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Communication

Yuri Kozyrev photograph of a reindeer herder from 'The Yamal Peninsula: A Land and People Threatened,' one documentary in the 'Consequences by NOOR' exhibition.

How ‘Consequences by NOOR’ tells a photographic story of global climate change.

by Bob Page on 2 March 2010

The header image from the travel blog 'Thinking Coral.'

A New Zealander on the sound of Swiss German.

by Bob Page on 28 February 2010

Blame the Olympian who cannot defend himself.

by Bob Page on 19 February 2010

Heather LaGarde: Pointing to the good work of other people is a reflection of you.

On Twitter, manners produce results.

by Bob Page on 10 February 2010

Post image for From Haiti, seeds of hope for the next disaster: Superheroes, social media and Socialserve.com.

From Haiti, seeds of hope for the next disaster: Superheroes, social media and Socialserve.com.

by Bob Page on 2 February 2010

Charlie Brooker deconstructs a standard television news broadcast report.

Brooker’s formula for television news reporting.

by Bob Page on 30 January 2010

In the promised land of mobile computing, are more than two flavors of ice cream possible?

In the promised land of mobile computing, are more than two flavors possible?

by Bob Page on 22 January 2010

Lukas Mathis praises design firm Iconfactory for its 'leaf' icon for Coda software.

A Swiss designer on how mute buttons speak.

by Bob Page on 22 January 2010

A Communist Party spy at Google?

by Bob Page on 17 January 2010

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In Haiti, use of social media in crisis response.

by Bob Page on 13 January 2010

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