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Apple CEO Steve Jobs at D8: All Things Digital with Walter Mossberg and Kara Swisher of The Wall Street Journal.

Steve Jobs on the need for skilled news media.

by Bob Page on 2 June 2010

From Buzzfeed's '16 Items They Only Sell at Chinese Wal-Marts' -- crocodiles.

Brendan O’Kane on stuff in Chinese Wal-Marts.

by Bob Page on 25 May 2010

Hummer stretch limo at Times Square in New York City.

On Hummers and the need for stupidity.

by Bob Page on 17 April 2010

The new chatty Steve Jobs. Plush toy by PodBrix.com.

About the chatty new Steve Jobs.

by Bob Page on 15 April 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

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In Haiti, use of social media in crisis response.

by Bob Page on 13 January 2010

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Google torches the usual PR playbook in China.

by Bob Page on 13 January 2010

Internet hit men take astroturfing to mercenary new levels in China.

China’s ’50 Cent Party’ on marketing steroids: Internet hit men take astroturfing to new levels.

by Bob Page on 22 December 2009

Na'vi characters in the movie 'Avatar' use an internally consistent artificial language created for the film.

A Na’vi language primer to ‘Avatar’ — how to out-Klingon Klingon.

by Bob Page on 19 December 2009

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