Behavioural Targeting - the saviour of internet publishing or the death of privacy? Our panel debates the benefits, drawbacks, options and threats created by this new path for advertisers.
moreDigitisation and the growth of the Internet have had profound effects on music production, distribution and even the way we listen. Now music and sound are at the forefront of emerging technologies that can make truly immersive, sensorial experiences - akin to the Star Trek ‘holodeck’ - a step closer to reality. What does this ‘Sci-fi Hi-fi’ future hold for the musicians of tomorrow? Join Martyn Ware who will Discuss his ‘Future of Sound’.
moreKeep it simple, think about the user, and don't be afraid to think big. That was the message that four key figures in London's new media industry had for aspiring designers and artists at the sixth NMK Christmas Special. Jonn Elledge reports
moreFor those of you still wondering what Christmas present to buy for the geek in your life, NMK has come to the rescue, or has it? We asked our writers, speakers and friends, and some big wigs in new media, for their Christmas wishes, all some of them want is some sleep...
moreOn 14 December 2004 Cyberia founder Eva Pascoe delivered the annual NMK Cybersalon Christmas lecture: Social Space In A Virtual World...
moreJames Woudhuysen is Professor of Forecasting and Innovation at De Montfort University, Leicester. Join James for the Cybersalon & NMK Xmas Lecture to speculate about how media and communications technologies are interacting and impacting on society, economics, politics and culture.
moreLet's face it, some people dream of public humiliation. Look no futher! Get along to the joint NMK & Chinwag Xmas Quiz and roll up your sleeves for the bare-knuckle fight of the season. Flex that brain for glory, or prepare to wallow in shame. New media history is the topic, and the prizes are too desirable to mention...
moreThis year, Eva Pascoe will be giving the NMK Christmas Lecture, presented in association with Cybersalon. Cyberia, the world's first fully Internet-enabled Café opened 10 years ago in a West End backstreet, with customers who had to be taught how to use a browser and bandwidth a fraction of what we have come to expect from our computers at home. Today, there are tens of thousands of Internet Cafés across the world. Travellers and migrants populate London's, while from Baghdad to Beijing, people continue to bring machines together, in order for machines to bring people together.
moreIn this year's lecture, Bill Thompson will look at whether excessive commercial practices are undermining the freedoms and value of the net.
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