Skill Zone News issue 14
Are you an avid twitterer or do you spend all your time jiggling? And how long will it be before politicians get in on the act? Does all the jargon make your brain hurt? And would brain training help? I hope this month's newsletter gives you some food for thought.
21st February 2009
Do you Twitter?
Twitter is a fast-growing phenomenon backed by venture-capital of dot com proportions, but is it more than another internet seven day wonder?
Tampering with Titian
Who would have thought that a seemingly innocent remark about the painter Titian would lead to political points scoring and would drag the weaknesses of Wikipedia back under the spotlight?
Digital Engagement
Do you want a job as Director of Digital Engagement? The Civil Service is advertising just such a post at the Cabinet Office, but you will need to have a flair for buzzwords.
Sharpening the brain,.. and the pencil
Games such as Big Brain Academy on the Wii and Dr Kawa Shima's Brain Training on the DS supposedly help keep your mind sharp by putting your brain through various mental exercises, but a study by the University of Rennes, France, questions those claims.
Software targets the iPhone
One of the features of the Apple iPhone is that you can purchase and download low-cost programs for it from the Apple iStore, but we've yet to see the "killer app" that everyone must have.