more : Hollywood Highlights: The Social Network

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