There is an interesting discussion going on about how the flow of data moving around the internet gives it a ’shape’ and what that shape means. You can see this discussion written up in an interesting article in the New York Times; ‘ Scientists Strive to Map the Shape-Shifting Net ‘. To envision the virtual-physical mapping take the example of the iconic London tube map ; this is a topological So what is mean by the ’shape’ of the Internet? We often instinctively see shape in three-dimensional terms - which is not always helpful when

Like, for example, Spotify having 320,000 paying subscribers, 100 million playlists – 30% of which being complete albums – laying waste to the myth that the album as a format and concept is dead. Johnny Lee of Microsoft – Applied Sciences talked, like Shirky, eloquently and concisely when discussing ‘new interaction paradigms’ (first prize for buzzword bingo). I wrote a week or so ago about what I wanted to get from South by South West. Now it’s all over, the hangover has faded but the jetlag is lingering longer than would be ideal, there

Three panelists steered the discussion: Ed Bennett, Manager of Web Operations at the University of Maryland Medical Center Aimee Roundtree, Assistant Professor at the University of Houston-Downtown, where she teaches courses in medical and science writing, hypermedia and technology, web publishing and accessibility, visual design, and technical communication Jen McCabe of Contagion Health Discussion participants shared a number of interesting findings and perspectives based on their experiences. As I blogged previously , I've been at South by Southwest Interactive these past few days.