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 bust?
Category: Health, Sports & Psychology
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If, like Duggie Fields, you are interested in making the leap from paint to pixels, here are some suggestions to help you.
Category: Health, Sports & Psychology
Alan Sennet explains why even though film is a valuable primary source, historians must subject it to rigorous interrogation.
Category: Health, Sports & Psychology
Follow our advice on how to find and use online and printed resources about health and the NHS
Category: Health
What impact has the internet had on children’s lives? How has the arrival of the internet changed children’s exposure to media?
As a reflection of society, the web exposes children to many of the same issues they encounter in everyday life but its easy accessibility means that this is amplified. Along with being an incredible resource with numerous benefits come concerns about its long term effects on child psychology.
As a reflection of society, the web exposes children to many of the same issues they encounter in everyday life but its easy accessibility means that this is amplified. Along with being an incredible resource with numerous benefits come concerns about its long term effects on child psychology.
Category: Psychology
A Google search identifies nearly 8.6 million references on the net to ‘online dating’. The internet is a medium which provides mystery and distance - a fertile medium in which love can flourish.
Category: Psychology
Dr Sarah Earle looks at the increasing use of the internet to create online memorials to people who have died
Category: Social Care & Social Work
This free course, Childhood in the digital age, delves into the lives of children and discuss the potential benefits and limitations of technology in their lives.
Category: Education & Development
Monday 14th November 2011 marked the start of National Anti Bullying Week, a week of awareness-raising that continues to this day. A recent youth-led study supported by the Open University's Children’s Research Centre revealed cyber-bullying is on the increase. Co-author of the report, Professor Mary Kellett, told us more.
Category: Childhood & Youth
How can we keep our children safe without depriving them of all computers have to offer? Keri Facer explores how computers can be a valuable tool for learning and social interaction.
Category: Childhood & Youth Studies
The records collected by the armed forces can help untangle a lot of questions about family history.
Category: History
Historical research is endlessly fascinating, occasionally frustrating and totally absorbing. Here are ten commandments to get you started. You should also be warned that it is often totally addictive!
Category: History
The traces people leave as they end their life can provide family historians with the perfect starting place.
Category: History
Mark Swinson, business leader at IBM and OU graduate suggests the internet has been the biggest influence on the English language's development
Category: English Language
"Alien" Jim Credland has been writing dance music for several years and wanted to get his music heard by a larger audience.
Category: Music
Oliver Vicars-Harris is interviewed about the Tate Insight programme.
Category: Visual Art
Introducing online art.
Category: Visual Art
An interview with e-2 co-founder and digital artist Simon Faithfull about the ins and outs of e-2 and digital art.
Category: Visual Art
Artist Duggie Fields explains how the digital revolution has added new dimensions to his work.
Category: Visual Art
Artist Duggie Fields has recently added a computer to the tools of his trade. Duggie has been an artist for over 30 years, building up a reputation as one of the world's leading post-pop artists. He has exhibited world-wide, and his London flat acts as a mini gallery of his work.
Category: Visual Art