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Foreign Policy pubblica ‘’Inside the Digital Dump‘’, un interessante foto reportage di Natalie Behring a proposito dell’e-waste:

‘’Each year, between 20 and 50 million tons of electronic waste is generated globally. Most of it winds up in the developing world. Some of the most popular destinations for dumping computer hardware include China, India, and Nigeria. It can be 10 times cheaper for a “recycler” to ship waste to China than to dispose of it properly at home. With the market for e-waste expected to top $11 billion by 2009, it’s lucrative to dump on the developing world.'’

[via Institute for the Future of the Book]

Palme d’Or pentru Cristian Mungiu

(…) Facebook also becomes a rich platform for third party applications. Facebook’s strategy is almost the polar opposite from MySpace. While MySpace frets over third party widgets, alternatively shutting them down or acquiring them, Facebook is now opening up its core functions to all outside developers. [Techcrunch.com]

The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet. Established in 1996 during the Web’s infancy, the Webbys are presented by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a 550-member body of leading Web experts, business figures, luminaries, visionaries and creative celebrities.

This year’s grand prize winner is of the Tukituki River Valley in New Zealand. The photographer is 18-year-old Joelle Linhoff of Minnetonka, Minnesota. She’ll receive a Smithsonian Journeys adventure for two to the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in October (or the cash equivalent). [The 4th Annual Smithsonian magazine Photo Contest - Winners Announced]

“Smashing Magazine (…) selected 60 fresh, elegant, professional and visually appealing designs, which pay close attention to details and manage to remain simple, user-friendly and nice-looking.”

Google Trends aims to provide insights into broad search patterns.

Mark Jenkins: Street Installations

Ai tempi in cui ci si scambiava il vinile come avrei mai potuto pensare di ritrovarlo oggi su YouTube… (e di fatto, scambiare ancora).

Broken Radio - Jesse Malin Featuring Bruce Springsteen

(…)5.7 million people in the UK use the mobile web, as opposed to 30 million who access the web by PC. This means that the mobile web is already nearly one fifth the size of the PC web. [MobHappy]

“Mostly written on the road, the new LP gets its inspiration from the disconnections of non-stop, intercontinental hotel-jumping. Talking about her ephemeral lifestyle in an interview with Pitchfork last year, Feist said, “You just never set roots; you take pleasure in simple conversations, because you know you’re not going to have much more than that.” Though she’s trekked on her own and with bands including By Divine Right and Broken Social Scene for more than a decade, the 31-year-old songwriter sounds desperate for something more than “simple conversation” here.” [Pitchfork Record Review]