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  • Ave Tampere
  • Url: http://avetampere.wordpress.com
  • Posts: 6
  • About the user: Did my undergraduate degree in journalism at the University of Westminster, now exploring the depths of new media in Amsterdam. Originally from Estonia, but also lived in Finland (and UK). Have worked in music press and PR and I've also done a bit of radio work for the Estonian National Broadcast. I like music, cats, skydiving, photography, books, good food, sunshine and anything exciting. I once wanted to make the world a better place and I still haven't given up on that one.

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Interview with Elias Aboujaoude MD, author of ‘Virtually You’

Ave Tampere | 30 October 2011, 12:50 pm | tags: , , , , , , , , ,

‘Virtually You‘ is the book I reviewed some time back. It talks about the dangerous effects life online can have on our personalities and lives. I managed to get hold of the author of the book, Elias Aboujaoude MD, for a quick email interview. I approached him with the thought that perhaps he could offer some thinking points for…

Crowdflow: pretty pictures with our iPhone localisation data

Ave Tampere | 10 October 2011, 12:05 am | 1 comment | tags: , , , , , , , , ,

Smartphones have changed the way we think about pretty much all aspects of communication. We’re used to having internet access in our pockets, GPS, barcode readers – you name it. There are thousands of applications to make our lives easier and fun, to make us more connected and better informed. I personally only got into the world of smartphones very…

Steve Jobs 1955-2011

Ave Tampere | 06 October 2011, 11:37 am | tags: , ,

Yesterday, on the 5th of October 2011, the world lost a great visionary – Apple’s co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs. He also worked as the chief executive of Pixar. His creative vision did not only make Apple one of the most successful companies in the world, but changed the way people perceive personal computers, listen to music and use…

Relationships 2.0: Social media – taking the distance out of long distance relationships

Ave Tampere | 02 October 2011, 6:01 pm | 1 comment | tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Social media has drastically changed the way we go about our daily business – this has been firmly established by now. Media scholars are exploiting (in a good way) all the possibilities and data the exciting platforms provide for research to bring us a clearer picture of our society and the world. But somewhere in that system are also real…

Book review: Virtually You by Elias Aboujaoude, MD

Ave Tampere | 16 September 2011, 12:25 pm | 1 comment | tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The humankind is moving online. Our work, relationships, communications, banking and even shopping can be done online today, and where possible we’ll happily take the easy ‘one click away’ shortcut, because it’s faster, more efficient and more convenient. For most, the internet is comfortable. But it’s not all so beneficial after all. Elias Aboujaoude, MD writes in his book ‘Virtually…

Is the internet ruining our brains?

Ave Tampere | 09 September 2011, 5:44 pm | tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

We shouldn’t be talking about the rise of the social media and new media any more. It’s here, in everyone’s lives on a daily basis. And it’s doing things to us. It’s changing the way we communicate, learn, socialise – to name a few. But what is it really doing to our cognitive (and perhaps social) skills?

The question arose…